Monday 28 March 2016

Race 2016 is a biographical sports drama film about African American athlete Jesse Owens, who won a record-breaking four gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games. Directed by Stephen Hopkins and written by Joe Shrapnel and Anna Water house, the film stars Stephan James as Owens, and co-stars Jason Sunkist, Jeremy Irons, William Hurt and Carie van Horten.
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Principal photography began on July 24, 2014, in Montreal, Canada. Forecast Pictures, Solo films, and Trinity Race produced the film, Entertainment One released the film in Canada, Focus Features and Tri Star Pictures in the United States on February 19, 2016, Eagle Pictures will release it in Italy on March 31, 2016, and Square One Entertainment will release in Germany on May 5, 2016. Tri Star will release the film in all other countries worldwide. The film was supported by the Owens family, the Jesse Owens Foundation, the Jesse Owens Trust and the Luminary Group. John Bodega was initially set to star as Owens, however he eventually dropped out to star in Star Wars: The Force Awakens. And was subsequently replaced by Stephan James. German and Canadian distribution is being handled by Square one Entertainment and Entertainment One with Focus Features handling the distribution in the United States. The principal photography on the film commenced on July 24, 2014, in Montreal, and on location at Olympic Stadium in Berlin. On October 1, 2014, Focus Features originally set the film Race a release date for April 8, 2016. In August 2015, the release date was changed to February 19, 2016. On February 15, an advanced screening of the film was shown at Emerson Auditorium at The Ohio State University, Jesse Owens’ Alma mater. Stephan James and Owens’ two daughters were in attendance and addressed the crowd. The President of Ohio State, Michael V. Drake, also addressed the crowd and spoke briefly about Owens’ global impact and life at Ohio State. In the United States and Canada, pre release tracking suggested the film would gross $4–7 million from 2,369 theaters in its opening weekend, trailing fellow newcomer Risen $7–12 million projection but similar to The Witch $5–7 million projection. It ended up grossing $7.4 million in its opening weekend, finishing in sixth at the box office

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