THR cover story about The Trial of the Chicago 7

 

"Aaron Sorkin, SachaBaronCohen, Jeremy Strong, YahyaAbdul-Mateen II, and

Eddie Redmayne reveal why it took nearly 20 years to get #TrialOfTheChicago7

made and why it’s still “bracingly current” (09/23/2020)

Click on the link below for the full The Hollywood Reporter article:

THR: The Long Journey and Intense Urgency of

Aaron Sorkin's 'The Trial of the Chicago 7'

Photo by Frank Ockenfels

Sorkin’s script draws a sharp contrast between Hoffman and Rubin’s campy

methods and Hayden’s more reserved approach to the anti-war movement, with

the tensions between Hoffman and Hayden supplying the film’s key relationship

in a kind of begrudging brotherhood of the peace movement. To learn more about

Hayden, Redmayne studied remarks that Jane Fonda, who was married to the

activist and politician from 1973 to 1990, made upon his death in 2016. In his

own life, Redmayne is cautious when it comes to discussing the role that he, as

an actor at the center of a huge studio franchise (Warner Bros.’ Fantastic Beasts)

might have in political life. "I find it endlessly challenging," 

Redmayne says of navigating his public activism. "There’s the elitist thing. It’s

speaking up on climate change but being conscious that you’re traveling a lot.

One has to be aware of one’s own hypocrisies, because they can be detrimental

to something you believe in. So sometimes I find that I have to live my life and

speak to my advocacy in a way in that it’s around friends, family and people

I know rather than making something public."

On the set, from left, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Mark Rylance, Ben Shenkman, Aaron Sorkin

and Eddie Redmayne. (photo Niko Tavernise/NETFLIX)

After Chicago 7 opens in limited release, Netflix will add more theaters in the U.S.

and abroad throughout October, expanding upon the film’s premiere on the service.

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