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Topic: Christian Classic Ben-Hur Set For Comeback; Mark Burnett, Roma Downey Will Produce
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Mark Burnett and Roma Downey are set to produce a new, big budget version of the Christian classic, Ben-Hur. Like others adaptations before, Keith Clarke and John Ridley`s script is based on Lew Wallace`s 1880 novel "Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ." According to Variety, the story focuses on the years prior to those portrayed in a 1959 film, centering on the characters Judah Ben-Hur, a Jewish prince and merchant in Jerusalem, and his childhood friend Messala, who returns home as a commanding officer of the Roman legions and betrays the Ben-Hur family....
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