Everything You Need to Know About The Fifth Estate Movie (2013): Jan. 19, 2014 - added the US DVD release date of January 28, 2014 - Movie Insider (original) (raw)
Plot Outline: A look at the relationship between WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and his early supporter and eventual colleague Daniel Domscheit-Berg, and how the website's growth and influence led to an irreparable rift between the two friends.
Who's Involved:
Stanley Tucci, Benedict Cumberbatch, Dan Stevens, Anthony Mackie, David Thewlis, Bill Condon, Laura Linney, Peter Capaldi, Alicia Vikander, Josh Singer, Carice van Houten, Michael Sugar, Holly Bario, Kira Goldberg, Daniel Brühl
R Restricted MPA
Rating Reason: language and some violence
Runtime: N/A
Language: English
Plot: What's the story about?
Following Daniel Domscheit-Berg (Brühl), an early supporter and eventual colleague of Julian Assange (Cumberbatch), The Fifth Estate traces the heady, early days of WikiLeaks, culminating in the release of a series of controversial and history changing information leaks. The website’s overnight success brought instant fame to its principal architects and transformed the flow of information to news media and the world at large.
Official Synopsis
Also known as
- Untitled DreamWorks/Julian Assange Project
- The Man Who Sold the World
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Who stars in The Fifth Estate: Cast List
Who's making The Fifth Estate: Crew List
A look at the The Fifth Estate behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Bill Condon last directed Kiss of the Spider Woman and The Good Liar. The film's writer Josh Singer last wrote Maestro and First Man.
Producers
Holly Bario
Kira Goldberg
Michael Sugar
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Production: What we know about The Fifth Estate?
Key Facts
- Said director Bill Condon, "It may be decades before we understand the full impact of WikiLeaks and how it's revolutionized the spread of information. So this film won't claim any long view authority on its subject, or attempt any final judgment. We want to explore the complexities and challenges of transparency in the information age and, we hope, enliven and enrich the conversations WikiLeaks has already provoked."
- Distribution internationally will be split among Disney, DreamWorks partner Reliance, and deals made through the studio's partnership with Mister Smith Entertainment.
- "Downton Abbey" actor Dan Stevens will play a hacker friend of Daniel Bruhl's character who comes to work for the website.
- Based on "Inside WikiLeaks: My Time with Julian Assange at the World's Most Dangerous Website" by Daniel Domscheit-Berg and "WikiLeaks: Inside Julian Assange's War on Secrecy" by David Leigh and Luke Harding.
Filming Timeline
- 2013 - August: The film was set to Completed status.
- 2013 - May: The film was set to Post-Production status.
- 2013 - January: The film was set to Production status.
Principal photography has begun. The film will open in theaters on November 15, 2013.
- 2012 - December: The film was set to Pre-Production status.
Lensing to start in 2013.
- 2012 - October: The film was set to Development status.
- 2012 - October: The film was set to Announced status.
The Fifth Estate DVD & Blu-ray Release Date: When was the film released?
The Fifth Estate was released on DVD & Blu-ray on Tuesday, January 28, 2014 .
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