ABRAHAM LINCON: VAMPIRE HUNTER Director Timur Bekmambetov in Talks To Direct BEN-HUR Remake

ABRAHAM LINCON: VAMPIRE HUNTER Director Timur Bekmambetov in Talks To Direct BEN-HUR Remake

A remake of the classic 1959 film Ben-Hur is on the way from MGM and it seems a director has been chosen. Hit the jump for details...

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By PsychoManiacJacky - Aug 19, 2013 02:08 PM EST
Filed Under: Action
Source: Deadline



A remake of the classic 1959 film Ben-Hur is on the way from MGM and it seems a director has been chosen! Reported by Deadline.com WANTED and ABRAHAM LINCOLN:VAMPIRE HUNTER director Timur Bekmambetov is now in talks to direct the remake for MGM. It is said in quote "The new adaptation will be more faithful to the book while taking elements from the original William Wyler directed film."

It seems Timur Bekmambetov has some giant footsteps to follow as not only the 1959 version of the classic tale Ben-Hur but also adapted as in a 1925 silent film. Who knows if negotiations will go but time will tell.

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Abary
Abary - 8/19/2013, 2:33 PM
Great job Jacky. Make this man a trusted user.
koolaidbag
koolaidbag - 8/19/2013, 2:45 PM
NO, NO, NO, NOPE, NO, NO, NO, NOWAY, NO, NOPE, NOPE....even the idea of remaking BEN-HUR kills me on the inside, it is the definition of a classic, and a remake could never do the original justice, I am going to pretend I didn't read this, and hope to never here news about this EVER again!!!
Greengo
Greengo - 8/19/2013, 2:47 PM
I'd bet they don't have the scene in the remake where Jesus is giving Ben-Hur water.
TheSoulEater
TheSoulEater - 8/19/2013, 3:05 PM
NO!!!!!

NO ONE SHORT OF RIDDLY SCOTT, SPIELBERG OR HIGHER SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO TOUCH IT! NO!!!

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r3negade
r3negade - 8/19/2013, 3:10 PM
WinterSoldier24
WinterSoldier24 - 8/19/2013, 4:15 PM
Did no one but myself like Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter? I thought it was awesome.

As a matter of fact, I'm starting to believe that, that was closer to how his life was really like rather than that snooze-fest, Lincoln, was all about.

=D
ManOfKrypton
ManOfKrypton - 8/19/2013, 4:19 PM
NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO!!!! This dude is not worthy to touch such a classic. FRICK YOU MGM, first Robocop now this!
koolaidbag
koolaidbag - 8/19/2013, 4:52 PM
@DrDoom, Hollywood is full of idiots, and out of ideas.
SomTingWong
SomTingWong - 8/19/2013, 5:03 PM
Ridley Scott should do it after he gets done with Exodus.
PsychoManiacJacky
PsychoManiacJacky - 8/19/2013, 6:08 PM
Nobody is here AquamanEatsSeaFood cause this article got taken off main, it was deemed "uncomicbookmovie worthy" or "not related". Sorry man no party here.
jerryblake
jerryblake - 8/19/2013, 7:41 PM
what kind of twisted mind have decided to go MGM (finally rising up from the 2010 bancruptcy) and persuade them to throw like 150 million dollars ( just guessing, maybe more) into the Ben Hur remake ?!

"The new adaptation will be more faithful to the book while taking elements from the original William Wyler directed film."

I think they said the same kind of thing about "Total Recall" remake ... (still haven't watch it though)
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