Vanity Fair have been asnoopin'. While on the set of the upcoming Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull the US mag's reporter snuck a look at some casting possibilities for Steven Spielberg's upcoming Chicago 7. That kind of thing will usually get you assassinated by a movie studio, but since they spied it, we'll report it. As reported yesterday, Chicago 7 focuses on the conspiracy trial that followed protests at the 1968 Democratic convention and is already set to star Sacha Baron Cohen as Abbie Hoffman. According to Vanity Fair, a collection of headshots left lying around on the Indy set confirm that Philip Seymour Hoffman is also on board to play William Kunstler, with Will Smith, Kevin Spacey, Taye Diggs and Adam Arkin also in consideration for roles. Is there anybody Spielberg can't get to star in his movies? If he wanted Elvis, a dodo and the Lindbergh baby to play the Three Stooges, they'd probably do it.

Olly Richards

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I would be shocked -- shocked, I say -- if Will Smith shows up in this. ... Read More HiggyHackford About me
20:48, 03 January 2008 | Report This Post
at last!
At last Spacey and Smith in a Spielberg film...Spacey is one of the finest actors out there - but Will Smith is very underrated. i'm so happy he will star in this film. Go Berg!!!! ... Read More claudemg About me
18:40, 03 January 2008 | Report This Post
"Is there anybody Spielberg can't get to star in his movies?"
Yeah! ME! I just won't do it. ... Read More keyzersaulsie About me
18:40, 03 January 2008 | Report This Post
Im wary...what was the last film with a big name cast that actually turned out good? Im thinking of the golden compass et al ... Read More Rogue About me
17:35, 03 January 2008 | Report This Post
Yeah, this is a stunning cast, especially with Spielberg at the helm. I still wish he'd stop fannying about with projects that aren't Lincoln (or Interstellar) but at the same time, this looks like a damn fine film. ... Read More britesparc About me
14:45, 03 January 2008 | Report This Post
why is the website all fucked up? ... Read More Hughezy About me
13:37, 03 January 2008 | Report This Post
this movie seems to interest me because of Will Smith and Kevin Spacey mostly, two of the best actors that I like, hopefully this rumour is true ... Read More umer_ejaz About me
11:48, 03 January 2008 | Report This Post