After many controversies, the teaser for Kathryn Bigelow’s “Zero Dark Thirty” has arrived.

Here, Kathryn Bigelow re-teams with her “Hurt Locker” screenwriter Mark Boal to depict the hunt for notorious terrorist and al-Qaeda leader, Osama Bin Laden.

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While the film’s writer/director are Oscar-winners — and are joined by a stellar cast, which includes Kyle Chandler, Joel Edgerton, Jessica Chastain, Chris Pratt, Mark Strong and Mark Duplass — “Zero Dark Thirty” has not been a cinch to pull off.

Rep. Peter King, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, raised concerns over whether or not Bigelow and Boal were being leaked classified material regarding the capture and assassination of the late al Qaeda leader. Soon after, it was confirmed that the writer/director were given unprecedented access by the CIA for their film. They met with a “planner, Operator and Commander of SEAL Team Six,” the team responsible for the capture and killing of bin Laden.

But there’s more! Initially, “Zero Dark Thirty” was going to be shot in Pakistan, where bin Laden was captured on May 2, 2011 but the film was denied access by the government. Bigelow then moved production to Chandigarh, India. During the production, the town was designed to look like the Paskistan town of Lahore, including dressing their extras in Pakistani garb.

So, it’s been a very long road for Bigelow’s new film but now you can check out the teaser above.

“Zero Dark Thirty” hits theaters December 19.

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    In this Saturday, March 17,2012 photo, Oscar winning director Kathryn Bigelow walks on the set of her upcoming film about Osama bin Laden in Chandigarh, India. Bigelow and cast are in India shooting at various locations over the next few weeks, local media reports. (AP Photo) INDIA OUT

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    Oscar winning director Kathryn Bigelow, foreground center, stands on the set of her upcoming film about Osama bin Laden in Pinjore, about 20 kilometers (12 miles) from Chandigarh, India, Thursday, March 22, 2012. (AP Photo/Kapil Sethi)

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    Oscar winning director Kathryn Bigelow, right, sits with American producer and journalist Mark Boal on the sets of her upcoming film about Osama bin Laden in Pinjore, about 20 kilometers (13 miles) from Chandigarh, India, Thursday, March 22, 2012. (AP Photo/Kapil Sethi)

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    Oscar winning director Kathryn Bigelow, left, and producer and American journalist Mark Boal walk on the sets of the upcoming film about Osama bin Laden in Chandigarh, India, Saturday, March 10, 2012. Bigelow and cast are in India shooting at various locations over the next few weeks, local media reports. (AP Photo/Kapil Sethi)

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    Swedish actor Fares Fares, center, performs on the sets of Oscar winning director Kathryn Bigelow’s upcoming film about Osama bin Laden in Chandigarh, India, Saturday, March 3, 2012. Bigelow and cast are in India shooting at various locations over the next few weeks, local media reports. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)

  • Hollywood actress Jessica Chastain walks on the sets of Oscar winning director Kathryn Bigelow’s upcoming film about Osama bin Laden in Chandigarh, India, Sunday, March 11, 2012. Bigelow and cast are in India shooting at various locations over the next few weeks, local media reports. (AP Photo/Kapil Sethi)

  • Extras wait for their scene on the sets of Oscar winning director Kathryn Bigelow’s upcoming film about Osama bin Laden in Chandigarh, India, Saturday, March 3, 2012. Bigelow and cast are in India shooting at various locations over the next few weeks, local media reports. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)

  • Activists of right-winged Hindu nationalist group Vishwa Hindu Parishad, or World Hindu Council, protest during the shoot of a film about Osama bin Laden by Oscar winning director Kathryn Bigelow in Chandigarh, India, Friday, March 2, 2012. The VHP activists protested against the hoisting of Pakistani flags during the shooting of the film, according to a news agency. Bigelow and cast are in India shooting at various locations over the next few weeks, local media reports. (AP Photo/Anil Dayal)

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