Oscar winner Director Kathryn to make film on Osama bin laden ~ Fun & Entertainment

Kathryn Bigelow, director of the Oscar-winning war film "The Hurt Locker," is reportedly developing an action thriller about the U.S.-led hunt for Osama bin Laden.

The 60-year-old director's eagerly-awaited film, which is reportedly titled 'Zero Dark Thirty', is due for release in December this year, tells the story of the US Navy Seal team which trailed the notorious al-Qaeda leader before finally killing him, his aides and one of his sons in a night raid on his secret compound in the heart of a Pakistan army establishment town abottabad .

Its cast is set to include 'The Help' star Jessica Chastain, British actor Mark Strong, Aymen Hamdouchi and Kyle Chandler.

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The raid, which was carried out without the knowledge of the Pakistan army and government, caused widespread anger at the violation of the country's sovereignty and remains a source of anti-American feeling in the country.

The producers decided in the current security climate it would be impossible for them to film in Pakistan and looked for alternative locations.

The Associated Press quoted a person close to Bigelow and "The Hurt Locker" screenwriter Mark Boal as saying that the filmmakers are moving forward with the new film project. The two have not commented. Bigelow and Boal began developing a thriller said to be about bin Laden back in December 2010. Work on the project's script began in January.

"The Hurt Locker" tells of a U.S. bomb squad in Iraqin 2004 and stars Jeremy Renner. The film won six Academy Awards, including Best Picture, in 2010. Bigelow won the prize for Best Directing and Boal took home the award for Best Writing (Original Screenplay).

Bigelow is also known for directing the cult surfer crime film "Point Break," which starsPatrick Swayze and Keanu Reeves.

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Bigelow and Boal are also working on a film tentatively titled "Triple Frontier," which centers on a group of men working in a border zone between Paraguay, Argentinaand Brazil, which has been a suspected haven for organized crime and terrorists. Actors linked to the project, set for release in 2012, include Tom Hanks and Johnny Depp.

The "Triple Frontier" between the countries is difficult to monitor and control. In 2002, a year after the September 11 attacks, the area was dubbed "the center of Middle Eastern terrorism in South America." In 2006, the United States suspected Muslim members of its communities raised funds for terrorist organizations, including al-Qaeda.