Ben-Hur Remake (Post-release)

V

Vivek

Master Member

• Aug 20, 2013

• #1

Timur Bekmambetov Being Looked at For a 'Ben-Hur' Remake

Timur Bekmambetov directed Wanted and Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter. He also produced 9, Apollo 18, The Darkest Hour and the upcoming film Squirrels.

Clearly he is a fine choice to direct this unnecessary remake or as some would put it, a new adaptation of the novel.

 

Solo4114

Master Member

• Aug 20, 2013

• #2

Re: Ben-Hur Remake

Interesting. I'd heard he'd been tapped to do a sequel, titled Ben-Hurr-Durr.

 

A

AJK001

Master Member

RPF PREMIUM MEMBER

• Aug 20, 2013

• #3

Re: Ben-Hur Remake

As with most remakes, my question is why? The original is a classic and doesn't need to be remade.

 

Probe Droid

Master Member

• Aug 20, 2013

• #4

Re: Ben-Hur Remake

The Heston version is a remake (although an argument can be made that it's a talkie and the earlier version is silent). Still, why bother? Who is the audience for this?

 

NakedMoleRat

Master Member

• Aug 20, 2013

• #5

Re: Ben-Hur Remake

No doubt it will be released in the theatres during easter time to a room filled with a bunch of people in yellow dresses and bonnets. The first was a great film and no one but Heston could pull the roll off in my opinion. (Which granted, only applies to me)

 

Riceball

Master Member

• Aug 20, 2013

• #6

Re: Ben-Hur Remake

While I have no problems with remakes in general I do have to question the decision to remake Ben Hur. Sure it was a great movie in its time but I'm not sure it's the kind of movie that would necessarily appeal to today's audience or if they try to make it more appealing then it will probably end up being a horrible remake and fans of the old Heston version will just take to calling it BHINO. So what's next in the remake que after this, The Ten Commandments, Cleopatra?

 

Apollo

Legendary Member

RPF PREMIUM MEMBER

• Aug 20, 2013

• #7

Re: Ben-Hur Remake

Chuck"s laughing hard at this one somewhere....:lol

 

NormanF

Master Member

RPF PREMIUM MEMBER

• Aug 20, 2013

• #8

Re: Ben-Hur Remake

Riceball said:

While I have no problems with remakes in general I do have to question the decision to remake Ben Hur. Sure it was a great movie in its time but I'm not sure it's the kind of movie that would necessarily appeal to today's audience or if they try to make it more appealing then it will probably end up being a horrible remake and fans of the old Heston version will just take to calling it BHINO. So what's next in the remake que after this, The Ten Commandments, Cleopatra?

Click to expand...

They'll probably add a few sex scenes and maybe some incest side story. I am wondering how they will add explosions. Greek Fire?

 

Laspector

Master Member

• Aug 20, 2013

• #9

Re: Ben-Hur Remake

This is one I would have no problem with. I mean, I will take Starz network Spartacus over the Kirk Douglas movie any day of the week, month, year, or century. If it can be done like that, I'm all for it.

 

W

Wes R

Legendary Member

• Aug 20, 2013

• #10

Re: Ben-Hur Remake

Third time is a charm it seems. I agree i think this one would be a good one to remake but it'll never beat the Heston one.

 

Ronan87

Sr Member

• Aug 20, 2013

• #11

Re: Ben-Hur Remake

Sounds like a waste of money.

It will fit in fine with most junk produced by Hollywood!

:lol

 

cboath

Master Member

• Aug 21, 2013

• #12

Re: Ben-Hur Remake

Sorry, it's one of those that they've got no business remaking. And while it's a remake, the original wasn't a huge classic. I'd wager they'd make as much if not more re-releasing the original than remaking it. The original is also over 3 hours long i think and they'll probably cut a remake to under 2. Plus, spend 200M to make it. Save the 200M and just re-release the Heston version.

 

K

Krel

Sr Member

• Aug 21, 2013

• #13

Re: Ben-Hur Remake

Probe Droid said:

The Heston version is a remake (although an argument can be made that it's a talkie and the earlier version is silent). Still, why bother? Who is the audience for this?

Click to expand...

Same Director, Cecil B. DeMille and the same Stunt Coordinator, Yakima Canutt. I saw the Heston version on the big screen when it was reissued in the 70s, also "The Ten Commandments". There is no way they could afford to do a film on the DeMille scale nowadays.

David.

 

Goonie

Sr Member

• Mar 17, 2016

• #14

Re: Ben-Hur Remake

The trailer is here.

Pretty much my thoughts after watching the trailer...

 

Attachments

• 
  GladiatorEntertained_zpsc6n3ywtm.jpg

  61.7 KB · Views: 88
• 
  GladiatorEntertained_zpsc6n3ywtm.jpg

  61.7 KB · Views: 86
• 
  GladiatorEntertained_zpsc6n3ywtm.jpg

  61.7 KB · Views: 82

Last edited by a moderator: Nov 8, 2018

B

batguy

Master Member

• Mar 17, 2016

• #15

Re: Ben-Hur Remake

:rolleyes


"Remaking ______ would bring a nice low-risk profit. But the original is a classic so it would be pointless to do it again. Let's do something else." <--- said no producer or studio head, ever.

 

Last edited: Mar 17, 2016

Apollo

Legendary Member

RPF PREMIUM MEMBER

• Mar 17, 2016

• #16

Re: Ben-Hur Remake

Yawn! :unsure

 

0neiros

Master Member

• Mar 17, 2016

• #17

Re: Ben-Hur Remake

Ben Hur - A Tale of the ****** By General Lew Wallace was exactly that. The Heston Movie got it right, yes you had His tale of Falling, Rising, and getting his
Revenge against Masala, but it inexorably headed for the story about the Crucifixion. This is Ben Hur - a Tale of Revenge. F-You Hollywood. And all due respect to
Morgan Freeman, the role of Ilderim Should be played by John Rhys Davies IMHO. This remake-Reboot Crap will not end until people stay away ESPECIALLY IN CHINA. Right now the Chinese market is displacing the US market for framing how films are being approved and marketed. The Chinese market has killed the traditional comedy market as Hollywoods concern now is how the jokes will translate. I'm giving this one a Wide Berth.

 

Riceball

Master Member

• Mar 17, 2016

• #18

Re: Ben-Hur Remake

Having watched the trailer, all I can say is, meh! It looks uninteresting, not bad, just uninteresting. It also looks to be very historically inaccurate and do they have to perpetuate the old Hollywood myth that oarsmen on Roman war galleys were slaves? We've known for some time now that they weren't, they were paid professionals, but I forget, this is Hollywood and they never let an old trope or myth dies.

 

Solo4114

Master Member

• Mar 17, 2016

• #19

Re: Ben-Hur Remake

 

B

batguy

Master Member

• Mar 17, 2016

• #20

Re: Ben-Hur Remake

Revenge vs Christianity: This is a trailer. Too early to know anything for real.


Galley slaves vs paid workers: This story needs that particular inaccuracy to work right. The alternative is to either give up JBH being a slave at that stage of the story, or else give up JBH being on a warship in a naval battle and what happens there. Neither option is a great one. And ancient Rome generally had a nasty slave habit so it seems appropriate to work that experience into the story somewhere.