Snowden Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Plot

What's the story about?

Plot

Snowden reveals the incredible untold personal story of Edward Snowden, the polarizing figure who exposed shocking illegal surveillance activities by the NSA and became one of the most wanted men in the world. He is considered a hero by some, and a traitor by others. No matter which you believe, the epic story of why he did it, who he left behind, and how he pulled it off makes for one of the most compelling films of the year.

Cited as official plot version from openroadfilms.com

Drama Thriller True Story Political

Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Snowden.

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  Shailene Woodley

  ... Lindsay Mills

  Divergent, The Fault In Our Stars

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  Joseph Gordon-Levitt

  ... Edward Snowden

  The Dark Knight Rises, Inception

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  Tom Wilkinson

  ... Ewen MacAskill

  The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, Batman Begins

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  Scott Eastwood

  Wrath of Man, Fast X

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  Melissa Leo

  ... Laura Poitras

  The Clean Up Crew, Flight

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  Timothy Olyphant

  Live Free or Die Hard, Amsterdam

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  Nicolas Cage

  Longlegs, The Expendables 3

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  Zachary Quinto

  Star Trek Beyond, He Went That Way

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  Joely Richardson

  Downton Abbey 3, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

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  Rhys Ifans

  Venom: The Last Dance , Inheritance

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  Ben Schnetzer

  The Book Thief, The Journey Is the Destination

Crew Behind the Film

The Snowden behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Oliver Stone last directed Nuclear Now and Savages. The film's writer Oliver Stone last wrote Conan the Barbarian and Savages.

Director

Oliver Stone

Screenwriters

Oliver Stone
Kieran Fitzgerald

Producers

Moritz Borman
Eric Kopeloff

Production Details

What we know about the Snowden movie production.

Key Facts

• Timothy Olyphant has been cast as a CIA agent who befriended Snowden after Snowden released the classified documents.
• Based on "Time of the Octopus,: a novel written by Snowden's Russian lawyer Anatoly Kucherena, and Luke Harding's "The Snowden Files, The Inside Story of the World's Most Wanted Man".

Production Updates for Snowden

Aug 2016

Completed

Changed Snowden movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Jul 2015

Post-Production

Changed the movie production status to Post-Production. The movie is now in the editing and finishing stages.

Feb 2015

Production

Changed the movie production status to Production. Currently shooting in Munich, before moving to locations around the world.

Jun 2014

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. The movie is likely in scripting, budgeting, or stuck in "development hell."

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