Race (2016 film)
Race is an upcoming Canadian-French-German-British produced biographical sports-drama film directed by Stephen Hopkins and written by Joe Shrapnel and Anna Waterhouse. The film stars Stephan James, Jason Sudeikis, Jeremy Irons, William Hurt and Carice van Houten.
It is the first feature biopic film about an African American athlete Jesse Owens who won a record-breaking four gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games.[1] The film is being supported by the Owens family, the Jesse Owens Foundation, the Jesse Owens Trust and the Luminary Group.[1]
Principal photography began on July 24, 2014, in Montreal, Canada. Forecast Pictures, Solo Film, and Trinity Race are producing the film, Entertainment One will release the film in Canada, Focus Features in the United States on February 19, 2016, and SquareOne Entertainment will release in Germany in 2015.
| Directed by | Stephen Hopkins |
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| Produced by | Karsten Brünig Luc Dayan Kate Garwood Stephen Hopkins Jean-Charles Levy Nicolas Manuel Thierry Potok Louis-Philippe Rochon Dominique Séguin |
| Written by | Joe Shrapnel Anna Waterhouse |
| Starring | Stephan James Jason Sudeikis Jeremy Irons William Hurt Carice van Houten |
| Cinematography | Peter Levy |
Production
company |
Forecast Pictures
Solofilms Trinity Race |
| Distributed by | Entertainment One(Canada) Focus Features (US) SquareOne Entertainment (Germany) |
Release dates
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| Country | Canada France Germany United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Cast
- Stephan James as Jesse Owens
- Jason Sudeikis as Larry Snyder
- Jeremy Irons as Avery Brundage
- William Hurt as Jeremiah Mahoney
- Carice van Houten as Leni Riefenstahl
- Amanda Crew as Peggy
- Jonathan Aris as Arthur Lill
- Tim McInnerny as General Charles
- Giacomo Gianniotti as Sam Stoller
- Barnaby Metschurat as Dr. Joseph Goebbles
- Anthony Sherwood as Rev. Ernest Hall
- Jeremy Ferdman as Marty Glickman
- Jon McLaren as Trent
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