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Football Drama 'The Express' Gets Inspiring Trailer

June 05, 2008 01:06:58

Universal Pictures have given football fans and movie-lovers a chance to catch a sneak peek into the biopic drama "The Express" through the release of the movie's first trailer. Through this video footage, viewers can learn more about the background of the story and the reason why Ernie Davis becomes such a hero.

Highlighting the rise to stardom of Ernie Davis, at the era of civil rights movement, the trailer opens by showing an old tape of a football game accompanied with historical description about the greatest college football's running back of 1956, Jim Brown. As the narrator explained further, it becomes apparent that the opening is made to show the greatness of Davis in the football field. The trailer then continues by showing the racism that is still a part of the daily life in the country as well as the great game the main character is delivering.

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Rob Brown Jumps onto "Express" Train

March 17, 2007 11:03:43

Created big surprise when receiving praise for his film debut "Finding Forrester" despite being never studied acting before, Rob Brown now is set to bring more through his new role.

The Harlem-born actor has successfully landed deals to play lead character Ernie Davis in "The Express", a biographical feature of the man who became the first black player to win the Heisman Trophy yet never got to play professionally due to leukemia. Dennis Quaid has already come onboard to portray Davis' hard-nosed coach and father figure, Ben Schwartzwalder.

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Dennis Quaid Riding "The Express"

December 07, 2006 03:12:33

For the few next years, prepare to see the continuous appearances of Dennis Quaid on the big screen as the actor has added one more starring role to his burgeoning list of upcoming movie stints which has already included those in "Vantage Point", "Smart People", and "The Horsemen."

Yes, the "Dragonheart" star is reported to have reached a deal to take part in Ernie Davis' biopic "The Express" for Universal Pictures as the coach of the football great. The movie itself will carefully depict the true story of Davis who became the first black player to win the Heisman Trophy yet never got to play professionally due to leukemia.

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Universal Pictures' "Express"

July 14, 2005 10:07:20

Getting bored with something usual? Longing for something different? Here welcome Universal Pictures' new dedication for you guys, "The Express."

For this new project, Gary Fleder has signed on to direct. "The Express" is based on Robert Gallagher's book, "Ernie Davis: The Elmira Express" and will revolve the story of football great Ernie Davis, who broke college records and racial barriers in the early 1960s.

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THIS MOVIE IS NOT BASED ON REAL EVENTS WEST VIRGINIA DID NOT MAKE RACIAL COMMENTS AND THROW GARBAGE AT THE PLAYER THAT NEVER HAPPEND I THINK WE DESERVE A APOLOGY FROM THE WRITERS DIRECTER ETC ETC GO DUB-V(WEST VIRGINIA)

posted by revaDUBVFAN1 on Oct 11, 2008

Great movie. Finally a sports movie where the action seemed real. Great story, great acting, great soundtrack. I can't say enough great things about it.

posted by bada on May 11, 2009