With the motion picture Concussion already a topic of national conversation among NFL fans and commentators, Sony Pictures Entertainment is offering NFL players and their families free admission to the movie during the duration of the film’s run, which begins on Christmas Day.
The studio has already engaged many current and former NFL players, holding private screenings in each team’s city in advance of its opening. By reaching out to the people who are most impacted by the film’s themes, the studio is engaging with the NFL players to join the national dialogue about the film.
Commenting on the announcement, Ridley Scott and Producer Giannina Scott (who first brought the project to him and produced it with him), said, “This is a movie for the players, so we wanted to give them a chance to see it before its nationwide release and free admission during its run in theaters.
The studio has already engaged many current and former NFL players, holding private screenings in each team’s city in advance of its opening. By reaching out to the people who are most impacted by the film’s themes, the studio is engaging with the NFL players to join the national dialogue about the film.
Commenting on the announcement, Ridley Scott and Producer Giannina Scott (who first brought the project to him and produced it with him), said, “This is a movie for the players, so we wanted to give them a chance to see it before its nationwide release and free admission during its run in theaters.
- 12/23/2015
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Two-time Academy Award nominee Will Smith stars in Concussion, a dramatic thriller based on the incredible true David vs. Goliath story of American immigrant Dr. Bennet Omalu, the brilliant forensic neuropathologist who made the first discovery of Cte, a football-related brain trauma, in a pro player and fought for the truth to be known. Omalu’s emotional quest puts him at dangerous odds with one of the most powerful institutions in the world.
Check out the brand new trailer below.
The AFI announced in September that the World Premiere of the movie would be the Centerpiece Gala of AFI Fest 2015 presented by Audi. The event takes place at the Tcl Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, California on Tuesday, November 10.
The film also stars Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Alec Baldwin, Luke Wilson, Stephen Moyer and Albert Brooks.
Written and directed by Peter Landesman, and produced by Ridley Scott, Giannina Scott, David Wolthoff, Larry Shuman and Elizabeth Cantillon,...
Check out the brand new trailer below.
The AFI announced in September that the World Premiere of the movie would be the Centerpiece Gala of AFI Fest 2015 presented by Audi. The event takes place at the Tcl Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, California on Tuesday, November 10.
The film also stars Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Alec Baldwin, Luke Wilson, Stephen Moyer and Albert Brooks.
Written and directed by Peter Landesman, and produced by Ridley Scott, Giannina Scott, David Wolthoff, Larry Shuman and Elizabeth Cantillon,...
- 11/6/2015
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Read More: 2015 AFI Fest Selects Will Smith Awards Vehicle 'Concussion' as Centerpiece Gala With under a week to go before its world premiere at AFI Fest 2015, Peter Landesman's ripped-from-the-headlines drama "Concussion" has received a new trailer touting the awards vehicle for Will Smith. Written and directed by the "Parkland" filmmaker, "Concussion" stars Smith as Dr. Bennet Omalu, the forensic pathologist who first discovered the detrimental medical repercussions of football-related head injuries. His discovery brought to light the dark underbelly of the NFL and resulted in a legal battle between him and the league. The movie is produced by Ridley Scott, Giannina Scott, David Wolthoff, Larry Shuman and Elizabeth Cantillon. Alec Baldwin, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Albert Brooks, Luke Wilson, Paul Reiser, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje and David Morse co-star. "Concussion" premieres at the festival on Tuesday, November 10 and...
- 11/5/2015
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
R&B artist and singer songwriter Leon Bridges, who burst onto the nationwide music scene earlier this year with his hit song “Coming Home,” will provide a new song, “So Long,” for the highly anticipated motion picture Concussion starring Will Smith, it was announced by Lia Vollack, president of Worldwide Music for Sony Pictures.
Concussion will be released in theaters December 25, 2015. In September the AFI announced that the World Premiere of Sony Pictures’ film will be the Centerpiece Gala of AFI Fest 2015 presented by Audi.
“So Long” will be available on all digital sales platforms including Spotify, iTunes and Amazon on November 20. The song’s music is by Leon Bridges and Joshua Block, Austin Jenkins, and Chris Vivion of Niles City Sound, with lyrics by Leon Bridges. The track was produced by Niles City Sound.
Bridges has posted a fifteen second preview of the song to his Instagram page,...
Concussion will be released in theaters December 25, 2015. In September the AFI announced that the World Premiere of Sony Pictures’ film will be the Centerpiece Gala of AFI Fest 2015 presented by Audi.
“So Long” will be available on all digital sales platforms including Spotify, iTunes and Amazon on November 20. The song’s music is by Leon Bridges and Joshua Block, Austin Jenkins, and Chris Vivion of Niles City Sound, with lyrics by Leon Bridges. The track was produced by Niles City Sound.
Bridges has posted a fifteen second preview of the song to his Instagram page,...
- 10/22/2015
- by Melissa Thompson
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The World Premiere of Sony Pictures’ "Concussion" (December 25), starring Will Smith in a bid for a third Oscar nomination, written and directed by Peter Landesman will be the Centerpiece Gala of AFI Fest (November 5–12, 2015) on November 10. Produced by Ridley Scott, Giannina Scott, David Wolthoff, Larry Shuman and Elizabeth Cantillon, "Concussion" is an American immigrant story about an aspirational outsider from South Africa who at great professional risk takes on a corporate goliath: American football. The Opening Night Gala will be the World Premiere of "By the Sea" directed by Angelina Jolie Pitt on Thursday, November 5 and the Closing Night Gala will be the World Premiere of Adam McKay's "The Big Short" on Thursday, November 12. Past gala premieres to go on to the Oscar race include last year's "American Sniper" and "Selma."...
- 9/30/2015
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
The world premiere of Sony’s Will Smith drama will screen on November 10.
Peter Landesman wrote and directed and Ridley Scott is among the producers on Concussion, based on the story of the pioneering work of Dr Bennet Omalu.
An autopsy by the forensic neuropathologist of Pittsburgh Steelers American football player Mike Webster led to the discovery of a football-related brain trauma.
Giannina Scott, David Wolthoff, Larry Shuman and Elizabeth Cantillon also produce. Sony will release the film in North America on December 25.
As previously announced, the world premieres of By The Sea and The Big Short bookend the festival, set to run in Los Angeles from November 5-12.
Peter Landesman wrote and directed and Ridley Scott is among the producers on Concussion, based on the story of the pioneering work of Dr Bennet Omalu.
An autopsy by the forensic neuropathologist of Pittsburgh Steelers American football player Mike Webster led to the discovery of a football-related brain trauma.
Giannina Scott, David Wolthoff, Larry Shuman and Elizabeth Cantillon also produce. Sony will release the film in North America on December 25.
As previously announced, the world premieres of By The Sea and The Big Short bookend the festival, set to run in Los Angeles from November 5-12.
- 9/30/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Read More: Will Smith Puts on His "Nigerian Accent" in First Trailer for NFL Drama 'Concussion' After announcing Angelina Jolie's "By the Sea" and the heavyweight ensemble drama "The Big Short" will open and close the 2015 AFI Fest, the American Film Institute continues to round out their upcoming celebration with news that "Concussion," the Will Smith drama about football-related head trauma, will screen as the Centerpiece Gala. Written and directed by "Parkland" director Peter Landesman, the drama is a true story and stars Smith as Dr. Bennet Omalu, the forensic pathologist who first discovered the the detrimental medical repercussions of football-related head injuries. His discovered brought to light the dark underbelly of the NFL and resulted in a legal battle between him and the league. The movie is produced by Ridley Scott, Giannina Scott, David Wolthoff, Larry Shuman and Elizabeth Cantillon. "AFI Fest is...
- 9/30/2015
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
Sony Pictures announced today that it has scheduled the Will Smith drama Concussion for a Christmas Day release. The film is opening at a prime time, not only because of the holiday movie season but also just as the NFL will be preparing for the playoffs. Concussion follows Dr. Bennet Omalu, the forensic neuropathologist who made the first discovery of football-related brain trauma in a pro player and fought to bring awareness to the public. In his search for the truth, Omalu, a total outsider to pro football, takes on the sports industry’s status quo. His studies on chronic traumatic encephalopathy (Cte), prompted the NFL to take brain-related injuries seriously. Cte was cited in the suicides of former NFL stars Junior Seau and Dave Duerson. Deadline announced Smith’s attachment to the film back in June.
Written and directed by Peter Landesman (Parkland), Concussion is based on the GQ...
Written and directed by Peter Landesman (Parkland), Concussion is based on the GQ...
- 1/28/2015
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline
Sony’s NFL concussion drama has been titled “Concussion” and has been scheduled for Christmas Day, 2015, the studio announced Tuesday.
Peter Landesman wrote and directed the film which stars Will Smith, Alec Baldwin, Luke Wilson, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Arliss Howard and Paul Reiser, with David Morse and Albert Brooks. The factual drama is based in part on the GQ article “Game Brain” by Jeanne Marie Laskas.
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The story follows the David-vs.-Goliath journey of Dr. Bennet Omalu, the forensic neuropathologist who made the first discovery of football-related brain...
Peter Landesman wrote and directed the film which stars Will Smith, Alec Baldwin, Luke Wilson, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Arliss Howard and Paul Reiser, with David Morse and Albert Brooks. The factual drama is based in part on the GQ article “Game Brain” by Jeanne Marie Laskas.
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The story follows the David-vs.-Goliath journey of Dr. Bennet Omalu, the forensic neuropathologist who made the first discovery of football-related brain...
- 1/28/2015
- by Linda Ge
- The Wrap
• Demian Bichir is in negotiations to take the lead in the untitled Low Riders film for Universal, Blumhouse Productions, and Imagine Entertainment. Ricardo de Montreuil is attached to direct the film. Cheo Hodari Coker and Elgin James wrote earlier drafts of the script; Josh Bierne-Gordon and Justin Tipping wrote the current draft. Set in the East Los Angeles world of lowrider cars and street tagging, the story follows a teenager caught in the middle of his traditional father, whom Bichir would play, and his estranged gangbanger brother, both of whom are competing in the annual lowrider “Supershow.” Imagine Entertainment’s...
- 10/30/2014
- by C. Molly Smith
- EW - Inside Movies
Exclusive: Grimm star Bitsie Tulloch is the latest to board Sony’s untitled NFL concussion film, starring Will Smith as a neuropathologist investigating the long-term effects of head trauma suffered by pro-footballers. Tulloch, a series regular on NBC’s supernatural drama Grimm, will play Keana Strzelczyk, the wife of a former NFL player. Peter Landesman wrote and is directing the NFL pic based on Jeanne Marie Laskas’s GQ article “Game Brain” which exposed the discovery of Cte, the concussion syndrome that contributed to the suicides of former NFL superstars like Dave Duerson and Junior Seau.
Ridley Scott, Giannina Facio, David Wolthoff, Larry Shuman, and Elizabeth Cantillon are producing the film which starts production in a few weeks. Michael Schaefer and David Crockett are executive producers. Tulloch most recently appeared on the big screen in Landesman’s directorial debut Parkland opposite Paul Giamatti. Her feature credits include a starring role in indie Caroline & Jackie,...
Ridley Scott, Giannina Facio, David Wolthoff, Larry Shuman, and Elizabeth Cantillon are producing the film which starts production in a few weeks. Michael Schaefer and David Crockett are executive producers. Tulloch most recently appeared on the big screen in Landesman’s directorial debut Parkland opposite Paul Giamatti. Her feature credits include a starring role in indie Caroline & Jackie,...
- 10/16/2014
- by Jen Yamato
- Deadline
Update: The studio is now in talks to add Gugu Mbatha-Raw to the concussion cast, as she is getting strong notices in Toronto for Beyond The Lights.
Sony Pictures is setting Albert Brooks to join the untitled project on football concussions that so far stars Will Smith and Alec Baldwin. Parkland’s Peter Landesman is writing and directing, based on the GQ article Game Brain that Ridley Scott and Giannina Facio set up to produce at the studio, along with Shuman Company’s David Wolthoff and Larry Shuman.
Brooks will play Cyril Wecht, the chief forensic pathologist who mentors forensic neuropathologist Dr. Bennet Omalu (Smith) and encourages him to press his discovery of Cte, the concussion syndrome that has been fatal in contributing to the suicides of former NFL superstars Dave Duerson and Junior Seau. The NFL fought this tooth and nail, but ultimately reached a $765 million settlement in the...
Sony Pictures is setting Albert Brooks to join the untitled project on football concussions that so far stars Will Smith and Alec Baldwin. Parkland’s Peter Landesman is writing and directing, based on the GQ article Game Brain that Ridley Scott and Giannina Facio set up to produce at the studio, along with Shuman Company’s David Wolthoff and Larry Shuman.
Brooks will play Cyril Wecht, the chief forensic pathologist who mentors forensic neuropathologist Dr. Bennet Omalu (Smith) and encourages him to press his discovery of Cte, the concussion syndrome that has been fatal in contributing to the suicides of former NFL superstars Dave Duerson and Junior Seau. The NFL fought this tooth and nail, but ultimately reached a $765 million settlement in the...
- 9/9/2014
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline
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