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Stephan James is used to playing great men.<\/p>\n

The Canadian-born actor got his big break playing American politician and civil rights icon John Lewis in Ava Duvernay\u2019s Martin Luther King drama Selma<\/em> just two years ago\u2013 a performance which earned him praise from critics and cemented his status as a promising star in the industry.<\/p>\n

The movie also served as a catalyst for what might just be James\u2019 career-defining turn \u2013 his portrayal of Olympic hero Jesse Owens in this month\u2019s Race<\/em>.<\/p>\n

James learned he\u2019d be playing the fastest man alive while still filming Selma<\/em> and started preparing for the role soon after receiving the call.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou don\u2019t play the fastest man alive without training,\u201d James jokes to Guideposts.org.<\/p>\n

Two month of intense drilling \u2013 running spurts of 20 meters, 30 meters, 50 meters \u2013 and preparing his mind and body to inhabit the unique running style that Owens was known for helped James in his preparation. But the actor admits, like many people, he didn\u2019t know the full story of what Owens had accomplished until he committed to playing him on screen.<\/p>\n

\u201cI learned a lot about him as a man,\u201d James says. \u201cThat was even more intriguing to me than the athlete he was.\u201d<\/p>\n

Owens gained fame following his record-breaking career at Ohio State University where he was known as the \u201cBuckeye Bullet,\u201d thanks to his incredible sprinting speed and his abilities in the long jump. The youngest of ten children, the athlete grew up in poverty, working his way through school to support his wife and young daughter. <\/p>\n

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Stephan James as Jesse Owens and Jason Sudeikis as Larry Snyder in Race. <\/em><\/p>\n

In 1936, Owens traveled to Berlin for the Olympic Games \u2013 an event broiling in controversy thanks to Hitler\u2019s Nazi regime and its racist propaganda. Owens had to contend with racial inequality not only in Berlin \u2013 where Hitler\u2019s ideas of a superior Aryan nation were stitched into the very fabric of the Games — but in America, as well.<\/p>\n

Owens faced pressure from all sides when it came to attending the Games, but in the end he chose to represent his country and ended up winning four gold medals, shattering world records and breaking down barriers in the process.<\/p>\n

For James, who learned a lot about the athlete thanks to Owens\u2019s family \u2013 his three daughters were heavily involved in the filming process \u2013 it wasn\u2019t until the actor set foot in the actual stadium where Owens made history, and where some of the movie\u2019s scenes were shot, that he understood the significance of retelling the man\u2019s story.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt gave me chills,\u201d James says of visiting the stadium which now houses its own lounge dedicated to Owens. \u201cTo be in that same environment as him 80 years later, knowing what it is he had done there and then to see how much love and appreciation people have for him. That\u2019s one of those moments when I realized I was playing someone much bigger than just an American hero. He was a world hero.\u201d<\/p>\n

The timing of the film is also earning it some much-deserved buzz. The glaring lack of diversity in this year\u2019s Oscar nominations has sparked a demand for all-inclusive storytelling in film and television. James thinks his film will only add to that conversation.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s important that people are talking about issues of diversity in the Academy, in film and in television,\u201d the actor says. \u201cI think that Jesse\u2019s legacy is a prime example of why it doesn\u2019t matter what you look like or where you come from. Jesse was great because he was great. If anything, people should take that away from the film.\u201d<\/p>\n

He also thinks it\u2019s important to continue to honor people like Jesse Owens, John Lewis and others on film in order to educate the next generation.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s important not to let legends die,\u201d James says. \u201cIconic figures are such a big part of the fabric of our history. Hopefully we can use their stories to help a whole new generation of people, to inspire them.\u201d<\/p>\n

Race opens in theaters Feb. 19th. <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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