Trailer for the Baseball Documentary FASTBALL Narrated by Kevin Costner
I’m not really a baseball fan. I enjoy taking my kids to watch the Dodgers play from time to time, I love a Baseball movie, and I find the history of the sport interesting, but I don’t follow the game.
There’s a baseball documentary coming out next month called Fastball, which is narrated by Kevin Costner, who is the perfect person to narrate a doc like this. He’s starred in some great baseball movies in his career like Field of Dreams, but he also has that americana voice that fits perfectly with the sport.
Fastball was directed by Jonathan Hock who has directed a few of ESPN’s 30 For 30 sport docs including Of Miracles and Men, Survive and Advance, and The Best That Never Was. Here’s the synopsis:
The essence of baseball is the primal battle between the pitcher and batter, but the magic of the game arises from that confrontation, only 396 milliseconds in the making. The mysteries and memories of Baseball’s greatest heroes are revealed in FASTBALL, featuring interviews with dozens of former players, from legendary Hall of Famers to up-and-coming All-Stars, including HANK AARON, NOLAN RYAN, & DEREK JETER, and narrated by KEVIN COSTNER. Based on the original idea by the film’s producer, Thomas Tull (“Dark Knight”) who also produced the Jackie Robinson biopic “42,” FASTBALL is peppered with archival footage of baseball’s greatest moments plus original high-speed 4K footage and motion graphics that unlock the secrets hidden within a ball traveling over 100 mph. While players, historians, and scientists might disagree on who was actually the fastest pitcher in history – and yes, the film does the physics and concludes with a clear verdict – FASTBALL tells the story of the game itself.
Now, even though I’m not a baseball fan it doesn’t mean I’m not fascinated by this stuff. This doc looks great, and I’ll be watching it when it’s released. Fastball is set to open on March 25, 2016.