but if you give him a mask, he will tell you the truth. >> hero or villain? it's the question many have asked about wick kileaks founde julian assange. now hollywood is entering the debate with "fifth estate." >> 12 million people have seen the video. >> it stars laurie liny, stanley tucci. >> we got on incredibly well. it was a really, beautiful, beautiful collaboration. he's so smart and so sensitive. >> the beautiful collaboration is with the film's director, bill condon, not the man he's playing. >> i also tried to get in contact with julian and meet him, but i got a firm rejection. >> firm, direct, and in writing. assange e-mailed him back in january calling the film negative, harmful, and toxic. quote, by meeting with you, i would validate this retched film and indorse the talented but debauched performance the script will force you to give. >> he thought the film was based