Olympic Hero Jesse Owens Getting A Biopic
Now his story will be told on the big screen, with Disney backing the production. The screenplay is being written by Academy Award-winner David Seidler (The King’s Speech), based off the book “Triumph” by ESPN’s Jeremy Schaap. Antoine Fuqua (Training Day, Olympus Has Fallen) is attached to direct the film.
Surprisingly, this will be the first big screen adaptation of his story. The only other attempt was a small screen venture, The Jesse Owens Story, back in 1984.
The film will be produced by BermanBraun’s Gail Berman and Neil Braun, and Gil Netter of Netter Films. As of now, no cast or release date have been announced.
SOURCE: Variety