Release Date: Friday, August 19, 2016 Nationwide
Jack Huston, Gal Gadot, Morgan Freeman, Duncan Henderson, Timur Bekmambetov, Sean Daniel, Moises Arias, Ayelet Zurer, Keith Clarke, Toby Kebbell, Rodrigo Santoro, Pilou Asbæk, Roma Downey, Sofia Black-D’Elia, Jason Brown, John Ridley, Nazanin Boniadi, Mark Burnett, Joni Levin
PG-13 Action N/A
56% WILL SEE
44% WON'T SEE
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Completed
The film was tagged as Completed.
Post-Production
The film was tagged as Post-Production.
Production
The film was tagged as Production. Principal photography has begun. Filming will take place in Rome and Matera, Italy.
Pre-Production
The film was tagged as Pre-Production.
Development
The film was tagged as Development. MGM is in talks with Timur Bekmambetov to helm a new adaptation of the 1880 Lew Wallace novel.
Announced
The film was tagged as Announced. MGM is planning to remake Ben-Hur, based on the 1880 Lew Wallace novel Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ.
When was the film released?
Ben Hur was released in nationwide movie theaters on Friday, August 19, 2016 . There were 11 other movies released on the same date, including Kubo and the Two Strings, War Dogs and Mia Madre. Additional information: 2D/3D.
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Set the MPAA rating to PG-13 for sequences of violence and disturbing images
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