Sony Lawyers Cut Material From Will Smith's 'Concussion' To Avoid Potential Legal Hassles With The N.F.L.

Earlier this week, the first trailer for Sony's football head-injury exposé drama "Concussion" dropped, and the studio is already busy managing the careful narrative they're going to stick to in the months of promotion that lay ahead, in addition to a possible awards run. The studio which also released inspired-by-true-story tales like "Zero Dark Thirty," "Moneyball," and "The Social Network" knows firsthand that the veracity of "Concussion" will come under scrutiny, but even more, their movie takes on one of the biggest and most beloved institutions in America: the N.F.L. And even before cameras rolled, Sony's lawyers were making sure they didn't poke the sports lion in the eye.

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The film stars Will Smith as Dr. Bennet Omalu who discovers that football's constant head injuries could lead to degenerative brain disease. This would mean potential lawsuits for the N.F.L....