Lucky Number Slevindirector Paul McGuigan is expected to be attached to direct.
Production will begin next spring, with casting set to take place over the coming months.
The BBC declined to comment.
Gary McKinnon in 2006Getty
He was able to hack into NASA and the Pentagon after realizing they used the Windows operating system.
He left messages for U.S. authorities, including one that said: Your security system is crap.
