One of 3 Jesse Owens projects currently in development, Anthony Mackie’s has drawn the interest of Relativity Media, although no deal has been finalized yet. But talks are said to be in their final stages. If the Relativity deal is inked, the project could be off and running into production this year, for a 2016 release.
It’s a passion project for Mackie – one that he’s been pursuing for a few years now. No director is yet attached, although, 4 years ago, Mackie said that his dream director for the project was Jonathan Demme, who’s certainly no stranger to documenting the lives of real-life figures – from Neil Young, to Jimmy Carter, to slain Haitian…
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