First Look At Stephan James As Jesse Owens In RACE Movie Poster

Focus Features has released the new poster for their upcoming film, RACE.

Based on the incredible true story of Gold Medal Champion Jesse Owens (Stephan James), this inspiring film takes you on Jesse Owens’ courageous journey to become the greatest track and field athlete in history, while facing off against Adolf Hitler’s vision of Aryan supremacy during the 1936 Olympics.

Owens won 4 gold medals in the 100m race, the 200m race, the long jump, and the 4x100m relay team at the Games of the XI Olympiad.

The cast includes Stephan James, Jason Sudeikis, Jeremy Irons, Carice van Houten, Shanice Banton and William Hurt.

RACE opens nationwide in theaters on February 19, 2016.

The movie will be released ahead of the 2016 Summer Olympics which will be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from Friday, August 5 ending on Sunday, August 21st.

Visit the movie’s official site: www.focusfeatures.com/race