Gale Sayers, Chicago Bears Legend and Subject of ‘Brian’s Song,’ Dies at 77

When you watch the trailer for Aaron Sorkin’s upcoming drama, “The Trial of the Chicago 7,” it’s clear that the film takes place in the ‘60s, with its era-appropriate costumes and politics. The film is obviously about the real trial of a group of people that were accused of conspiracy after protests surrounding the 1968 Democratic National Convention.

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When Chicago Bears teammates Gale Sayers and Brian Piccolo became roommates in 1967, the first time NFL players of different colors shared accommodations on the road, it hardly looked like a good fit.Sayers, 24 at the time, was already an established star, a soft-spoken Black man who generally raised his voice only when matters of social justice were discussed.

Abbie Hoffman (Sacha Baron Cohen), Jerry Rubin (Jeremy Strong), Tommy Hayden (Eddie Redmayne), Rennie Davis (Alex Sharp), David Dellinger (John Carroll Lynch), John Froines (Daniel Flaherty), and Lee Weiner (Noah Robbins) were the Chicago 7.

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The history behind the upcoming film, “The Trial of the Chicago 7,” doesn’t just include the actual historic events that inspired Aaron Sorkin’s upcoming Netflix film. That drama is crazy enough, of course, but the behind-the-scenes hurdles that Sorkin had to jump to bring the film to fruition more than a decade after he originally began work on it is already legendary.

Despite studios moving films such as Steven Spielberg’s “West Side Story” remake out of the calendar year and questions about whether some films will actually hit theaters, there are still new Oscar contenders being revealed for critics and AMPAS members alike. Over the past 48 hours, Netflix virtually screened Aaron Sorkin’s “The Trial of the Chicago 7” for select media, and A24 and Apple debuted Sofia Coppola’s “On the Rocks” at the 2020 New York Film Festival.

Daniel Holloway Executive Editor, TVGale Sayers, the Hall of Fame NFL runningback whose friendship with Chicago Bears teammate Brian Piccolo was memorialized in the 1971 TV movie “Brian’s Song,” has died at the age of 77.According to the Associated Press, which confirmed his death through the Pro Football Hall of Fame, relatives of Sayers confirmed that he suffered from dementia in recent years.Sayers played seven seasons for the Bears from 1965 to 1971, and was widely regarded as the best

Gale Sayers, the legendary all-purpose running back whose friendship with cancer-stricken Chicago Bears teammate Brian Piccolo was recounted in the fabled telefilm Brian's Song, has died. He was 77.

Gale Sayers has sadly died.

After an explosive teaser trailer during Sunday Night Football in which Aaron Sorkin declared “the whole world is watching,” Netflix has released a more sentimental and fuller look at the drama of “The Trial of the Chicago 7,” one in which Sacha Baron Cohen as Abbie Hoffman explains what he’s willing to give to keep the revolution going.“How much is this worth to you, what’s your price,” a reporter asks Hoffman in the trailer.

Mike Fleming Jr Co-Editor-in-Chief, FilmGale Sayers, the Hall of Fame tailback for the Chicago Bears, has died at age 77. For sports fans of a certain age, simply hearing the theme song for the 1971 ABC telepic Brian’s Song is enough to make one misty.

Sacha Baron Cohen says he would give his life for the revolution in the new trailer for The Trial Of The Chicago 7.

Gale Sayers was a Pro Football Hall of Fame running back who was a Chicago Bears legend, playing for the team from 1965 to 1971.This is a breaking news story.

Social reviews for Aaron Sorkin‘s “The Trial of the Chicago 7” broke last night on Twitter, and the word is mostly positive and good. People have praised the way Sorkin’s movie echoes our current age of protest, rage and dissent and the Sorkinese rat-at-tat patter.