The making of Kathryn Bigelow's 'Zero Dark Thirty', based on the true story of the CIA's search for Osama bin Laden, changed dramatically when bin Laden was killed during the writing process. The film, originally intended to explore America's failures, shifted to a narrative of patriotic heroism. This change sparked controversy surrounding the film's portrayal of torture and the use of classified information.
In 2010, writer and director Kathryn Bigelow made history when she became the first woman to win the Oscar for Best Director thanks to her powerful war film The Hurt Locker, which also won Best Picture. Her follow-up would be another centered during a war. Zero Dark Thirty, starring the likes of Jessica Chastain, Jason Clarke, Joel Edgerton, and James Gandolfini was based on the true story of the CIA's search for Osama bin Laden, the terrorist leader behind the 9/11 attacks.
What would become Zero Dark Thirty was the ideal followup to The Hurt Locker, the war film starring Jeremy Renner about an explosive disposal team during the Iraq War. While that film took place largely on the battlefield, Zero Dark Thirty would mainly go behind the scenes to explore how America had failed to capture the most wanted man in the world. Then everything changed.
Related Jason Clarke Reunites With Kathryn Bigelow for Upcoming Netflix Political Thriller Idris Elba and Rebecca Ferguson will also star in the film. Kathryn Bigelow Received a Lot of Criticism Over How She Got Her Information In December 2012, just weeks before Zero Dark Thirty would be released in theaters, Republican congressman Peter King called for an investigation into a report that said the classified name of a Special Operations Command office which helped plan the raid had been leaked.
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