The film “42,” which is based on Jackie Robinson’s 1947 rookie season when Robinson broke the color barrier as the first black major league baseball player in the MLB’s modern era. However, Birmingham only serves as the setting– not the actual location in the film. For example, the Tutwiler doubled as the Ben Franklin Hotel of Philadelphia. Rickwood Field will be the film location for scenes taking place at a variety of fields across the country.

The Birmingham movers have learned filming will also take place in Chattanooga, TN and also Georgia cities Macon and Atlanta. The film is set to open in April 2013 to commemorate the 66th Anniversary of Robinson’s professional debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers.