The League Movie Updates

Sun., Jun. 18, 2023

• set the MPA rating to PG for thematic content involving racism, a racial slur, some violent images, and smoking.
• added Official Trailer to movie trailers & videos
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• added a poster to the photo gallery
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• changed the US film release date from July 14, 2023 to July 7, 2023
• set film release to Limited
• added a running time of 103 minutes
• set film release to VOD / Digital
• added the US film release date of July 14, 2023
• changed the US film release date from TBA to July 14, 2023
• set film release to Limited
• added Sam Pollard as director to movie credits
• added Magnolia Pictures as a distributor
• added documentary as a genre
• added a synopsis

• The League celebrates the dynamic journey of Negro League baseball's triumphs and challenges through the first half of the twentieth century. The story is told through previously unearthed archival footage and never-before-seen interviews with legend... show all ary players like Satchel Paige and Buck O’Neil – whose early careers paved the way for the Jackie Robinson era – as well as celebrated Hall of Famers Willie Mays and Hank Aaron who started out in the Negro Leagues. From entrepreneurial titans Cumberland Posey and Gus Greenlee, whose intense rivalry fueled the rise of two of the best baseball teams ever to play the game, to Effa Manley, the activist owner of the Newark Eagles and the only woman ever admitted to the National Baseball Hall of Fame, The League explores Black baseball as an economic and social pillar of Black communities and a stage for some of the greatest athletes to ever play the game, while also examining the unintended consequences of integration.

• changed the movie production status to Completed
• created the movie page