Gal Gadot to topline Timur Bekmambetov's "Ben-Hur" remake October 16, 2014 - 13:11 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Gal Gadot's star-meter is rising. The actress who has been attached as Wonder Woman is reportedly circling the female lead role in Paramount and MGM's "Ben-Hur" remake, AceShowbiz said. According to THR, Gadot is being eyed to fill in the role of Esther, a slave with whom the titular character is in love. In the 1959 film, Esther was facing an arranged marriage but remained devoted to Ben-Hur for years. "Ben-Hur" tells the story of a falsely accused nobleman who survives years of slavery to take vengeance on his best friend who betrayed him. Both must come to choose between retribution or forgiveness. Jack Huston is already tapped to play Ben-Hur, starring opposite Toby Kebbell as his betrayer Messala. Morgan Freeman is also on board as Ben-Hur's mentor Ildarin. The script was written by Keith Clarke and rewritten by John Ridley. Timur Bekmambetov is directing the movie which starts shooting in Europe next year. The pic will be released in February 2016.  Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running”   Partner news |  Latest news Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24  U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan.Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says.Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. |
