Aaron Sorkin says his upcoming Netflix courtroom drama, The Trial of the Chicago 7 -- a movie about seven antiwar activists accused by the federal government of conspiracy and incitement to riot because of the protests surrounding the 1968 Democratic National Convention -- could have been a Hollywood musical. "It's not a musical.
I'm just saying, it could have worked as a musical, not a Rogers and Hammerstein musical, something more contemporary," the West Wing creator said during a virtual masterclass at the Toronto Film Festival on Monday.
Sorkin, as he discussed the creative process behind the Netflix movie, pointed to the intricate opening as he needed to introduce the Chicago Seven, a varied collection of characters, quickly and.
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