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MGM takes £38 million write-down over Ben-Hur remake
This summer’s remake of Biblical epic ‘Ben-Hur’ has proved a costly misfire. One of 2016′s biggest box office flops, studio MGM spent over $100 million (£79 million) – not including publicity costs – on the movie from director Timur Bekmambetov, which cast Jack Huston in the title role previously taken by Charlton Heston. As well as ‘Ben-Hur,’ the studio have produced remakes of a great many titles from their back catalogue to help them get back on their feet, including ‘Red Dawn,’ ‘Robocop,’
- NewsBen Arnold
This Summer's Movie Flops Have Lost Almost $1 Billion
The biggest losers also included Steve Spielberg’s ‘The BFG’ ($115 million), ‘Alice Through The Looking Glass’ ($90 million), ‘Kubo And The Two Strings’ ($80 million), ‘Pete’s Dragon’ ($70 million) and the rebooted ‘Ghostbusters’ ($58 million). One analyst, Doug Creutz of Cowen & Co., told Bloomberg: “Overall it was pretty awful. Despite having three movies in the top 10 chart of biggest losses (‘The BFG’, ‘Alice Through The Looking Glass’ and ‘Pete’s Dragon’), Disney still had a massive summe
- NewsMarcus Goh
Review: 'Ben-Hur' falls short
Judah (Jack Huston) in “Ben-Hur.” (United International Pictures)
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Ben-Hur Remake Gets Its First Trailer
Paramount Pictures has released the first trailer for its upcoming remake of Oscar-winning 1959 classic ‘Ben-Hur’. Starring Jack Huston as the title character previously played by Charlton Heston, this swords and sandal epic tells the story of a slave embarking on a quest of revenge. The trailer, set to a jarringly modern rock soundtrack, opens with a sea battle that destroys a slave ship, inadvertently freeing Huston’s Ben-Hur. Morgan Freeman’s character Ilderim offers his help as title char
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Morgan Freeman Unharmed After Private Plane’s Emergency Landing
Oscar-winning actor Morgan Freeman has escaped unhurt after his private plane crash-landed after a tyre blew during take-off.
