Sweeping biblical Epics have been Hollywood staples since
day one. Having fallen out of favor in recent years, the latest attempts haven’t
been great (the less said about Exodus: Gods and Kings the
better, yeesh), or tumble into heavy-handed religious fare (this year’s
Risen was much more watchable than most of it’s
Bible-thumping brethren, but it’s still only okay). But worry not, Timur
Bekmambetov, the guy who directed Abraham Lincoln: Vampire
Hunter, is here to attempt to revive the genre with yet another Ben-Hur
adaptation. And he’s bringing along the half-faced guy from Boardwalk
Empire and an actor best known for being really good at playing a
motion capture bonobo in the new Planet of the Apes
franchise.
