"I don't think it's going to generate too much controversy (with the NFL). There will be a little difficulty in swallowing it, as it was for me. I'm a football dad, you know," said the 47-year-old father of three.
"Concussion" made headlines after The New York Times reported the film was altered to placate the National Football League, a charge director that Peter Landesman and Sony have denied.
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"Now when it comes to his comments on policemen that's his to comment on," continued Russell. "You don't have to agree every time with everybody to like working together."
"It's such a new exploration for me. The most fun that I have. There's nothing that compares to being on the stage with a hit record. So you know I've been performing a little bit with (DJ Jazzy) Jeff. We've been sneaking out and going to places and working out a little bit,Wholesale NHL Jerseys. So I think it's going to be magnificent."
Smith was honored Sunday at the Hollywood Film Awards for his work in "Concussion." He plays Dr. Bennet Omalu,Wholesale Nike NFL Jerseys, the forensic neuropathologist who uncovered the dangerous effects of head trauma on the brain in football.
"You don't want it to be true," Smith said on the red carpet. "I think that the science is really irrefutable and the story of Dr. Bennet Omalu is such a powerful story. I think that it will be difficult at first for some, but I don't think that it's going to be that big of an issue. It's something that we have to accept."
"It's an important film for people to see and to understand what women went through for us to have a vote," she said. "All of this award stuff is very good because it means more people will go and see it."
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Will Smith isn't expecting any pushback from the NFL over his upcoming football drama, "Concussion."
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Carey Mulligan, who received an award for her historical drama "Suffragette," hoped the attention will help at the box office.
Another hot-button honoree Sunday was Quentin Tarantino's "The Hateful Eight." Police associations have urged boycotts of Tarantino's movies after the filmmaker said he was "on the side of the murdered" during a recent rally against police brutality in New York. |
