First look: Sacha Baron Cohen, Jeremy Strong, Kelvin Harrison Jr, Yahya Mateen II and more in ‘The Trial of the Chicago 7’
SACHA BARON COHEN as Abbie Hoffman in THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7 (Niko Tavernise / Netflix)
Netflix sets October 16 release date
Today Netflix provided the first look at The Trial of the Chicago 7 from Academy Award winning writer and director Aaron Sorkin (The Social Network).
In a surprise move earlier this month, the film moved over from Paramount Pictures to Netflix as the former then soon picked up Lee Daniels’ The United States vs Billie Holiday.
What was intended to be a peaceful protest at the 1968 Democratic National Convention turned into a violent clash with police and the National Guard. The organizers of the protest—including Abbie Hoffman, Jerry Rubin, Tom Hayden and Bobby Seale—were charged with conspiracy to incite a riot and the trial that followed was one of the most notorious in history.
The all-star cast includes: Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Academy Award nominee Sacha Baron Cohen, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Academy Award nominee Michael Keaton, Frank Langella, John Carroll Lynch, Academy Award winner Eddie Redmayne, Academy Award winner Mark Rylance, Alex Sharp, Jeremy Strong, Noah Robbins, Danny Flaherty, Ben Shenkman, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Caitlin Fitzgerald, Alice Kremelberg, John Doman, J.C. MacKenzie, Damien Young, Wayne Duvall and C.J. Wilson.
The Trial of the Chicago 7 is produced by Marc Platt, Stuart Besser, Matt Jackson and Tyler Thompson and executive produced by Laurie MacDonald, Walter Parkes, Marc Butan, Anthony Katagas, James Rodenhouse, Nia Vazirani.
The Trial of the Chicago 7 will be released globally on Netflix October 16, 2021. See your first look below (click photo to enlarge).
(L to R) SACHA BARON COHEN as Abbie Hoffman, DANNY FLAHERTY as John Froines, EDDIE REDMAYNE as Tom Hayden, JEREMY STRONG as Jerry Rubin, MARK RYLANCE as William Kuntsler (Niko Tavernise / Netflix) 
(L to R) SACHA BARON COHEN as Abbie Hoffman, JEREMY STRONG as Jerry Rubin(Niko Tavernise / Netflix)
JEREMY STRONG as Jerry Rubin (Niko Tavernise / Netflix) 
EDDIE REDMAYNE as Tom Hayden (Niko Tavernise / Netflix)
(L to R) JOSEPH GORDON-LEVITT as Richard Schultz, AARON SORKIN Director/Writer, J.C. MACKENZIE as Thomas Foran (Niko Tavernise / Netflix) 
(L to R) J.C. MACKENZIE as Thomas Foran and JOSEPH GORDON-LEVITT as Richard Schultz (Niko Tavernise / Netflix)
JEREMY STRONG as Jerry Rubin (Niko Tavernise / Netflix) 
(L to R) KELVIN HARRISON JR. as Fred Hampton, YAHYA ABDUL-MATEEN II as Bobby Seale, MARK RYLANCE as William Kuntsler (Niko Tavernise / Netflix)
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