Seth Rogen Photo by Brandon Hickman/Hulu Writer-director Aaron Sorkin has cast several Jewish A-list stars in “The Trial of the Chicago 7,” about the infamous defendants in the 1969 conspiracy trial stemming from protests at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago the year before. Sacha Baron Cohen will play Abbie Hoffman, Seth Rogen will portray Jerry Rubin and Joseph Gordon-Levitt has the role of Richard Schultz.
It’s the second time behind the camera for screenwriter Sorkin (“The West Wing,” “The Social Network”), who wrote and made his directorial debut with “Molly’s Game” in 2017.
“I’m thrilled to be making a movie about one of one of the craziest, funniest, most intense, most tragic and most triumphant trials in American history,” Sorkin said. “C-7 may take place in the late ’60s, but there’s no better time to tell this story than today.”
Rogen will next be seen opposite Charlize Theron in the comedy “Long Shot,” in theaters May 7, and will be heard as Pumbaa in “The Lion King,” opening July 19. He’s also in the voice cast of the animated Amazon Prime superhero series “Invincible” and will play Walter Cronkite in “Newsflash,” in which the John F. Kennedy assassination is shown from the news anchor’s point of view.
Baron Cohen will play Israeli Mossad agent Eli Cohen in the Netflix miniseries “The Spy,” due later this year.
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