LeBron James to produce documentary about baseball player Jackie Robinson

The famous basketball player James Lebron, continues to make his way as a producer in the film industry. Your producer UNINTERRUPTEDwill work on “After Jackie” the new documentary Historic Channel which will tell the story of jackie robinson, the first African-American to play on a professional baseball team. The story will be produced by LeBron and a sports personality Maverick CarterBesides, FirelightFilms will also produce with the organization of major league baseballas well as with The Jackie Robinson Foundation.

Although Robinson is a household name, known for his bravery entering a league and for overturning many racial prejudices that used to take place in the world of baseball, other names that will be highlighted in the documentary “After Jackie” do not are not given the same attention. players love Bill White, Curt Flood and Bob Gibson They will be highlighted and honored for their determination to break down the barriers of hatred that stood in their way.

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The documentary will feature a combination of personal letters that belonged to Robinson and baseball stars who will give their perspective on Robinson’s career, with professional players such as CC Sabathia and Mookie Bets. The Major League Baseball organization has opened up its archives to provide the production with full access to ball game archives over 100 years old.

Along with James and Carter, the executive production team is made up of some of the biggest names in the film world, with the Emmy Award-winning and Oscar-nominated director, Stanley Nelsonand with the producer and director, Andrew Gainesmaking the documentary.

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Nelson, who is a self-proclaimed “lifetime baseball fan,” shared his excitement about working on “After Jackie” in a statement accompanying the documentary’s announcement. Commenting that he was “thrilled” to be able to tell the story of “lesser-known legends” who came after Robinson, Nelson shared genuine enthusiasm for working alongside Gaines and said he was ” grateful” to all the crews who brought this film. to the life.