ABC remaking 'The Ten Commandments'

  • Tim Challies
  • 01/23/06
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Veteran film producer Robert Halmi is remaking The Ten Commandments for ABC Television. The two-part film will be broadcast over the upcoming Easter weekend. ABC will not break with tradition by cancelling its traditional broadcast of the original version of the film (produced in 1956) which starred, of course, Charlton Heston.

ABC President Stephen McPherson said, "Do viewers come in to watch the old one and then get enticed to watch a new one?" he said. "Or is that too much of one thing and viewers say, 'Eh, why do I want to watch a new one?' We'll see ... what works in better with our schedule."

The film will star Dougray Scott as Moses, Omar Sharif will take on the role of Jethro and the Rameses role made famous by Yul Brynner will be played by Paul Rhys. In case you are wondering, Dougray Scott is heterosexual (see! He's got two kids a wife).

IMDB has more details of the casting and the few other details available at this time.

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a comment from Pressed • 01/23 @ 2:39pm
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This will be interesting. I'll probably have to watch it out of pure curiosity.

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a comment from Sam • 01/23 @ 6:01pm

Why did you add the part about his sexual orientation? Should that matter in our world of relatives? Aren't we all related?

Is there a term for those of us that like movies in their original format from when it was released originally?

Is long as there isn't too much creative license, I will watch it.

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a comment from david • 01/23 @ 11:06pm
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Is there a term for those of us that like movies in their original format from when it was released originally?

Yes, many. Few of them are complimentary. Most include the word old. I'm not old! I'm not, I tell you!

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a comment from David • 01/24 @ 10:40am

I just hope it doesn't turn out like Jon Voight's Noah's Ark.

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a comment from holmegm • 01/24 @ 9:28pm
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>I just hope it doesn't turn out like Jon Voight's Noah's Ark.

Is that the crazy one that fused Noah and Abraham?

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a comment from David • 01/25 @ 2:10pm

That's the one. Pirates attack the Ark and Noah's wife turns to salt.

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a comment from Vicki Davis • 01/25 @ 10:45pm
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The original was one of my favorite movies of all time. It just came out on DVD. It is so very moving.

Of course I'll watch it so I can talk about it with my non Christian friends (you never know when God will give you a chance to share the Truth) but it would take a lot of budget and strong acting to ever come close to the original.

I'm looking for a copy of The Robe -- one of my other favorites. Thanks for the heads up.