Paramount and MGM have released the first trailer for their new re-telling of the Ben-Hur story. The role originally made famous by Charlton Heston in 1959 will be played by Jack Huston.
The classic tale of Ben-Hur tells the story of a disgraced prince who is falsely accused of treason and sold into slavery by his brother, played by Toby Kebbell.
Morgan Freeman will also co-star as Ilderim, who sponsors and trains Ben-Hur to be a chariot racer in order to act his vengeance on his brother.
Like its predecessor, Ben-Hur is based off Lew Wallace’s 1880 novel. The new film has big shoes to fill as the original 1959 film won 11 Academy Awards.
Ben-Hur will be released in theatres on August 12.
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– Written by John Ardic