Overview

• The documentary, titled 'The Six Billion Dollar Man,' was set to premiere as a special screening at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival in January.
• Director Eugene Jarecki stated the withdrawal was necessary to incorporate recent and unexpected developments central to Julian Assange's story.
• The film explores Assange's legal battle with the U.S. government, which sought his extradition on Espionage Act charges and a potential 175-year sentence.
• In June 2024, Assange was released from a U.K. prison after a plea deal with the U.S. Justice Department, allowing him to return to Australia.
• Sundance organizers have not announced whether the withdrawn documentary will be replaced in the festival lineup.