“When people, including you, in this room, are working on articles, books, documentaries or movies that involve the president, ask to speak to administration officials, we do our best to accommodate them to make sure the facts are correct. That is hardly a novel approach to the media," Carney said. "We do not discuss classified information, and I would hope that as we face the continued threat from terrorism, the House Committee on Homeland Security would have more important topics to discuss than a movie."
"The information that this White House provided about that mission has been focused on the president role in -- there is no difference in the information that we've given to anybody who's working on this topic from what we gave to those of you in this room who worked on it as -- in the days and weeks after the raid itself," he added. "In fact, the most specific information we've given from this White House about the actual raid I read to you from this podium. So it's just simply false.”
The film is to be directed by American film director Kathryn Bigelow, who won an Oscar for directing “The Hurt Locker” – which won seven total Oscars in 2010, including best picture. Mark Boal, who worked with Bigelow on the blockbuster, has also signed on to produce the Bin Laden movie.
The project is currently untitled but is expected to be released October 2012, just a month before the election.
A Pentagon spokesman said the DOD has provided some assistance with script research, but will not provide any actual support until there is a script to review.
“This film project is only in the script development phase, and DoD is providing assistance with script research, which is something we commonly do for established filmmakers. Until there is a script to review, and a request for equipment or other DoD support, there is no formal agreement for DoD support," said spokesman Col. Dave Lapan
"When people working on articles, books, documentaries or movies that involve the Department of Defense request assistance, we do our best to accommodate them to make sure the facts are correct. We do not discuss classified information," he said.