Jackie Robinson Biopic "42" Trailer

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Written and Directed by the same guy who wrote and directed the following...

Payback- Not terrible, but nothing I'd recommend
A Knight's Tale- Movie was good, surprised me though, I thought it would be wack
The Order- BUSHES

...Do black directors & writers still exist?

Payback was good imo but it's not 100% what he wanted

Although credited as director, Brian Helgeland's cut of the film was not the final version released to audiences. After the end of principal photography, Helgeland's version was deemed too dark for the mainstream public. Following a script rewrite by Terry Hayes, director Helgeland was replaced by the production designer John Myhre, who reshot 30% of the film. The intent was to make the Porter character accessible. The film's tagline became: "Get Ready to Root for the Bad Guy." A potentially controversial scene of spousal abuse was excised and more plot elements were added to the third act. After 10 days of reshoots, a new opening scene and voiceover track also were added, and Kris Kristofferson walked on as a new villain

Dude def. has writing skills

L.A. Confidential (1997) Writer, Co-producer
Conspiracy Theory (1997) — Writer
The Postman (1997) — Writer
Payback (1999) — Writer, Director (fired and replaced by the uncredited Paul Abascal)
A Knight's Tale (2001) — Writer, Producer, Director
Blood Work (2002) — Writer
Mystic River (2003) — Writer
The Order (2003) — Writer, Producer, Director
Man on Fire (2004) — Writer
The Bourne Supremacy (2004) — Writer (uncredited)
The Vampire's Assistant (2009) — Writer
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009) - Writer
Green Zone (2010) — Co-writer with Paul Greengrass.
Robin Hood (2010) - Writer
Salt (2010) - Co-writer