Inside off the record meet between CIA spies and Hollywood execs in tiny Montana town

The line between Hollywood and the intelligence community has always been a porous one. After all, the CIA successfully pushed to change the ending of “1984” in the 1950s, at the height of the Cold War. “Argo” became the first film to shoot inside of Langley, and the spy agency was able to give plenty of input in return. And Kathryn Bigelow’s opening waterboarding sequence in “Zero Dark Thirty” felt very authentic. (The filmmakers got so much CIA access that it spawned two internal investigations and a guidance report, according to Vice News.)

So, it should come as no surprise that creatives and the alphabet agencies they so often depict needed a place to meet up. Next month, high-profile members of both secretive societies will converge in Montana for the Whitefish Security Summit.

The guest list includes “Homeland” co-creator Howard Gordon and Gen. Stanley McChrystal (the basis for Brad Pitt’s Gen. Glen McMahon in “War Machine”). There will be plenty of shadowy figures: Darrell M. Blocker (former Deputy Director, CIA Counterterrorism Center), Carmen Medina (former Deputy Director of Intelligence, CIA), Andrew Hartsog (former Chief of Station and Chief of Operations — Special Activities, CIA) and Mick Mulroy (former CIA Paramilitary Operations Officer). 

“Homeland” co-creator Howard Gordon is on the guest list. Variety via Getty Images

Mick Mulroy is a former CIA Paramilitary Operations Officer who will be at the summit also. Army Multimedia and Visual Information Division

Among the shiny types will be Bianca Goodloe, who is credited as legal counsel on such agent-friendly movies as “The Bourne Identity,” as well as Becky Brake, the location manager for most of the “Mission: Impossible” movies.

Literal spies tell us that the summit, which runs from April 2-3, was poised to take place in Park City, Utah, but pivoted to Big Sky Country because it could offer “a secure perimeter” and “off-the-grid security required for the elite NatSec crowd.” It didn’t hurt that the tiny town of Whitefish — population 9,256 — has quietly become a favorite retirement destination for former CIA officers.

The confab will be off-the-record and operate under Chatham House Rule. Forget about press panels. “Organizers are interested in sparking candid discussion rather than visibility,” says one person involved with the effort. 

If things turn out as planned, a much-needed prequel of “The Americans” could be hatched at the remote mountain resort.

The summit is being organized by cybersecurity advisor Jeff Caruso along with Michael Mulroy and Eric Ohelerich from the Lobo Institute.