CULVER CITY, Calif.,
Dec. 23, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- 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 movie is so inspiring – Will Smith gives one of the best performances of
his career as Dr. Bennet Omalu, a
man who shined a light on the truth. The odds were stacked
against him, but he had the truth on his side, and now, his
discovery is all anyone's talking about. We think the players
will enjoy watching this movie about Dr. Omalu's incredible courage
– courage that changed the game."
Players will receive complimentary admission for themselves and
one guest by presenting their NFLPA membership card at any Cinemark
theater nationwide.
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. The film, a Columbia Pictures presentation in
association with LStar Capital and Village Roadshow Pictures, is
written and directed by Peter
Landesman, based on the GQ article "Game Brain" by
Jeanne Marie Laskas, and produced by
Ridley Scott, Giannina Scott, David
Wolthoff, Larry Shuman and
Elizabeth Cantillon, and executive
produced by Michael Schaefer,
David Crockett, Ben Waisbren, Bruce
Berman and Greg Basser.
About Sony Pictures Entertainment
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Entertainment Inc., a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Sony Corporation. SPE's global
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distribution; television production, acquisition and distribution;
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