5 Reasons Why ‘Ben-Hur’ Bombed
The big-budgeted biblical bio failed to hit the faith-based sweet spot
Timur Bekmambetov
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‘Ben-Hur’ DOA With $11.4 Million, ‘Suicide Squad’ Wins Weekend With $20.7 Million
War-based bromance “War Dogs” tops new arrivals
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‘Ben-Hur’ to Crash and Burn at $11 Million, ‘War Dogs’ Moves Ahead
“Suicide Squad” expected to beat “Sausage Party” in fight for first place
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‘War Dogs’ Barks Past ‘Ben-Hur’ at Thursday Box Office
Jonah Hill and Miles Teller’s movie makes $1.25 million while “Ben-Hur” races to $900,000
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‘Ben-Hur’ Remake Is ‘Forgettable and Foolish,’ and 8 Other Unholy Reviews
Movie has a Rotten Tomatoes score of 37 percent
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‘Ben-Hur’ Review: Chariot Racer Swings Low in Overblown Remake
The strange teaming of Timur Bekmambetov, John Ridley, and producers Mark Burnett and Roma Downey never matches the previous two big-screen outings for this “tale of the Christ”
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‘Ben-Hur’ to Bomb at $12 Million, ‘Kubo’ and ‘War Dogs’ Will Come in Steady
August wildcard movies make their plays at the box office
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20th Century Fox, Paramount Have No Female Directors Through 2018
A tally by TheWrap found 22 consecutive films from Fox — not counting Fox Searchlight — and 25 from Paramount had no women directors in sight
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‘Hardcore Henry’ Producer Timur Bekmambetov on Head Explosions, Cameraman as Lead Actor
Russian filmmaker discusses technical challenges of shooting a movie like a FPS video game and his next movie, “Ben-Hur”
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‘Hardcore Henry’ Review: Murder Meets Motion Sickness in a Go-Go, GoPro Feature
Borrowing heavily from first-person-shooter video games, this visually chaotic Russian death jam that will test the sturdiest stomachs
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Screening Room: ‘Hardcore Henry’ Producer Timur Bekmambetov Lends His Support (Exclusive)
“I think it’s great because we will have more different forms of enjoying movies,” the Russian filmmaker says
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‘Ben-Hur’ Remake Trailer Boasts Shipwreck, Swordplay and Chariots (Video)
Jack Huston stars in the MGM-Paramount feature in the role Charlton Heston made famous. It’s set to open Aug. 12
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STX to Release Toronto Sensation ‘Hardcore Henry’ in April
Ilya Naishuller directed the extreme action movie, which stars Sharlto Copley and Haley Bennett
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‘Ben-Hur’ Remake Release Pushed Back by Paramount
Studio also announces that Charlie Kaufman’s “Anomalisa” will hit theaters on Dec. 30
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Jack Huston Exits ‘The Crow’ Remake at Relativity
Scheduling issues will prevent the “Boardwalk Empire” alum from joining Andrea Riseborough in the film
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‘Unfriended’ Review: Cyberbullying Teens Haunted by the Facebook of the Dead
An unfriendly ghost terrorizes high schoolers in a Skype chat room in a gimmicky yet effective computer creepshow
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‘Unfriended’ Turning Twitter Buzz Into #BoxOffice
Teen horror film about cyber-bullying is red hot on social media because that’s where it’s set, what it’s about
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‘Lucy’ Star Pilou Asbæk to Play Pontius Pilate in ‘Ben-Hur’ (Exclusive)
“Game of Thrones” actor Pedro Pascal was previously in talks for the role
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Rodrigo Santoro to Play Jesus Christ in ‘Ben-Hur’
Jack Huston, Toby Kebbell, Morgan Freeman and Pedro Pascal also star in the Timur Bekmambetov film
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‘Ouija’ Star Olivia Cooke May Play Jack Huston’s Sister in ‘Ben-Hur’ Remake (Exclusive)
Timur Bekmambetov is directing the epic period picture for Paramount and MGM
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M. Night Shyamalan’s Creepy Old People Movie ‘The Visit’ Lands at Universal
The studio also announced a new title and release date for the film formerly known as “Cybernatural”
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Sharlto Copley Gets ‘Hardcore’ in Teaser For First-Person Action Movie (Video)
“Night Watch” director Timur Bekmambetov is producing the film from Russian filmmaker Ilya Naishuller
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‘Batman v Superman’ Shoot Forces Gal Gadot to Pass on ‘Ben-Hur’ (Exclusive)
The Israeli actress’ commitment to playing Wonder Woman proved to be a scheduling conflict
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‘Jem and the Holograms,’ ‘Cybernatural’ Release Dates Set by Universal
The Blumhouse Productions films will debut in 2015
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‘Boardwalk Empire’ Star Jack Huston Lands Lead in ‘Ben-Hur’ Remake
The actor joins Morgan Freeman, who was the first to be cast in Timur Bekmambetov’s remake of the 1959 classic starring Charlton Heston
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Mark Burnett and Roma Downey Join ‘Ben-Hur’ Reboot at MGM and Paramount
The producers of the mega-hit “Bible” TV miniseries will add some Christian credentials to the film
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Timur Bekmambetov in Talks to Direct ‘Ben-Hur’ Remake for MGM
Sean Daniel and Joni Levin are producing the Keith Clarke-scripted remake
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Syfy Revisits ‘Wizard of Oz’ With Miniseries Project From Timur Bekmambetov
The re-imagined tale comes to the cable channel via the Russian director of "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter" and "Wanted"
