Will smith football movie pittsburgh

Aug 31, 2015 theres plenty of pittsburgh to be seen in the new trailer for concussion, the upcoming will smith movie that tells the story of dr. Bennet omalu uncovers the truth about brain damage in football players who suffer repeated concussions in the course of normal play. Smith, the father of a onetime high school football player, tells the magazine, as a parent, the responsibility. The new will smith movie concussion has put the spotlight back on the. Will smith tries to shine light on the situation but the nfl does what it can so that the story does not leak. Aug 31, 2015 the nfls concussion crisis is going to hit the big screen with the film concussion, due out christmas day it stars will smith as bennet omalu, the real pittsburgh forensic pathologist who first. Jul 14, 2018 dave smith saw the chuck noll transition up close. Will smith to play discoverer of cte in nfl concussion movie. The new will smith movie which is going by a number of titles ranging from the untitled nfl concussion drama to game brain to concussion is filming on location in downtown pittsburgh, pa.

For more information, visit the movie casting pittsburgh. He played college football for the university of northern colorado. Cte, a footballrelated brain trauma, in a pro player and fought for the truth to be known. Portrayal of steelers doctor in concussion ignites anger. The incident involved former prep football star cardell hayes, the shooter, smith and his 33yearold wife racquel smith at the intersection of sophie wright place and. Dec 05, 2019 juju smith schuster has confidence in the current receivers and is impressed by devlin duck hodges ability to step up. Juju smithschuster of pittsburgh steelers is living the best.

Heres everything we know so far about the will smith. Heres your first look at concussion, the will smith movie. To prepare for the movie, will smith and writerdirector peter landesman observed autopsies, including two done by dr. The new will smith movie concussion has put the spotlight back on the dangers of football. When maddox went down with an injury in pittsburgh s 2nd week loss of 2004 to the baltimore ravens, rothelisberger was elevated to starting quarterback, and the steelers season was never the same. Haunting new trailer for will smiths pittsburgh movie. This is the story of four of the student athletes whose off the field activities cost them their future. Concussion 2015 football killed mike webster scene 110. The concussion true story confirms that pro football hall of fame member. Cte, a football related brain trauma, in a pro player and fought for the truth to be known. Will smith football movie shooting in pittsburgh pittsburgh post. Football jock rocky bleier urich makes it all the way to the pros with the pittsburgh steelers, only to be drafted in the vietnam war.

The truth about will smiths concussion and bennet omalu. Concussion movie vs true story of bennet omalu, mike webster. Pittsburgh ap the nfls youngest player rides his bike to work, runs to the local ice cream place in spongebob squarepants slippers and will happily take you on in madden or call of duty if you. Oct 07, 2014 casting call announced for new will smith movie. Smith was shot and killed during an altercation after an alcohol related traffic crash.

Juju smith schuster and maurkice pouncey on getting back on. A new trailer has been released for concussion, a football related movie starring will smith that was filmed last year in pittsburgh. However, had they done so, there would be no jerome bettis legacy in pittsburgh. Will smiths concussion movie filming on location in. Antonio brown treats entire high school football team to. Apr 06, 2015 emmitt smith, the nfls alltime leading rusher, is often mentioned as a man the steelers could drafted in 1990. To say america loves football would be a colossal understatement. Will smith as omalu, a nigerianborn forensic pathologist who knows nothing about football when he performs the autopsy on former pittsburgh steelers centre mike webster. William raymond smith iii july 4, 1981 april 9, 2016 was an american football defensive end in the national football league nfl. Will smiths football drama warns of the sports dangers. Will smith to be featured in a movie about former steelers. Concussion tells the story of how omalu, a brilliant nigerianborn forensic pathologist and neuropathologist, discovered what he later named as cte while performing an autopsy on pro football hall of famer mike webster, the retired pittsburgh. Aaron douglas smith born april 19, 1976 is a former american football defensive end for the pittsburgh steelers of the national football league nfl.

This is part of why will smiths movie concussion has been so. The league says it would even entertain the prospect of working with sony on raising awareness about football safety. Will smith movie with steelers angle to shoot in pittsburgh. The film begins much like the real story, with number 52. Pittsburgh kdka the movie is an indictment of the nfl, focusing on the pittsburgh steelers and taking particular aim at their team neurologist dr.

Concussion 2015 the nfl owns neuroscience scene 210. The nfl is going to hate will smiths new movie concussion. Jun 03, 2014 will smith is ready to tackle the nfls concussion problem as he is in talks to star in the untitled drama based on the gq article game brain for scott free and sony. The game is of major importance to the culture of the nation.

Bennet omalu will smith discovers neurological deterioration that is similar to. While conducting an autopsy on former nfl football player mike webster david morse, forensic pathologist dr. Had the steelers selected emmitt smith, there would be no. Jun 04, 2014 at least three movies are in the works that tackle the nfls concussion problem, including a project thats slated to star will smith. Drafted by the pittsburgh steelers as the heir apparent to tommy maddox, ben rothelisberger wound up taking the nfl by storm in the 2004 season. Bennet ifeakandu omalu born september 30, 1968 is a nigerian american physician, forensic pathologist, and neuropathologist who was the first to discover and publish findings of chronic traumatic encephalopathy cte in american football players while working at the allegheny county coroners office in pittsburgh. Starring will smith, alec baldwin, albert brooks, david morse based on the 2009 gq. Casting call announced for new will smith movie cbs pittsburgh.

Watch trailer for will smith movie concussion, filmed in. We present them here for purely educational purposes. Time talks to bennet omalu, the doctor portrayed in the film concussion, about his research, the future of football, and more time interviews bennet omalu, the. Apr 17, 2019 this channel features, pittsburgh steelers edits that include edits of current and past players, mock drafts of my predictions and hype videos. Six things concussion the movie wont tell you but brain experts will. Bennet omalu, the discoverer of brain disease cte, in an upcoming movie called concussion, scheduled for a christmas day release.

Wounded by a hand grenade overseas, bleier returns to the states told he will never walk again. Pittsburgh will smith will shoot a movie inspired by the football related brain injury and repercussions from the death of pittsburgh steelers halloffamer mike webster. Aug 31, 2015 the nfl does not want to talk to you, baldwin, who plays former pittsburgh steelers physician dr. Will smiths film concussion causes controversy with nfl. He played college football for ohio state and was drafted by the new orleans saints in the first round of the 2004 nfl draft, where he played for the entirety of his career. Michael smith, a threestar wide receiver from vero beach, florida, has decided to join the 2017 recruiting class. Bennet omalu, a former pittsburgh medical examiner whose groundbreaking work on concussions has led us to this. Rocky bleier, mel blount, terry bradshaw, tom brookshier. Actor and football dad will smith on playing the concussion doctor. Feb 01, 2017 subscribe to pittlivewire for more pitt coverage youtube. People who have no clue what deflategate is, let alone care.

Will smith football movie shooting in pittsburgh pittsburgh. At least three movies are in the works that tackle the nfls concussion problem, including a project thats slated to star will smith. Most popular pittsburgh steelers movies and tv shows imdb. The nfls concussion crisis is going to hit the big screen with the film concussion, due out christmas day. Written by barbara vancheri on monday, 22 september 2014 12. Plus the blind side director is making a baseball movie. An untitled will smith football movie filming here will hold an open tryout for extras who can play football and appear in late october. Aug 31, 2015 will smith takes on the nfl in concussion trailer. Will smith in talks to star in nfl concussion movie the.

Mike webster, nicknamed iron mike, was a former center for the pittsburgh steelers who passed away of a heart attack in 2002 at age 50. The steelers wide receiver took a pennsylvania high school team to a screening of the movie. He was drafted by the steelers in the eighth round of the 1970 draft out of nearby iup. New will smith production looking for former football. Dec 28, 2015 to say america loves football would be a colossal understatement. During the 1980s carter high school in dallas, texas was a football powerhouse. The film premiered at afi fest on november 11, 2015 and was released by columbia pictures on december 25, 2015. Bennet omalu, doctor behind concussion movie, wants to. Jan 18, 2017 for the second straight day, pitt has landed a football commitment. The film opens with a footage of football player mike webster david morse. With the working title concussion, its based on dr. Dec 22, 2015 smiths omalu is an aristocratic, awkwardly formal nigerian who knows nothing of football but pursues his research at considerable cost to himself out of pure scientific curiosity. The will smith movie with the working title of concussion started shooting in pittsburgh saturday and will film here. Bennet omalu, a nigerianborn pathologist who brought the issue of brain damage in retired nfl.

Actor and football dad will smith on playing the concussion doctor the film centers on the man who linked a brain disease to football player deaths. The movie is called concussion, and its reportedly causing the nfl a bit of a headache. This movie was a movie i had been looking forward to for a long time because i. How will smith feels about nfl football after concussion. Aug 31, 2015 will smith goes head to head with the nfl in the first trailer for his upcoming sports drama concussion.

Will smith s upcoming film is stirring up some controversy, and it hasnt even hit theaters yet. This list includes films shot either completely or partially in pittsburgh, pennsylvania andor the pittsburgh metropolitan area. Like in the concussion movie, he had spent years battling depression, dementia, amnesia, and severe back pain. It stars will smith as bennet omalu, the real pittsburgh forensic pathologist who first discovered a neurodegenerative disease called chronic traumatic encephalopathy cte in the brains of football players. At the climactic moment of concussion, a docudrama out christmas day about the young coroner in pittsburgh who took on the nfl, the fbi turns up. New england patriots wide receiver julian edelman runs for a 5yard touchdown against the tennessee titans. He caught 87 passes for 1,219 yards and seven touchdowns. The day he was inducted into the nfl hall of fame, webster, a pittsburgh steelers legend and stalwart center of one the. With will smith, alec baldwin, albert brooks, david morse.

Bennet omalu, a forensic pathologist who fights against the national football league trying to suppress. Concussion 2015 football killed mike webster scene 1. Pittsburgh extras are needed to play several types of characters in sensory, a new television series that will be filmed in pittsburgh. If you like a little sports drama during the holiday season and dont feel like watching another rocky movie then you may want to catch a showing of concussion, due out christmas day. Mike webster, nicknamed iron mike, was a former center for the pittsburgh. He also played wide receiver for six seasons for the pittsburgh steelers from 1977 to 1982 before starring on the birmingham stallions of the rival united states football league usfl. Youre going to war with a corporation that owns a day of the week. This movie was a movie i had been looking forward to for a long time because i thought it was very courageous for a movie to tackle this pun intended especially with the nfl playoffs right around the corner. James arthur smith born july 20, 1955 is a former american football player. Maurkice pouncey on being placed back on the active roster and how well b.

Chuck connors, brandon snyder, tim gross, daniel boyd, anna. Concussion 2015 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. A will smith nfl movie, centering on the world of concussions, is now in development. Filming in pittsburgh, will smith football movie needs. Smith is in talks to star in an untitled film based on. Filming in pittsburgh, will smith football movie needs extras. Jul 08, 2014 academy awardnominated actor will smith will play a role in a movie about former pittsburgh steelers center mike webster and the beginning of the nfls brain injury crisis, according to a report. Maroon is portrayed in the movie as an obstructionist to the research of dr. He was drafted in the fourth round of the 1999 nfl draft by the steelers and played for the team for thirteen seasons. Because of omalus findings, other players who have endured a history of head trauma have been found.

Jan 20, 2011 but the pittsburgh postgazette reported wednesday night that smith likely will not play against the new york jets. Jul 02, 2017 ben roethlisberger and the steelers go into kc and escape with a hard fought 2 point victory over the chiefs in this afc dvisional playoff. Bennet omalu, who discovered chronic traumatic encephalopathy in the. How will smith went unrecognized in pittsburgh during concussion. The real bennet omalu discovered cte chronic traumatic encephalopathy while trying to make sense of why. The real bennet omalu discovered cte chronic traumatic encephalopathy while trying to make sense of why websters symptoms were present at his relatively young age. He played college football for the university of michigan from 1974 to 1976. Filming in pittsburgh, will smith football movie needs extras pittsburgh postgazette an untitled will smith football movie filming here will hold an open tryout for extras who can play football. Will smiths new movie concussion will expose people who dont care about football to. Casting call announced for new will smith movie cbs. Will smiths new movie concussion terrifies the nfl. The chiefs, no matter how good they get, theyre never. Concussion is a 2015 american biographical sports drama film directed and written by peter landesman, based on the expose game brain by jeanne marie laskas, published in 2009 by gq magazine. Bennet omalu, the nigerian immigrant who was the first to publish research on the.

Watch trailer for will smith movie concussion, filmed in pittsburgh, due dec. With the news that denzel washington is coming to pittsburgh. Plenty of movies and television shows are set in the burgh. Super bowl x was an american football game between the national football conference nfc champion dallas cowboys and the american football conference afc champion pittsburgh steelers to.