Oliver Stone to Bring Edward Snowden's Story to Film

Whether you call him a hero or a traitor - plan to see a lot more of Edward Snowden in the future. Oliver Stone has confirmed speculation that he will be developing a film based around Snowden's story, after he purchased the rights to "The Snowden Files, The Inside Story of the World's Most Wanted Man."

The book, published recently by Guardian journalist Luke Harding, involves the British newspaper's role in reporting on Snowden's document leak, which revealed the extent of the NSA's sneaky observations on Americans and the world.

Stone, who is no stranger to bringing American history to the big screen with films like "JFK," "Nixon," and "W," has been openly supportive of Snowden's decision to leak the information, and has visited Snowden in Moscow after the self-proclaimed spy fled.

"It's the greatest story of our time," says Stone. "A real challenge."

Stone plans to write the screenplay for the film, as well as directing. Shooting will begin in Europe next year, with Harding as a consultant.

It won't be the only Snowden flick hitting theaters. Sony Pictures Entertainment will also be producing a Snowden film based on "No Place to Hide: Edward Snowden, the N.S.A., and the U.S. Surveillance State," a book by journalist Glenn Greenwald.