"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:
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.
I had already included this quote in my previous post, but I think it deserves a separate post.
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