Yeah, this is really an American story...could have limited appeal in foriegn markets even with Will and Spielberg.
Rad, is it true that he's going to get a very small role as the 8th member of Chicago 7 ?
I've read the story and it seems like it's a pretty small role. If I'm not mistaken he's up for the role of Bobby Seale.
Yeah, I don't see him getting cast as anyone but Bobby Seale. He was the only one of the people on trial who was African American.
Maybe one of the attorneys on either side was black, but I don't see Will getting cast in a smallish role like that.
Yeah, Bobby Seale protested the Judge and cursed him out which led to his 4 year jail sentence.
After that the story continues without him. And that's probably like a 10 min. max scene.
Will's comments about this movie, in the link you provided, let me to believe it is a small role.
Almost all the leading casts are picked, Sacha as abby etc. but he asked Will to spare ''SOME'' free time, as if to say it's just a small part. If it was a lead role they would have cast him officially a bit earlier, like they did with Sacha bara cohen.
Ah well, it'll be a good experiment for him acting wise. It'll won't take much time from his schedule
but I was actually hoping him to star in a Spielberg movie as the leading actor. Hope that'll happen in the future.