Moviemakers are to dramatise the life of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange – in a story told through online dating encounters.
Director Cyril Tuschi will track Mr Assange’s journey from his childhood in Australia through the launch of WikiLeaks, to international notoriety according to movie website Screendaily.com.
UK screenwriter Michael Gaster is reported to be working on the film, entitled Leaks – Three Dates With Harry Harrison.
In the movie, his life will unfold through a trio of fictional internet dates, for which he goes under the alias of Harrison.
Producer Jan Kruger said that the WikiLeaks founder was seen as “a Robin Hood of the digital age who stumbles over his own personality”.
Mr Assange is currently seeking asylum at Ecuador’s embassy in London to avoid extradition to Sweden.
The film will reportedly depict the Australian as a man who defied authority from a young age and the last of the three dates will see him in London wearing an electronic tag.