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Location and game-footage substitutions, Matrix-era cast stories and the September 10 premiere
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- The baseball sequence uses Tiger Stadium rather than an ivy-walled Wrigley setting; a White Sox home interleague game is offered as an alternative interpretation. — Bill Simmons
- The Sluggers setting is said to use a different bar location, with a real Sluggers elsewhere. — Bill Simmons
- CBA footage is alleged to stand in for the Bulls–Heat game. — Bill Simmons
- Uncut Gems is used to describe a claimed way to use unchanged real-game footage in a story; the claim is reported discussion, not verified legal guidance. — Bill Simmons
- Brian Robbins is quoted describing the children’s excitement at working with the Matrix star. — Bill Simmons
- Michael B. Jordan is quoted recalling dinner with Keanu and Lawrence Fishburn as a memorable movie-star experience. — Bill Simmons
- The producer account places the premiere at Paramount on September 10, immediately before the attacks. — Bill Simmons