Rachel and Jackie Robinson were married from 1946 until 1972, ... shortly after he was cast to play Jackie in the movie 42. Boseman had really wanted to meet Rachel.

View full size The film crew moves a camera dolly during filming of the movie "42" at the Tutwiler Hotel on Monday, May 14, 2012, in Birmingham, Ala. (The Birmingham News/Bernard Troncale) ...

But Rickey III believes “42” will have its place as one of the all-time best sports movies. The significance of Jackie Robinson will forever be remembered inside baseball, as all major-league ...

Brian Helgeland, the director, screenwriter and creative force behind the Jackie Robinson biopic "42," found his artistic vision on a bus ride from Massachusetts to New York in the spring of 2011.

Tull had just persuaded Jackie Robinson’s widow Rachel to make a movie about her husband’s story, and he wanted Helgeland to write and direct it. Advertisement REVIEW: Pleasing ‘42’ has ...

The Jackie Robinson tale “42” took in $27.3 million to claim the weekend box-office championship domestically, according to studio estimates Sunday. The film has yet to open overseas, where ...

Know how sometimes you want something to be so good, you are almost afraid it won’t be? Really, could they make a bad movie about Jackie Robinson? Of course they could. They can make a bad movie ...

Jackie Robinson Day has all MLB players wear No. 42 ‘so no one can tell us apart’ Billy Heyen It might be the greatest line in the history of sports movies.

Providing viewpoint from inside the family, Branch Rickey III gives the movie “42” a 10. Rickey III is the grandson of Branch Rickey, one of the important characters in the movie as the man ...

But Rickey III believes “42” will have its place as one of the all-time best sports movies. The significance of Jackie Robinson will forever be remembered inside baseball, as all major-league ...