According to Deadline, Golden Globe winner Michael Keaton and J.C. MacKenzie (The Irishman) have also joined the star-studded cast with Hurt portraying the role of John Mitchell.
Based on a true story, The Trial of the Chicago 7 follows protesters who disrupted the 1968 Democrat party convention with an anti-Vietnam war “carnival” that turned nasty.
The October 2, 2020 release date will see The Trial of the Chicago 7 going up against tough competition with Sony Pictures’ highly-anticipated Marvel sequel Venom 2 which will see the return of Tom Hardy as Eddie Brock and the titular symbiote.
This will mark Gordon-Levitt and Rogen’s third major pairing after 50/50 and The Night Before, while Redmayne and Cohen appeared together in 2012’s Les Misérables.