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February 2017

February 15, 2017

Newsbites: The Jesus movies past and future edition!

Jack Huston comments on the failure of Ben-Hur, Garth Davis talks about controversy and Mary...

December 2016

December 16, 2016

Watch: Jack Huston and Timur Bekmambetov sing Morgan Freeman’s praises in a clip from a Ben-Hur bonus feature

Also: director Timur Bekmambetov has an explanation for why the movie flopped at the box...

December 13, 2016

Ben-Hur: some quick notes on the Blu-Ray bonus features

There are two different versions of the Blu-Ray, depending on where you buy it.

December 01, 2016

Watch: The making of the sea-galley sequence in Ben-Hur

Director Timur Bekmambetov talks about the influence of YouTube on the naval battle, among other...

August 2016

August 25, 2016

Ben-Hur news round-up: Even more cast & crew interviews

Plus: a note on the box-office fallout, and a note on the cameras used in...

August 22, 2016

Ben-Hur news round-up: Many more cast & crew interviews!

A lot more interviews have popped up online over the film's opening weekend.

August 20, 2016

Review: Ben-Hur (dir. Timur Bekmambetov, 2016)

Unfortunately, the newest adaptation of Lew Wallace's novel is a mess.

August 18, 2016

Ben-Hur news round-up: Lots and lots of interviews!

In which the actors and producers talk about losing weight for the role, the appeal...

August 17, 2016

Ben-Hur — the first reviews are in, and they’re not that good

Do the changes to the story make the film "more palatable for current tastes", or...

August 15, 2016

Ben-Hur news round-up: Reporters visit the set in Rome, the soundtrack is now available for streaming, and more

Lots of new interviews with the cast and crew of Ben-Hur, which comes to theatres...

August 11, 2016

Ben-Hur news round-up: The world premiere in Mexico City, a 360° video of the chariot race, and some Xbox reviews

Plus: it's the shortest live-action version of the story since 1907, it was inspired by...

August 10, 2016

Watch: A 22-minute video on the making of Ben-Hur

Includes soundbites from many of the cast and crew, as well as some of the...

August 08, 2016

Ben-Hur news round-up: The premieres have begun!

Plus: new interviews, a track listing for the soundtrack album, and more.

July 2016

July 25, 2016

Ben-Hur news round-up: Lew Wallace’s novel has been “modernized” by his great-great-granddaughter, and more

Carol Wallace has beefed up the role that women play in her ancestor's novel, plus:...

June 2016

June 13, 2016

Watch: A new featurette about the chariot race in Ben-Hur

The director and the two lead actors talk about how they tried to keep everything...

June 08, 2016

Watch: New Ben-Hur trailer has even more footage of Jesus

Includes our first glimpse of Jesus carrying his cross in this film.

April 2016

April 25, 2016

Ben-Hur: a new photo and a couple new soundbites

Jack Huston talks about working with Morgan Freeman, and other things.

April 12, 2016

Paramount shows exhibitors some more Ben-Hur footage

Plus: Can the "faith-based" audience make up for the film's late-August release date?

April 11, 2016

The shortest Ben-Hur ever? Timur Bekmambetov says his version will be “two hours”, “not a four-hour story”

The shortest live-action feature-film version of the story so far is a silent movie made...

April 10, 2016

Box office: Melissa McCarthy beats Batman, while Zootopia becomes one of the top ten animated films in North America

The Boss and Batman v Superman are almost tied for the box-office crown this week,...

April 04, 2016

Bekmambetov on shooting the chariot race in Ben-Hur

The director, known for the heavily stylized action sequences in Wanted and Abraham Lincoln: Vampire...

March 2016

March 29, 2016

Timur Bekmambetov says his version of Ben-Hur will use “a very grounded style of filmmaking”

Plus: another hint regarding how the new film will make bigger changes to the story...

March 14, 2016

Behold the first official photos from the new Ben-Hur

Jack Huston and Morgan Freeman co-star in the film, which comes out August 12.

April 2015

April 15, 2015

Timur Bekmambetov says the chariot race in his version of Ben-Hur will be inspired by YouTube videos

The Kazakh-born director promises "a lot of whip pans and zooming".

February 2015

February 02, 2015

The Ben-Hur remake has started principal photography

Behold the press release announcing the start of the third feature-film adaptation of Lew Wallace's...

October 2013

October 29, 2013

How do you promote a Bible epic when you’re not religious?

Ridley Scott's recent comments about his life-of-Moses movie Exodus are very different from the comments...

September 2013

September 20, 2013

Newsbites: Quick updates on two upcoming Jesus movies

Timur Bekmambetov "closes a deal" to direct the newest version of Ben-Hur, while the big-screen...

August 2013

August 19, 2013

Timur Bekmambetov in talks to direct Ben-Hur remake

Will the Bible movie that set the record for most Oscar nominations ever be remade...

June 2008

June 27, 2008

Review: Wanted (dir. Timur Bekmambetov, 2008)

If no one had told you that Wanted was based on a series of comic...