The DreamWorks project about the riots during the 1968 Democratic convention in Chicago and its aftermath, “The Trial of the Chicago 7” has gone through a few potential directors since its inception , and now it seems that Dreamworks (having lost all hope?) is considering giving the project to Ben Stiller (yeah, you heard us right, Ben fucking Stiller). At one time Steven Spielberg was being courted for the directorial spot, and when that didn’t work out Paul Grengrass was extended an offer, but after those two accomplished directors turned it down it seems that the studio greatly lowered their standards.
Stiller’s directing credits don’t seem to fit the mold (“Tropic Thunder” “Zoolander”), and honestly we have no idea why anyone would consider him a good choice to direct a dramatic film. Whatever…
