Tom Felton, Joseph Fiennes in “Risen” biblical epic trailer (video) May 4, 2015 - 11:32 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Harry Potter's Tom Felton and Joseph Fiennes are at the centre of one of modern religion's great mysteries in the trailer for Risen, Digital Spy reports. The biblical epic tells the story of the confusion, wonderment and suspicion in the first 40 days following the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Fiennes and Felton play Roman centurions who are compelled to discover the truth when Christ's body disappears from its burial tomb. The religious thriller features many notable characters from the New Testament in its dramatisation of the resurrection. Spooks star Peter Firth portrays their overlord Pontius Pilate, while Argentine actress María Botto (My Life in Ruins) is cast as Mary Magdalene. Tristan + Isolde director Kevin Reynolds brings writers Paul Aiello (The Translator) and Karen Janszen's (A Walk to Remember) screenplay to life in Risen. The film will be released on January 22, 2016 in the US. 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 | European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24 PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE. Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide. Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed. |