Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorNetflix has released the first trailer for Aaron Sorkin’s awards contender ‘The Trial of the Chicago 7.’ Based on the true story, the film follows the trials of seven people following peaceful protests that turned violent at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago.Sacha Baron Cohen stars as Abbie Hoffman, alongside Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Richard Schultz, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as Bobby Seale, Eddie Redmayne as Tom Hayden and “Succession” star Jeremy Strong as Jerry Rubin.
The cast also includes Kelvin Harrison Jr, Frank Langella, William Hurt, Michael Keaton and John Carroll Lynch.Sorkin, an Oscar and Emmy winner, penned and directed the movie set at the height of the anti-war and civil rights.
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