Aaron Sorkin’s sophomore directorial effort is set to hit theaters on September 25, 2020, before opening wide on October 2, 2020. 

The film, which is inspired by real-life events, tells the events of the 1969 trial of the 7 defendants charged with conspiracy following the 1968 Democratic National Convention. 

Keaton and Hunt join previously announced Frank Langella, Mark Rylance, Eddie Redmayne, Sacha Baron Cohen, Jeremy Strong, Alex Sharp, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and Kelvin Harrison Jr.

Per Variety, Keaton is set to play Ramsey Clark, the judge that oversaw the trial, and Hurt will play John Mitchell, the attorney general at the time.

Sorkin will direct from his own script

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Sorkin’s upcoming feature is boasting a star-studded cast. Confirmed to star are Seth Rogen, Eddie Redmayne, Sacha Baron Cohen, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Jonathan Majors, and Alex Sharp. 

The film is based on the 1969 trial of seven defendants charged by the federal government with multiple offenses. The screenplay will be penned by Sorkin, (The Social Network and West Wing scribe) who will also direct the film.

According to a press release, despite being set in the late ‘60s, the film “speaks directly to the divisiveness of our times and how young people can take on power and change the world.”

According to Deadline, 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. 

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Aaron Sorkin has been tapped to direct the dramatic account based on real events. 

The political drama has been trying to get off the ground for years now. Steven Spielberg was Originally attached to direct from a script penned by Sorkin. However, following a writers’ strike Spielberg pulled out of the project. In 2013 he tried to get the project off the ground again but due to budgetary disagreements, it fell through again. 

The Trial of the Chicago 7, based on Brett Morgan documentary Chicago 10 is will tell the story of the 1969 trail in which seven anti-war activists were accused by the federal government of conspiracy following the 1968 protests in Chicago at the Democratic National Convention.

Variety reports that Sacha Baron Cohen in talks to star. Cohen is in early talks to play activist Abbie Hoffman, the anarchic co-founder of the Youth International Party, who became known as Yippies. The outlet also reports that Sorkin is looking to cast a stellar cast. 

Sorkin’s latest project was his Broadway adaptation of To Kill A Mockingbird set to debut in December. 

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Aaron Sorkin’s sophomore directorial effort is set to hit theaters on September 25, 2020, before opening wide on October 2, 2020. 

The film, which is inspired by real-life events, tells the events of the 1969 trial of the 7 defendants charged with conspiracy following the 1968 Democratic National Convention. 

Keaton and Hunt join previously announced Frank Langella, Mark Rylance, Eddie Redmayne, Sacha Baron Cohen, Jeremy Strong, Alex Sharp, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and Kelvin Harrison Jr.

Per Variety, Keaton is set to play Ramsey Clark, the judge that oversaw the trial, and Hurt will play John Mitchell, the attorney general at the time.

Sorkin will direct from his own script

The post Aaron Sorkin’s “The Trial of the Chicago 7” Adds to Cast, Gets Release Date appeared first on OMG Check It Out !.

Sorkin’s upcoming feature is boasting a star-studded cast. Confirmed to star are Seth Rogen, Eddie Redmayne, Sacha Baron Cohen, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Jonathan Majors, and Alex Sharp. 

The film is based on the 1969 trial of seven defendants charged by the federal government with multiple offenses. The screenplay will be penned by Sorkin, (The Social Network and West Wing scribe) who will also direct the film.

According to a press release, despite being set in the late ‘60s, the film “speaks directly to the divisiveness of our times and how young people can take on power and change the world.”

According to Deadline, 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. 

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Aaron Sorkin has been tapped to direct the dramatic account based on real events. 

The political drama has been trying to get off the ground for years now. Steven Spielberg was Originally attached to direct from a script penned by Sorkin. However, following a writers’ strike Spielberg pulled out of the project. In 2013 he tried to get the project off the ground again but due to budgetary disagreements, it fell through again. 

The Trial of the Chicago 7, based on Brett Morgan documentary Chicago 10 is will tell the story of the 1969 trail in which seven anti-war activists were accused by the federal government of conspiracy following the 1968 protests in Chicago at the Democratic National Convention.

Variety reports that Sacha Baron Cohen in talks to star. Cohen is in early talks to play activist Abbie Hoffman, the anarchic co-founder of the Youth International Party, who became known as Yippies. The outlet also reports that Sorkin is looking to cast a stellar cast. 

Sorkin’s latest project was his Broadway adaptation of To Kill A Mockingbird set to debut in December. 

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