Oscar-winning “King’s Speech” scribe to pen Jesse Owens story for DisneyDecember 17, 2013 - 10:49 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Disney is tackling the story of Jesse Owens, the black track-and-field star who broke down race barriers when he won four medals at the 1936 Olympic Games in Nazi Germany, The Hollywood Reporter said. Antoine Fuqua is attached to direct the project, which also has David Seidler, the Oscar-winning scribe behind The King’s Speech, attached to write the screenplay. Seidler will adapt Triumph, the book by ESPN anchor Jeremy Schaap. Producing are BermanBraun’s Gail Berman and Lloyd Braun and Netter Films’ Gil Netter. Triumph recounts Owens’ rise from a poor childhood in 1920s Cleveland to his ascendance in running and the long jump. At Berlin, he won four gold medals, a direct affront to Adolf Hitler's ideas of Aryan superiority. Part of Owens' myth is that Hitler snubbed him at the Games after his wins, but Triumph claims that while it is true Hitler didn’t shake hands with Owens, that was because of other factors. The book depicts Owens complaining more about being snubbed by Franklin D. Roosevelt than by the Nazi leader. Fuqua, last directed the hit action movie Olympus Has Fallen and has Sony’s The Equalizer in post for a Sept. 26, 2014 release. Related links: Top stories Ara Aivazian said Azerbaijan continues the traditions of Turkey after seizing territories and forced Armenians out. The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. Partner news | Armenian, Iranian foreigh policy chief talk over the phone The Foreign Minister of Armenia once again expressed condolences to his counterpart on the death of the President of Iran. Armenia, U.S. customs authorities to boost assistance with new deal The government has approved an agreement with the U.S. government on mutual assistance between the customs authorities. Armenian government besieged by protesters Protesters led by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan poured into Yerevan’s Republic Square to try to surround the seat of Armenia’s government. Armenia, Russia agree on repairing railway destroyed in floods Yerevan and Moscow have agreed to repair a flood-stricken railway in northern Armenia. |