Patty Jenkins and Aaron Sorkin on Directing, Superheroes, Politics, and Their Old Day Jobs
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variety.comAdam B. Vary Senior Entertainment WriterAt first glance, “The Trial of the Chicago 7” and “Wonder Woman 1984” could scarcely be more different.
The former is a sobering ensemble drama based on the real-life trial of the left-wing activists — including Abbie Hoffman (Sacha Baron Cohen) and Tom Hayden (Eddie Redmayne) — who organized protests during the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, which became a series of riots.
The latter is the fantastical action-adventure sequel to the 2017 phenomenon “Wonder Woman,” in which Gal Gadot’s titular superhero lives in Reagan-era Washington, D.C., and travels by lassoing lightning.When “Chicago 7” director Aaron Sorkin and “Wonder Woman 1984” helmer Patty Jenkins met over Zoom in early.
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