Paramount Pictures announced on Monday that filmmaker Oliver Stone plans to direct a movie about the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan. The film will be partially based on, “Jawbreaker,” a recent book detailing the U.S.-led assault on the al Qaeda stronghold in Afghanistan and the hunt for Osama bin Laden.

This is a follow-up to his recent film, “World Trade Center”, which was also released by Paramount in August. Stone optioned the rights to “Jawbreaker” months ago, confirming a report in the Hollywood trade paper Daily Variety.

Jawbreaker was written by Gary Bernstein, a CIA officer who led the so-called “Jawbreaker” paramilitary unit that helped topple the Taliban regime in Afghanistan.

No production date for the film has been set, and there was no word on casting decisions.

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