RUMOR: Hanks & Daniels in CHICAGO 7?

No actor is officially locked in for Steven Spielberg's TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7 movie despite casting rumors that could probably fill two adaptations and the truth is at this point we don't know for 100% that this will be Spielberg's next picture. Though I'm pretty sure it will be but I'm just basically trying to warn you about taking any of theses rumors as absolute gospel. CHUD are reporting that Spielberg has set his eyes on Jeff Daniels and Colin Hanks for supporting roles in his retelling of the anti-Vietnam War activists arrested at the 1968 Democratic Convention. Daniels would play Dave Dellinger, one of the older members of the group with Hanks playing Rennie Davis, an SDS activist who was more interested in a political rather than social change.

Neither Daniels or Hanks have ever worked with Spielberg in the past (though Hanks' father obviously has numerous times) and you have to believe they would both sign on in a heartbeat to do a Spielberg movie. The site also claim that Sacha Baron Cohen is not 100% locked for the role of Abbie Hoffman just yet and a crunch time will have to come soon over his involvement as Spielberg wants this to roll before the DGA/SGA strike. If the rumors are to be believed, the Chicago 7 would be made up of Sacha Baron Cohen, Will Smith or Taye Diggs (we believe they are both up for Bobby Seale role), Kevin Spacey, Jeff Daniels, Adam Arkin, Colin Hanks.. with Phillip Seymour Hoffman as defense attorney William Kuntsler. This would leave 2 more from the trial to be cast (there was actually 8), a judge, two prosecutors and one more defence attorney... with the rest of the supporting cast needed. That's depending on whether all these rumors are true of course which if they are, that's one hell of a REALLY strong cast.