{"id":74675,"date":"2016-02-15T12:05:58","date_gmt":"2016-02-15T12:05:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/0de2709a84.nxcli.net\/0-kjasnb\/2016\/02\/15\/exclusive-stephan-james-talks-about-playing-jesse-owens-in-race\/"},"modified":"2018-12-18T03:31:42","modified_gmt":"2018-12-18T03:31:42","slug":"exclusive-stephan-james-talks-about-playing-jesse-owens-in-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/exclusive-stephan-james-talks-about-playing-jesse-owens-in-race\/","title":{"rendered":"Exclusive: Stephan James Talks About Playing Jesse Owens In &#8220;Race&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Exclusive: Stephan James Talks About Playing Jesse Owens In &#8220;Race&#8221;<\/strong>Posted by Wilson Morales<\/p>\n<p>February 15, 2016<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Race-poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" class=\"lazyload alignleft size-medium wp-image-75103\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 203 300'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Race-poster-203x300.jpg\" alt=\"Race poster\" width=\"203\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Coming out this week in theaters nationwide from Focus Features is the sports drama\u00a0<strong>&#8216;Race,&#8217;<\/strong> starring Selma&#8217;s <strong>Stephan James<\/strong> as the famed Olympian Jesse Owens in the biopic.<\/p>\n<p>Directed by <strong>Stephen Hopkins<\/strong> from a screenplay written by<strong> Joe Shrapnel<\/strong> and <strong>Anna Waterhouse<\/strong>, the film also features<strong> Jason Sudeikis, Jeremy Irons, Carice van Houten, Shanice Banton<\/strong>, and <strong>William Hurt.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Based on the incredible true story of Jesse Owens, the legendary athletic superstar whose quest to become the greatest track and field athlete in history thrusts him onto the world stage of the 1936 Olympics, where he faces off against Adolf Hitler\u2019s vision of Aryan supremacy. \u201cRace\u201d is an enthralling film about courage, determination, tolerance, and friendship, and an inspiring drama about one man\u2019s fight to become an Olympic legend.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Selma-Premiere-Stephan-James.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" class=\"lazyload alignright size-medium wp-image-60925\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 200 300'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Selma-Premiere-Stephan-James-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Selma Premiere - Stephan James\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For\u00a0James, who was last seen in <strong>Ava DuVernay&#8217;s <\/strong>Oscar nominated MLK film<strong> &#8216;Selma,&#8217;<\/strong> playing the role of civil rights activist <strong>John Lewis,<\/strong> this film represents a major in his career. 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