Julian Assange biopic film rumoured

The film rights to an as-yet-unpublished book about Wikileaks founder Julian Assange have been purchased.

Barry Josephson (Enchanted) and Michelle Krumm (All Good Things, Bobby) have secured a deal to produce a film adaptation of Australian writer Andrew Fowler's biography of Assange, The Most Dangerous Man In The World.

Krumm told Variety: "As soon as I met Andrew and read a few chapters of his profound book, I knew that... it would enable us to bring a thought-provoking thriller to the screen."

The book, which is described as an "in-depth" account of Assange's life, will be released by Melbourne University Publishing later this year.

A writer for the film adaptation is yet to be confirmed.