I went in to the advance screening of Ben-Hur expecting a disaster. While the trailers weren’t brilliant, they showed both some promise and the possibility of a total bleep-up. Instead, it was neither the film of that promise nor the Golden Raspberry contender it could have been. It was a technically proficient film that had […]
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August 2016 Preview – Rotten Tomatoes and Box Office Predictions!
Summer 2016 is about to conclude, and GeekScholars Movie News dives into its August preview where the hosts reveal their Rotten Tomatoes and Opening Box Office predictions for: Suicide Squad Pete’s Dragon Kubo and the Two Strings Ben-Hur War Dogs
Raging Chariots Trailer: Ben-Hur!
The remake of Ben-Hur – starring Jack Huston, Morgan Freeman and Toby Kebbell – has a racy new trailer. Chariot racing that is. Check it out after the jump. Ben-Hur opens on August 19th.
Epic Featurette: Ben-Hur!
Paramount’s remounting of the epic tale of slavery, vengeance, redemption and The Christ, Ben-Hur opens on August 19th. In a new featurette, stars Jack Huston, Morgan Freeman and producer Sean Daniel talk about the film’s scale. Check it out after the break.
Bloodsport Trailer: Ben-Hur!
The story of Judah Ben-Hur made of one of the greatest films ever made. Now, fifty-seven years later, there’s a new Ben-Hur in town. Jack Huston is Judah Ben-Hur in this epic story of brother vs. brother; slave versus empire – a tale that not incidentally borders on the story of Christ in an intriguing […]
MGM/Paramount’s Ben-Hur Begins Production!
Principal photography has begun on Ben-Hur, the Timur Bekmambetov-directed based on the Lew Wallace novel, Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ. Ben-Hur stars Jack Huston (American Hustle) as Judah Ben-Hur, Morgan Freeman as Ilderim (Red, Lucy), Toby Kebbell (Dawn of the Planet of the Apes) as Messala and Nazanin Boniadi (Homeland) as Esther. Bekmambetov directs from a script […]
Son of God Producers Set to Remake Ben-Hur!
Mark Burnett and Roma Downey, whose Son of God was an unexpected hit during its theatrical run, are teaming up with Paramount Pictures and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer to produce a remake of the classic film, Ben-Hur. The film will be directed by Timur Bekmambetov (Nightwatch, Wanted) from a script by Keith Clarke (The Way Back) for release […]