“Official Secrets” rack up impressive cast

Also joining Ford in this new endeavor are Paul Bettany of Marvel movies fame, Natalie Dormer of HBO's “Game of Thrones”, Martin Freeman of “The Hobbit” films, and the legendary Sir Anthony Hopkins. They're all on board the espionage thriller which is slated to begin principal photography in May 2016 in the UK.

The film's synopsis is as goes: In the run up to the 2003 invasion of Iraq, Katharine Gun (Dormer), a young British intelligence officer reveals a secret illegal NSA spy operation against the UN Security Council designed to ensure passage of a resolution for war to Martin Bright (Bettany) a reporter at a British newspaper. Katharine's arrest following the leak makes headlines around the world. In an attempt to gain the evidence to free Katharine, Martin unearths the shocking plot which puts both Katharine and Martin's lives in great jeopardy. Martin Freeman will be playing Peter Edwards, the foreign affairs editor at newspaper, The Observer, while Hopkins is playing a retired UK general, and Ford, a CIA agent.