ESPN pulls ‘Rachel, Breathe’ due to rights dispute, says Frank Marshall

According to prolific director and producer Frank Marshall, ESPN pulled his new documentary “Rachel, Breathe” an hour before it was set to premiere due to a rights dispute.

“I’m sorry to report that RACHEL, BREATHE will not premiere today on ESPN2,” he wrote Sunday evening on documentary reaches the world, it’s just not tonight. And like Rachel, we remain resilient and the moment I know where and when the premiere is, And thank you to Dick’s Sporting Goods for fighting.”

“Rachel, Breathe” tells the story of marathon runner Rachel Foster, who made headlines in 2023 for her athletic achievements after a major medical hardship. The official logline reads: “Five months after waking from a coma from which no one expected her to emerge, Rachel accomplished the unthinkable and completed the 2023 Boston Marathon. Despite the victory of that moment and the feeling that she was on the path to fully restoring her life to the way it was, new challenges arise. The film follows Rachel, who now prepares to run the 2025 Boston Marathon as a reclamation of herself, to prove that although her reality has changed, its essence remains the same. Rachel’s journey to explore Boston’s past and present, the film explores themes of loss, love, daring, friendship, redemption and transcendence.

ESPN did not immediately respond Variety‘s request for comment.