Anthony Mackie

According to Variety, Anthony Mackie has been set to play Olympic track-and-field legend Jesse Owens in a biopic to shoot next summer. Mike Jefferies and Matt Barrelle are producing for Milkshake Films, the company behind the soccer trilogy Goal!

Script by James L. White ("Ray") follows Owens as he rose to international stardom at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, where Adolf Hitler watched him win four gold medals.

Danny Stepper will co-produce the pic, earmarked for a summer 2008 release.

Mackie had roles in Half Nelson, Crossover and Haven and next stars in the We Are Marshall for Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures.