Paul Greengrass Will Not Take On 'The Trial of The Chicago 7'
Filed under: Drama, RumorMonger, Dreamworks, Steven Spielberg
A few days ago it was confirmed that Steven Spielberg was putting The Trial of The Chicago 7 on the back burner to work on Tintin full-time. But despite earlier reports that Paul Greengrass had been chosen to take over, it looks like Chicago 7 is still without a director. According to CHUD, they contacted Greengrass and he confirmed that while he thinks it's a 'wonderful project,' and he had considered it; the timing just wasn't right -- and something tells me that a certain spy flick might have taken priority.The trial of the so-called 'Chicago 7' (eight, if you want to be a stickler for details) was one of the defining moments of the 60's counterculture movement. During the '68 Democratic convention eight people (including the infamous Abbie Hoffman and Black Panther, Bobby Seale) were arrested for inciting a riot and conspiracy. The trial was recently made famous in the documentary, Chicago 10, and according to earlier reports, Sorkin's script is loosely based on Brett Morgen's animated doc.
Erik brought us some casting news earlier in the year, but it seems like nothing is written in stone when it comes to this movie. Spielberg has packed his slate for the coming year, but if I had to choose from his upcoming projects, I would have loved to see him tackle this story (not to mention getting his hands on an Aaron Sorkin script).
Sound off below on who you would like to see take the reigns for The Chicago 7, that is if it ever gets made...
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(Page 1)2. Why not let Mike Nichols take a stab at it? He was the director of Charlie WIlson's War, which was also based on a script by the great Aaron Sorkin.
Posted at 11:45AM on Aug 22nd 2008 by Sean
1. This better get made at some point... you don't let an Aaron Sorkin script go down the drain.
Posted at 3:14PM on Aug 17th 2008 by uforeader