Aaron Sorkin to direct the Trial of the Chicago 7

[terry78]

Aaron Sorkin Set To Direct The Trial of the Chicago 7 - ComingSoon.net

Based on the real life account of the protesters during a 1968 Democratic convention who set up an anti-Vietnam war rally that turned violent.

 

[Lily Adler]

I thought he was writing the Lucille Ball biopic starring Cate Blanchett?

 

[James.B]

Hot Berlin Pic: Aaron Sorkin’s ‘Chicago 7’ Adds Seth Rogen, Joseph Gordon-Levitt & Heads To Market Before Summer Shoot

After pre-production was put on pausein December, we can reveal that Aaron Sorkin’s The Trial Of The Chicago 7 is now heading to market with an all star cast including Eddie Redmayne, Sacha Baron Cohen, Seth Rogen, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Jonathan Majors and Alex Sharp.

Redmayne will play Tom Hayden, Baron Cohen is Abbie Hoffman, Rogen will be Jerry Rubin, Gordon-Levitt has been set to play Richard Schultz, Jonathan Majors stars as Bobby Seale, and Alex Sharp will be Rennie Davis. I hear more A-list cast may be coming. Michael Keaton has been coveted for the role of William Kunstler.

Now on board to produce with Amblin are La La Land, The Girl On The Train and Bridge Of Spiesproducer Marc Platt and Matt Jackson, producer on Molly’s Game and End of Watch.

Chicago 7 has long been a passion project for Sorkin and will mark his second film as director after he made his feature directorial debut in 2017 with Molly’s Game, which he also wrote. The supremo scribe recently opened Broadway show To Kill A Mockingbird to rave reviews.

Sorkin said, “I’m thrilled to be making a movie about one of one of the craziest, funniest, most intense, most tragic and most triumphant trials in American history. C-7 may take place in the late ’60’s, but there’s no better time to tell this story than today.”

 

[Pennywise]

Netflix Buys Aaron Sorkin’s ‘The Trial of the Chicago 7’ – Variety

 

[scarlet-witch]

I'm good with Netflix getting this. Anything to get a new JGL movie to me sooner.

 

[Pennywise]

Netflix Buys ‘The Trial of the Chicago 7’ for Release in 2020 – Variety

 

[Pennywise]

First Look at Aaron Sorkin’s ‘The Trial of the Chicago 7’

 

[kvz5]

Oscar and Emmy in one year!

 

[bapi]

Remember when this was a Steven Spielberg movie starring Heath Ledger, Will Smith and Phillipp Seymour Hoffman.

 

[Doctor Jones]

Holy ****, that would have been something!

 

[Pennywise]

Aaron Sorkin’s ‘The Trial Of The Chicago 7’: Netflix Pic Sets Fall Premiere Date – Deadline

Netflix has set an October 16 streaming date for Aaron Sorkin’s The Trial of the Chicago 7, its $56M pickup from Paramount, in what looks to be the first of its 2020-21 awards season contenders.

Paramount, which first had the movie, was eyeing a fall platform release, initially with a limited debut of September 25, then an expansion on October 9 and a full wide release of October 16 — hence Netflix’s drop date keeps with what was originally planned for theatrical prior to this year’s U.S. presidential election.

 

[Pennywise]

 

[Motown Marvel]

The fad of teaser trailers for teaser trailers can't die fast enough.

 

[Mysteryman]

They just showed the trailer during the Rams game on NBC.

 

[Pennywise]

 

[CaptainWagner]

Aaron Sorkin’s ‘The Trial Of The Chicago 7’: Netflix Pic Sets Fall Premiere Date – Deadline

"in what looks to be the first of its 2020-21 awards season contenders."

I swear, if Spike Lee and Charlie Kaufman get snubbed... That said, the trailer looks great. I love seeing Sacha Baron Cohen landing a dramatic lead, JGL back and Yahya Abdul-Mateen fitting into a prestige flick like this. I also didn't know John Doman was in this, but it makes sense. Few do "skeevy government man" better than him.

 

[weezerspider]

I love Sorkin so I am in, but that trailer did nothing for me.

 

[Persona]

Conversely I don't really care for Sorkin at all but that trailer got me pumped. Go figure.

 

[Pennywise]

 

[Schlosser85]

I like Sorkin, and it has a good cast and timely subject matter, so I look forward to it.

 

[Pennywise]

 

[Detective Conan]

Looks good, not the biggest Sorkin fan in the world but I like the Social Network a great deal and this looks to be up to par with his other work.

 

[Schlosser85]

I don't think I knew Michael Keaton was in this.

 

[MurkeNyou]

This is a packed cast

 

[KaijuDude1992]

This looks great and the cast is amazing. I also somehow completely missed the news of Michael Keaton being in this and smiled big time when he was shown in the trailer. Love that man.