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CIA secrets and the Hollywood connection

Actor-director Forest Whitaker is finding himself caught up in an intrigue he never expected nor can possibly deal with. While in Minnesota shooting his new film, "The Falconer," he had the crew dig a long canal so that he could shoot a highly dramatic tracking shot that would really offer some emotional force. But, in the process of upturning all this earth, the crew came across a very strange thing indeed. It was a large strongbox of sorts, firmly planted in the ground. After a lot of heaving and huffing they finally managed to get the buried shed open and were shocked at what they found inside.

Turns out it was a cache of weapons, loads of them, as well as an information retrieval system that managed to intercept what Forest Whitaker later learned were CIA communications. Much like the storehouses former KGB higher-up Vasili Mitrokhin has revealed the Soviets were planting all along the midwest.

Shouldn’t have been a problem for Forest if he had just reported the spectacular find to the local authorities. Unfortunately Whitaker apparently viewed some highly explosive materials, materials the CIA really wish he hadn’t. Whitaker was so freaked out he immediately stopped production on the film and left the set for his Holiday Inn in Brainerd. He has not been heard from since.

Authorities speculate Whitaker is in hiding – others speculate those same authorities put him in hiding. Whatever way you look at it, the man who last directed "Hope Floats" appears to have lost all hope. And who knows what he could have seen (it can’t have been much worse than "Hope Floats

Authorities speculate Whitaker is in hiding – others speculate those same authorities put him in hiding. Whatever way you look at it, the man who last directed "Hope Floats" appears to have lost all hope.

Hiding in front of the camera it seems:

Actor - filmography
1. Federal (2006) (announced)
2. The Last King of Scotland (2006) (filming) .... Idi Amin
3. Jump Shot (2005) (post-production) .... Clyde Snow
4. A Little Trip to Heaven (2005) (post-production) .... Holt
5. Mary (2005) (completed) .... Ted Younger
6. American Gun (2005) (completed) .... Carter
7. First Daughter (2004) (voice) .... Narrator
8. Deacons for Defense (2003) (TV) .... Marcus Clay
9. "The Twilight Zone" (2002) TV Series .... Host
10. Phone Booth (2002) .... Captain Ramey
11. Panic Room (2002) .... Burnham
12. "Feast of All Saints" (2001) (mini) TV Series .... Daguerreotypist Picard
... aka Anne Rice's The Feast of All Saints (USA: complete title)
13. The Fourth Angel (2001) .... Agent Jules Bernard
... aka Vengeance secrète (Canada: French title)
14. The Hire: The Follow (2001) (uncredited) .... The Employer
15. Green Dragon (2001) .... Addie
16. Four Dogs Playing Poker (2000) .... Mr. Ellington
... aka 4 Dogs Playing Poker (USA: video box title)
17. Battlefield Earth: A Saga of the Year 3000 (2000) .... Ker
... aka Battlefield Earth (USA: short title)
18. Witness Protection (1999) (TV) .... Steven Beck
19. Light It Up (1999) .... Officer Dante Jackson
20. Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999) .... Ghost Dog
... aka Ghost Dog - Der Weg des Samurai (Germany)
... aka Ghost Dog, la voie du samouraï (France)