Jesse Owens Pics Racing To The Multiplex
Stephan James (left) is in talks to star as famed Olympian Jesse Owens (center) in “Race.” He’d be replacing John Boyega in the role, who had to drop out due to his “Star Wars: Episode VII” commitments. Stephen Hopkins is directing the biopic, which will follow Owens from his humble beginnings to the 1936 Berlin Olympics where he won four gold medals, infuriating Hitler. Anthony Mackie (right) (“Captain America: The Winter Soldier”) is also hoping to play Jesse Owens in his own project that he’s currently shopping with distributors. In addition to Hopkins’ project “Race,” Disney is also developing a Jesse Owens biopic based on Jeremy Schaap‘s book “Triumph” with screenwriter David Seidler (Oscar winner for “The King’s Speech”).
