I'm a really big sports fan, especially sports like baseball and football. When it comes to baseball, I'm a big fan of the Los Angeles Dodgers and their history in the Major League Baseball. The experience of baseball changed forever when Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier and became the first African American to play professional baseball. Jackie was born in 1919 in Cairo Georgia. Jackie became the first athlete to win varsity letters in four sports: baseball, football, basketball, and track. In 1945, Robinson played one season in the Negro Baseball League with the Kansas City Monarchs. In 1947, Dodgers owner Branch Rickey approached Jackie about joining the team and throughout his career, he faced much discrimination and abuse for playing baseball. After his first season with the Dodgers, he was the National League Most Valuable Player and Rookie of the year with 12 home-runs, 29 stolen bases, and a .297 batting average. Finally in 1962, Jackie Robinson was inducted to the baseball Hall of Fame.
With all of that said, director Brian Helgeland, director of 2010 Robin Hood, L.A Confidential, Mystic River, and Man on Fire, is directing a motion picture called "42," which gives audiences a visual of the history making moment when Jackie Robinson signed with the Dodgers.
When I saw this trailer, I immediately fell in love with it and agreed that I would go see this movie. Harrison ford plays Dodger owner Branch Rickey, Lucas Black plays Robinson's teammate Pee Wee Reese who took the famous picture with Jackie with his arm around his teammate. Playing Jackie Robinson is not a well known actor, but it is Chadwick Boseman, who is known for his roles in All My Children, Persons Unknown, and The Kill Hole. This movie is set to open April 12, 2013.
I hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving and definitely see this trailer.
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