what the fuck
why hasnt anyone told me about this
Why would anyone care tho?
Who are you?
is this one of these small christian companies that make shitty low budget films with wholesome christian family values?
>remaking (literally, unironically and possibly) the biggest movie ever made
>nobody knows anything about this, fuck-all casting choices
they're gonna fuck it up so bad, damn.
>>66863532
>Remake
>Rehash
>Retcon
>Reekquel
>Reboot
>Revision
>Renovation
>Recycling
>Reimagining
>>66863532
It's not going to be like the Charlton Heston version.
>>66863723
But the 1959 one was also a remake of the superior 1925 one you clueless fucking pleb.
>>66864187
>clueless fucking pleb
>superior 1925 one
"alright"
>>66863532
The real question is how diverse will they make it?
>>66864187
>1925 superior
>>66864295
morgan freeman is in it
>>66864445
WE WUZ JESUS N SHIT
>>66864445
>>66864493
He's probably one of the three wise men. They usually have an african one
>>66864263
>>66864316
It was also much much bigger.
At $3.9 million, the most expensive silent movie ever. The cast was claimed to number over 125,000.
Louis B. Mayer, head of MGM, was disappointed with the chariot scene, as he felt it was too tame. He offered a prize of $100 (worth about 10 times that today) to the winner. This led to a much more competitive race that ended with a horrific crash that can be seen in the film. That crash, and another that resulted in a fatality and the death of several horses, led to changes in rules of filming safety on film sets. Also, one of more than 60 assistant directors for the chariot race, went on to direct the remake Ben-Hur (1959).
Forty-eight cameras were used to film the sea battle, a record for a single scene. A staged fire on one of the ships got out of control. Armor-clad extras had to jump in the water and apparently many lied about being able to swim. There is conflicting information as to whether any of them were killed.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0Rv4LsOGMs
>>66864604
ignore the music and editing, it's just the best video I could find showing the sea battle
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>>66864295
Here we go.
