Will smith football movie

Watch the trailer for concussion starring will smith. Theres one big force, the national football league, trying to stop dr. Brandon smith is a 64, 223pound weakside defensive end from mineral, va. How will smith feels about nfl football after concussion. Its pretty incredible to think that will smith went from rapper, to tv star, to movie star, to rapping movie star, to pretty much the best guy on instagram and the patriarch of a very famous. Will smith movies ranked worst to best hollywood reporter. 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. Will smith poses as he arrives for the new york premiere of concussion on december 16. The nfl and football establishment needs to change tackling techniques. William raymond smith iii july 4, 1981 april 9, 2016 was an american football defensive end in the national football league nfl.

Will smiths concussion movie trailer must be terrifying. Remedium na narracyjne niedostatki i rezyserska niepewnosc sa aktorzy. Thats why on sunday, a day after illinois finished a fourwin season, he. Smiths character, the nigerianborn doctor bennet omalu, then must battle the powerful football league to share his findings with the public. Bennet omalu, the brilliant forensic neuropathologist who made the. There are a couple of things in this film that i feel are powerful, which have very little if anything to do with football. He has enjoyed success in television, film, and music. Bruce phillip smith february 8, 1920 august 28, 1967, nicknamed boo, was an american football player best known for winning the heisman trophy in 1941 smith was born in faribault, minnesota, where he excelled in high school football under the coach win brockmeyer at faribault high school. Six things concussion the movie wont tell you but brain experts will. Most nfl fans know head injuries are a cause for concern in the sport.

The movie is due out in december, but the trailer was released monday. Will smiths film concussion causes controversy with nfl. Will smith football movie concussion to open christmas. Based on the true story of the doctor who discovered cte chronic traumatic encephalopathy in football players, and the uphill battle he faced in bringing the. Smith adopts a west african accent to play nigeriaborn bennet omalu, the reallife doctor who warned the nfl about the terrible damage inflicted on. 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. Smith family publicist, lauren renschler, called it. The truth about will smiths concussion and bennet omalu. Like a football game, the first quarter of this film is a little slow, but when the hard knocks start coming, will smith and concussion pack an emotional punch. The football field at faribault high is now named after him.

Bennet omalu, the nigerian immigrant who was the first to publish research on the. Bennet omalu, the brilliant forensic neuropathologist who made the first discovery of cte, a footballrelated brain trauma, in a pro player and fought for the truth to be known. It showed smith as bennet omalu, whose work diagnosing a disease in. 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. All of the characters in this movie help us all to see that this is more than just a fictitious story that we get to enjoy and then walk away from. Will smith eyes football concussion movie collider. In april 2007, newsweek called him the most powerful actor in hollywood. He is an actor, known for how i met your mother 2005, csi. He has been married to pat smith since april 22, 2000.

Will smith takes on the nfl in concussion trailer film. An altercation ensued, culminating in the other driver, cardell hayes firing shots at smith and his wife, killing the retired football player. Bennet omalu, the brilliant forensic neuropathologist who made. Brandon smith, penn state, inside linebacker 247sports. The movie is called concussion, and its reportedly causing the nfl a bit of a headache. Will smith does such a masterful job of playing the role of a man who refuses to relent in the face of such a horrendous truth.

Smith and cordero had announced their daughter havens arrival on. Bennet omalu, a forensic pathologist who fights against the national football league trying to suppress his research on chronic traumatic encephalopathy. The athletically gifted 6 7 charles aaron bubba smith played defensive end defensive tackle for the national football leagues baltimore colts 19671971, oakland raiders 19731974, and houston oilers 19751976. Will smith defensive end simple english wikipedia, the. Will smith stars in a dramatic thriller based on the incredible true david vs.

With will smith, alec baldwin, albert brooks, david morse. While conducting an autopsy on former nfl football player mike webster david morse, forensic pathologist dr. The new will smith movie concussion has put the spotlight back on the dangers of football. Bennet omalu, the brilliant forensic neuropathologist who made the first discovery of cte, a football related brain trauma, in a pro player. Bennet omalu, a forensic pathologist who fights against the national football league trying to suppress his research. Will smith movie concussion touches nerve for nfl cnn. But the new film concussion, starring will smith, is set to spread that message. Five days before the movie concussion hits theaters, one of the nfls brightest young stars took a running start and launched himself head. Will smith stars in concussion, a dramatic thriller based on the incredible true david vs. Will smith tries to shine light on the situation but the nfl does what it can so that the story does not leak. Concussion 2015 football killed mike webster scene 1. These views subsided when he met omalu, whose words about american ideals resonated with smith. He was previously the head coach of the chicago bears of the national football league nfl from 2004 to 2012, and the nfls tampa bay buccaneers from 2014 to 2015. Exnew orleans saints star will smiths killer guilty of.

Will smith does such a masterful job of playing the role of a man who refuses to relent. Will is not anti football nor is the movie and isnt planning to be a spokesman for what football should be or shouldnt be but rather is. 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 squadd debates hitch, men in black, bad boys and more as they discuss their alltime favorite will smith movies.

Will smith was surprised concussion didnt stop people. Sure, hes got a few announced films, including a hancock sequel and a third installment of bad. Will smiths upcoming film is stirring up some controversy, and it hasnt even hit theaters yet. 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.

Smith is quick to point out that this movie is much more than a football story or an attack on football. Focus is a 2015 american romantic crime comedydrama film written and directed by glenn ficarra and john requa, starring will smith and margot robbie. Exnew orleans saints star will smiths killer guilty of manslaughter. This was a 26yearold young lady at the highlight of her life. Will smith stars in an upcoming film called concussion that examines the effects of head trauma in football. Smith reported he had doubts about the film early in the production, saying, some of my happiest memories are of watching my son catch and throw a football. All of us are now basically into week 4 or 5 or 6 or more of quarantining as we do our best to. The nfls reaction to the concussion movie starring will. I didnt want to be the guy who did a movie saying football could be dangerous. Smith was shot and killed during an altercation after an alcohol related traffic crash. Illinois athletic director josh whitman said he has faith in lovie smith. Concussion, the will smith football movie produced by ridley scott, has just been given a release date.

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. The film implies cyril wechts prosecution was initiated to pressure omalu to drop his research. Will smiths new movie concussion terrifies the nfl. After recently dropping out of julius onahs brilliance, will smiths schedule is pretty open. Smith has been nominated for five golden globe awards, two. Charles aaron bubba smith february 28, 1945 august 3, 2011 was an american professional football player, who starred as a defensive end in both college and the nfl before becoming an actor following his retirement from the sport smith first came into prominence at michigan state university, where he twice earned allamerican honors on the spartans football team. If you like a little sports drama during the holiday season and dont feel like watching another. Emmitt smith was born on may 15, 1969 in pensacola, florida, usa as emmitt james smith iii.

Chris smith says girlfriend in better place after tragic. Lovie lee smith born may 8, 1958 is an american football coach who serves as the head coach of the university of illinois at urbanachampaign fighting illini football team. This movie has absolutely changed my life and in a way that i was simply not. Bennet omalu will smith from blowing a whistle in concussion, a. Cte, a football related brain trauma, in a pro player and fought for the truth to be known. If you like a little sports drama during the holiday season and dont feel like watching another rocky movie. Bennet omalu will smith discovers neurological deterioration that is similar to. Because of omalus findings, other players who have endured a history of head trauma have been found. Cardell hayes, left, the gunman who killed saints player will smith. Handcuffed by lovie smiths contract, illinois only move. To say america loves football would be a colossal understatement. The game is of major importance to the culture of the nation. 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.