Abbi Jacobson and her ALeagueofTheirOwn co-creator, Will Graham, have long shared the belief that the 1992 film does not need to be remade
The series, for which they got the blessings of Marshall, Davis and original co-star Rosie O’Donnell , explores topics of sexuality and racism that were largely omitted from the original. Graham and Jacobson have spent the past half-decade researching the private lives of the women of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Thecreator-star serves as the series’ lead, Carson, a ballplayer who discovers a whole new community after falling for a teammate.
I think it helps us tell the stories we’re telling on the show. I don’t know if that necessarily helped us sell the show. I don’t think that that’s why I would want to sell anything. But I also feel like if two queer showrunners come in telling you that there’s a really important story that’s been overlooked about queer history, then maybe that’s a more trustworthy reason to make it.
It was a 15- to 20-minute call. She was really sick; it was right before she passed away. We felt so lucky that we got a chance to get her blessing. We got into the scene with the foul ball and the Black woman who chucks it back. Penny said she felt like she couldn’t tell all the stories in the time allotted and she wanted to nod to the other parts that were important, such as that throw. We have more real estate to do that. No one is queer in the movie, and yet it’s an iconic queer film.
I don’t think it should be without acknowledging part of what that [Black woman’s] throw did for us. It’s not explicitly said in the film that she wasn’t allowed to try out. There are flaws within the original league, just like any institution. As a kid, I processed a little bit of that: “She’s so good and she can’t play.” It’s not [crystal clear] what the reality is there. If that movie were pitched now, it should include the stories we’re doing, which is why we’re doing it.
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