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17.01.13 # Remake # 4 Comments
Thanks to the bank-bolstering talents of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey and Skyfall, MGM have gone from studio on the verge of collapse to running around looking for new projects like madmen. The film they are currently eyeing up is a new version of the chariot racing epic Ben-Hur, originally brought to life in 1959 by William Wyler.
The 1880 novel Ben-Hur: A Tale Of The Christ has entered the public domain, so despite the fact that MGM sold the rights in the 1980s, they are more than able to take up the challenge again.
The new film will reportedly focus on the young Judah Ben-Hur and his best friend, and a mission for revenge involving slavery in the time of Jerusalem and the Roman Empire. Jesus Christ will also make an appearance, ranking this among other upcoming biblical films such as Darren Aronofsky’s take on Noah.
Producer Sean Daniel said “It’s one of the great stories of friendship and betrayal, and faith, that works in the context of a big onscreen action thriller for a global audience.”
A spec script has been written by The Way Back’s Keith Clarke.
I’m up for anything with a Jesus Christ cameo.
Done by Stan Lee
If they had any sense, They should put the original
“BEN-HUR” back in theatres for Easter, not make a remake.
I hope they rethink that remake idea, and not do it.
We do have alot of big theatres that can show a picture of such cinematic magnitude.
I agree with the previous comment – give the original a spring clean, do a Titanic and introduce 3D and IMax – then we can all see this glorious 1959 film in all of its spectacle.Incidentally, if MGM or anyone else want another treatment of the story watch out for Stephen Soul’s adapted screen-scenario/novel due later for publication this year.
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17th Jan
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