Many know Benedict Cumberbatch from his role in BBC's "Sherlock Holmes" (watch it on Netflix!) and his villainous roles in Stark Trek Into Darkness and as the necromancer in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. Now he's playing Julian Assange in The Fifth Estate, the trailer for which just hit the Internet. Is Julian Assange a hero, or a villain? That appears to be just one question on which those affected by Assange's site Wikileaks differ.
The DreamWorks/Touchstone release, which joins a host of prestige movies coming out this fall, tries hard to make it seem like Wikileaks changed the world, but I can't say I'm 100% sure it succeeds. As of today, an upbeat ending is far from assured. Assange is holed up in Ecuador's embassy in London, while one of the leakers on his site, Bradley Manning, is facing 90 years in prison for what he did. This story is extremely close to the current events it covers, and until I see the finished product, it's hard to know if this will work for or against the movie. Check out the trailer for the movie, which comes out October 18, below. Cast also includes Stanley Tucci, and Bill Condon (Kinsey, Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 & 2, Dreamgirls) directs.
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