Osama Bin Laden, The Movie

Talk about amazing luck. Academy Award winning director Katheryn Bigelow, who won Best Director for "The Hurt Locker," and her partner on the film, Mark Boal, were working on a movie about the hunt for Bin Laden at the very moment that he was killed.

As Deadline Hollywood describes it, "when bin Laden was killed, Boal and Bigelow were well along on a project called Killing Bin Laden, about the so-far unsuccessful attempt to kill the mastermind of the 9/11 terror attacks. It immediately became the hottest project in town, and Megan Ellison's Annapurna Films banner agreed to fund the film."

Money in hand, the pair have reportedly moved forward apace with the film, focusing on the elite Navy Seal Team 6 squad that accomplished the most dangerous and important strategic military missions of all time.

The picture was picked up by Sony for distribution and is now apparently slated to be released October 12 of next year. The Hollywood Reporter said back in May that "King Arthur" actor Joel Edgerton will likely land the leading role.

Bigelow was the first woman to ever win an Oscar for Best Director.