One commentator notes: ‘While Jesus’ role in the 1959 movie was small, this trailer definitely makes it clear he’ll have a bigger presence in the new version of the story.’ Jesus stops him, saying, ’My life, I give it of my own free will.’ And that scene is played in reverse on the way to Jesus’s crucifixion, as Judah attempts to rescue Jesus. Jesus offers a cup of water to Judah when Judah has been arrested and is being dragged through the streets. Two trailers have been released for Ben-Hur ( here and here), and movie pundits have noted that more screen time is given to Jesus than in the 1959 movie. The movie also stars Morgan Freeman, although not on this occasion in the role of God. His life is changed by a series of encounters with Jesus (Rodrigo Santoro), culminating in the crucifixion. Judah becomes a slave on a Roman galley, but eventually triumphs in a chariot race with Messala, a sequence which is ‘truly the crown jewel of the film,’ according to Timur Bekmambetov, the director. The movie tells the story of Judah Ben-Hur (Jack Huston), a Jewish prince accused of insurrection against the Romans by his adopted brother Messala (Toby Kebbell), an officer serving under Pontius Pilate. Based on the 1880 novel by Lew Wallace, Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ, the new film re-imagines the novel for the big screen, although it will inevitably be compared with the 1959 epic movie starring Charlton Heston, which won 11 Academy awards. One of the most famous movies in history, Ben-Hur, has been remade and is due for worldwide release in September.
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