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The New Trailer For BEN-HUR Rolls At Full Speed With No Breaks!

Filmmaker and producer Timur Bekmambetov is someone I think we can all appreciate. His resumé is ripe with great titles and seveal of which come peppered with some bold and exciting visuals, including 2009’s Wanted for which I personally remain pining for a sequel. For now though, it’s onward to the last few days which have graced us with a few new stills from his latest foray into biblical territory, Ben-Hur. Actor Jack Huston claims the lead role next to Morgan Freeman and Toby Kebbell here for a third-go around in the film’s history following versions in 1925 and its 11 Oscar-winning 1959 iteration, the latter being the most prolific with actor Charlton Heston. SYNOPSIS: BEN-HUR is the epic story of Judah Ben-Hur (Jack Huston), a prince falsely accused of treason by his adopted brother Messala (Toby Kebbell), an officer in the Roman army. Stripped of his title, separated from […]

Cameras Start Rolling On BEN-HUR

Lee B. Golden III

Well, another biblical epic is underway with the current remake production of Ben-Hur. Timur Bekmambetov (Wanted, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter) is directing this time around and considering his visual flair, it will be interesting to see how he applies his formula here. This is just one of several biblical spectacles to hit the big screen in recent years, and if you’ve been keeping up and you’ve enjoyed the rollout thusfar with films like Noah and Exodus: Gods And Kings, feel free to keep an eye out for this one in the coming months. Hollywood, CA (February 2, 2015) – Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures and Paramount Pictures, a division of Viacom, Inc., announced today that principal photography has begun on “BEN-HUR” starring Jack Huston (“AMERICAN HUSTLE”) as Judah Ben-Hur, Morgan Freeman (“THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION”) as Ilderim, Toby Kebbell (“DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES”) as Messala and Nazanin Boniadi (“HOMELAND”) as Esther. […]