Superlatives for the remarkable fiction of Judah Ben-Hur have been exhausted by now. Various visual iterations of Lew Wallace's 1880 novel "Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ" have devoured them all, ...

Rodrigo Santoro has entered talks to play Jesus of Nazareth in the Ben-Hur remake. The 300 star is eyeing the role of Christ in MGM and Paramount Picture's film, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Rodrigo Santoro took a break from filming and attended the Papal Audience. By Natalie Stone Pope Francis - S 2015 During a break from production in Italy, Santoro attended the Papal Audience with ...

How do you alienate an audience from wanting to see future historical dramas on the silver screen? By pointlessly remaking 50’s classics such as Ben-Hur (the film based on Lew Wallce’s 1880 novel).

Toby Kebbell and Pilou Asbaek star in a scene from the movie "Ben Hur." (CNS/Paramount Pictures and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc) Listen WASHINGTON — It’s been 57 years since the last film version ...

Remaking a film that won 11 Academy Awards invites inevitable comparison, but the latest adaptation of “Ben-Hur” distinguishes itself from William Wyler’s 1959 epic by retooling key character and ...

MGM’s remake of Ben-Hur has long promised to have an even greater focus than the 1959 original on the parallel story of Jesus, whose journey to the cross provides the thrilling chariot race for ...

Timur Bekmambetov is directing the retelling, which stars Jack Huston. By Borys Kit Senior Film Writer MGM and Paramount have found Jesus. Rodrigo Santoro is in negotiations to portray the Biblical ...

It’s been a tough year for that large but elusive box office constituency, the religious believers. The biggest faith-market film to date, TriStar’s Miracles From Heaven, did all right, with almost ...

The epic 2016 remake of Ben Hur is available now on Digital HD with Blu-ray Combo Pack and DVD to follow on December 13th. Based on the massively successful 1880 novel Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ by ...

At the edge of Cinecittà Studios in Italy, a faux Roman statue raises its torch above all who enter. The 30-foot figure is a relic from one of the most famous scenes in cinema history — the Charlton ...