My glance strays to a side table, where headshots of actors under consideration for his likely next directing project, Chicago 7 -- about the conspiracy trial that grew out of protests at the 1968 Democratic convention -- lie on the surface. Among them I spy Will Smith, Taye Diggs, Adam Arkin, and Kevin Spacey; Sacha Baron Cohen (as Abbie Hoffman) and Philip Seymour Hoffman (as William Kunstler) are also linked to the project, which has a screenplay by Aaron Sorkin. (It should be noted here that Chicago 7 will be partly based on Chicago 10, a new documentary produced by Graydon Carter, Vanity Fair's editor, and Brett Morgen, the film's director.) After Chicago 7, Spielberg will probably go on to direct Abraham Lincoln, with Liam Neeson in the title role.
The Trial of the Chicago 7, which is scheduled for release in 2010, follows protesters who disrupted the 1968 Democrat party convention with an anti-Vietnam war "carnival" that turned nasty. Demonstrators threw bricks, police responded with tear gas and the center of Chicago was engulfed in flames. Curfews only escalated the violence. After the clashes, independent investigators blamed eight police officers and eight protesters including Hoffman, who had already disrupted the New York Stock Exchange with showers of fake money. The police were not charged but the protesters were accused of inciting a riot. One was jailed for contempt, leaving the seven to fight the charges.
The Trial of the Chicago 7 was released in 2010.
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Gooberheadgirl
A film about the Chicago 7 has the potential to be big. The actors listed above not only sound like good choices for the roles, but if fact, they will provide the 'big names' necessary to draw the masses.
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PUNISHER
Nice. All great choices.
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CapisDead
that sounds like a great cast. Espcially spacey, cohen, and kaufman. And Abe Lincoln sounds cool as well.
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brew1701
sounds like a plan
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The Narrator: The Better Man
will, kevin, Sacha and spielberg. this is awsome...
teehee.=)
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raw_bhl
that's a damn good cast line up, sounds good
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killahmovie24
for real will and kevin!!!! you gotta love spielberg
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CelluloidDreams
Damn what a cast!!
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