It was recently announced that director Steven Spielberg secured the screen rights to WikiLeaks: Inside Julian Assange's War on Secrecy, the book by journalists David Leigh and Luke Harding. Spielberg's film, which will be conceived as an investigative thriller, will be backed by DreamWorks, the studio founded in 1994 by Jeffery Katzenberg and David Geffen. In the book, Leigh and Harding document Assange's turbulent life from his childhood through the creation of WikiLeaks in 2006. The book goes into great detail about the events of last December, where more than 250,000 secret diplomatic cables were released. It has yet to be announced who will play the key role of Julian Assange. Here is a look of five actors that would successful play the role of the Australian editor in chief of WikiLeaks.

Russell Crowe
Russell Crowe wanted sent his Easter message to the world as he tweeted: "Happy Easter world."Russell Crowe, a New Zealand-born Australian actor would be a good fit to play the Australia Julian Assange. Crowe, who won an Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in “Gladiator”, has played in a lot of thrillers and action movies. Plus, he already has the accent. Reuters
Jude Law
Jude Law is not a spitting image of Julian Assange but there is definitely a resemblance. Law’s performance in the psychological thriller “The Talented Mr. Ripley,” which he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, would guarantee a good performance as Julian Assange. Reuers
Neil Patrick Harris
Neil Patrick Harris has a striking physical resemblance to Julian Assange. While Harris is best known for his comedic role as Barney in CBS’s “How I Met Your Mother,” he would be a perfect fit for the role for his looks alone. Reuters
Daniel Craig
The British Actor, known for his role as James Bond, would be another good actor to be cast as the WikiLeaks creator. Daniel Craig is used to action-filled movies, plus he also kind of looks like Julian Assange. Reuters
Leonardo DiCaprio
Leonardo DiCaprio is one of the best actors of his generation. His acting skills, as proven in movies such as “Inception,” “Blood Diamond” and “The Departed” would allow him to succeed in depicting Julian Assange in Steven Spielberg’s movie. Reuters
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