TRAILER: Ben-Hur

Yet another remake. Via the Independent:

What’s strangest of all is how unheralded the whole thing feels: with this year’s blockbuster talk focusing on Batman v Superman, Finding Dory and Star Wars prequel Rogue One, it almost seems a shame that a new Ben-Hur film has slipped under the radar as just another swords and sandal classic getting the Digital 3D once-over.

In a somewhat savvy manner, however, the film isn’t being billed as a remake but as an adaptation of Lew Wallace’s 1880 novel Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ. Jack Huston will star in Heston’s role as the titular protagonist who survives years of slavery to take vengeance on his best friend who betrayed him.

Also starring is Morgan Freeman, Toby Kebbell and Nazanin Boniadi while Rodrigo Santoro will play Jesus. On directing duties we have Timur Bekmambetov, the man behind the enjoyable thrillers Night Watch and Wanted.