Bet You Didn’t Know: Secrets Behind The Making Of 42
The Script – Part II
Though Rachel Robinson was pleased with the final version of the script, she initially wanted the film to have a much wider scope when it came to her husband’s life. But Helgeland believed that focusing on a shorter span of time in Robinson’s life – from his time with the Kansas City Monarchs to the end of his rookie year with the Dodgers – would maximize dramatic tension. Rachel ended up agreeing with him.