The power I wield over Steven Spielberg is downright spooky. You may remember a week or so ago that he finally agreed with me and pulled out of his role with the Chinese Olympics. Now he’s looked upon my passionate editorializing re: his involvement with the film The Trial of the Chicago 7 and realized that I was right; I can confirm Collider’s story that Spielberg has dropped the film with sources of my own.
It’s a sudden decision, it seems. Yesterday Brett Morgen, the director of Chicago 10, the documentary upon which The Trial of the Chicago 7 would be based, told me he had just talked to screenwriter Aaron Sorkin about the film. But now Spielberg has closed down the offices for the movie and halted work. My source says that he’s not happy with the script and casting isn’t going as planned. It’s hard to say if this film is dead or if he just doesn’t think he can get everybody he wants before the threat of the SAG strike starts to make everything really ugly. Or maybe it’s that the end of the WGA strike means that he can get back to working on his Lincoln biopic. Whatever the case may be, The Trial of the Chicago 7 will almost certainly not be his next film.
What happens with The Trial of the Chicago 7? Steve, I know you’re reading this and waiting to make your next decision based on what I tell you to do. Drop me an email, I’ll come by the Amblin offices and take you by the hand.
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Devin, tell Steve to direct Interstellar next and cast — your favorite — Christian Bale in the lead. It would be a reunion of sorts since Empire of the Sun. And how could casting not be going as planned? Huh…I'd imagine any actor would jump at the chance to be involved with Spielberg and the movie.
DEVIN OWNS THE BEARD
I'd like to see INTERSTELLAR myself.
Devin, for an internet film journalist, your narcissism is too much for your own good.
Yeah, I'm sure that Devin really believes he has influence over Spielberg.
Yeah, Devin. You think you're so smart, but you're not the boss of Spielberg, okay?
Well, D Clover's Stunt Double the only difference between pretending to be a jackass and actually being a jackass is the rationalization behind it. The net effect is the same.
i'd rather see Devin in charge of Spielberg than Harry Knowles in charge of Spielberg any day.
I would rather not have gotten kind of excited about this movie just last night.
Devin has a beard. Spielberg has a beard.
Coincidence?
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Careful, Devin. One minute he's your bitch, and you rule dominion of him, then next – oh, what's that? Is that a walkie talkie you're holding? Who's the bitch now? HE MAKES GUNS VANISH! HE HAS POWERS!
To casual CHUD readers, this probably looks like facetious humor.
Yeahh CHUD! Disaster averted. Now looking forward to the Lincoln bio…and "Indy 5"?
Devin, you ignorant slut. He´s just teasing you. And just when you think he cares for you and your opinion he´ll make a new Indy and fill it with "jar jar gags" by the devil Mr.Lucas, cgi, a stupid plot and….wait. Ah shit.
CHUD concedes talkbackers were right…fires *censored*.
Devin is a stupid egotistical fool. Please don't take him seriously. The reason the movie is delyaed (AND NOT CANCELLED) is because if it happens the strike would occur right in the middle of filming. That's the reason why NONE of new large scale Spielberg's movies will be filmied until the issue is resolved.
This, by the way, affects ALL movies and not just Spielbegs.
Spielberg rules and when this film does come out, expect it to OWN the Oscars.
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