It takes a lot of chutzpah to remake the Hollywood epic that won the most Academy Awards in history. But the reimagined “Ben-Hur” is a fairly-faithful version of the 1959 classic starring Charlton ...

Remaking a film that won 11 Academy Awards invites inevitable comparison, but the latest adaptation of “Ben-Hur” distinguishes itself from William Wyler’s 1959 epic by retooling key characters and ...

The chariot race scene from the 1959 Oscar winner, Ben-Hur, is one of the most iconic moments in modern cinematic history, so when producers Mark Burnett and Roma Downey decided to re-imagine the ...

Judah Ben-Hur’s sexuality has been hotly debated for decades, but a new film is pushing him firmly back into the closet. A new remake of the 1959 William Wyler-directed swords-and-sandals epic ...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- The movie "Ben-Hur" is looking for some divine intervention. The $100 million remake of the historical action epic is getting weak reviews, and tracking to debut with just $10 to ...

The new big-screen adaptation of "Ben-Hur" is hoping to win the end-of-summer chariot race by playing to a faith-based audience. The film, opening Friday, stars Jack Huston ("Boardwalk Empire," ...

“When the Romans were marching me to the galleys, thirst had almost killed me. A man gave me water to drink, and I went on living. I should have done better if I’d poured it into the sand!” BEN-HUR ...

This 1959 version of Lew Wallace's best-selling novel, which had already seen screen versions in 1907 and 1926, went on to win 11 Academy Awards. Adapted by Karl Tunberg and a raft of uncredited ...

Mark Burnett and Roma Downey are well-known for fearlessly taking on compelling, if potentially controversial, projects, including “The Bible,” their 2013 landmark docudrama. Next up is their reboot ...

Ben-Hur opens this weekend via MGM and Paramount/ Viacom Inc. on what is the final weekend of the summer. It is as good a sign as any about how the industry has changed. Back in 1959, a remake of ...