Hollywood ready to put deadly mission on film

OSAMA BIN LADEN’s death is blockbuster news for Hollywood, whose attempts to dramatise the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have largely bombed.

Instead of churning out little-seen films about death and destruction wrought upon civilians and military personnel, the studios are looking to cash in on a resurgent American pride about the hunt for the world’s most wanted man.

The Oscar-winning director of The Hurt Locker — an Iraq war film that earned just $17 million at the box office — has a chance to reach a wider audience with an aptly named follow-up, Kill Bin Laden.