Will Smith to star in film about concussions in NFL

Will Smith on board for Ridley Scott-produced drama about NFL concussions.

By Danielle Haynes
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Will Smith arrives on the red carpet at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards at Barclays Center in New York City on August 25, 2013. This is the first time the awards show has been held in Brooklyn and Barclays Center which opened last September. UPI/Dennis Van Tine
Will Smith arrives on the red carpet at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards at Barclays Center in New York City on August 25, 2013. This is the first time the awards show has been held in Brooklyn and Barclays Center which opened last September. UPI/Dennis Van Tine | License Photo

LOS ANGELES, June 4 (UPI) -- Will Smith has signed up to star in a movie produced by Ridley Scott about concussions in the NFL.

The film, the name of which hasn't been released, is based on a GQ article, Game Brain, written by Jeanne Marie Laskas.

Smith will play Dr. Bennet Omalu, a forensic neuropathologist who made the first discovery of chronic traumatic encephalopathy in professional football players, Variety reported.

Peter Landesman has been tapped to write and direct, and Scott, Giannina Facio and Michael Schaefer will produce for Scott Free. David Wolthoff and Larry Shuman are producing for the Shuman Company.

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