Disney Tackling Jesse Owens Story With 'Olympus Has Fallen' Director

David Seidler, who won an Oscar for "The King's Speech," is attached to pen the screenplay. 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. 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. Pro...