"Ben-Hur: Tale Of Christ", One Of The Greatest Stories Ever Told. (Watch trailer)

"Ben-Hur: Tale Of Christ", One Of The Greatest Stories Ever Told. (Watch trailer)

Ben-Hur is an upcoming 2016 American historical epic action film directed by Timur Bekmambetov, written by Keith Clarke and John Ridley.

The movie is based on the 1880 novel "Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ" by Lew Wallace and has been termed a "re-adaptation", "reimagining" and "new interpretation" of the novel.

The film stars Jack Huston, Morgan Freeman, Toby Kebbell, Nazanin Boniadi and Rodrigo Santoro.

The film is scheduled to be released on August 19, 2016 in North America in 2D, 3D, RealD 3D and Digital 3D and IMAX 3D.

Watch the trailer below: