The In-Depth Ben-Hur Trailer Breakdown That No One Asked For
If you're going to make a new version of the classic Ben-Hur , how do you honor such a massive legacy as was left by William Wyler's epic? If you're director Timur Bekmambetov, the high-velocity action auteur behind such films as Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter and Wanted , you do a number of very specific things: The result of this formula is 2016's Ben-Hur: A Tale of Christ . In the trailer below, you'll see a lot of familiar story - it's about a prince who is betrayed by his friend, sees his family murdered, and then is sold into slavery.
