A biblical tale with a Roman twist
Because Bible-spawned films are all the rage at the moment, it’s perhaps not that surprising that yet another one is busily gearing up. Waterworld director Kevin Reynolds is preparing to make Clavius and has Tom Felton and Joseph Fiennes set to star.
Aiming to take a different track from the (relatively) more straightforward adaptations Noah and Exodus: Gods & Kings, Clavius is instead looking at the Jesus story from another angle. The script, from Paul Aiello and Reynolds, follows the titular agnostic Roman centurion (Fiennes) who is dispatched by Pontius Pilate to investigate the rumours that the Messiah has risen from the grave and to track down Jesus’ allegedly missing body.
As he digs into the story, looking to subdue an uprising in Jerusalem, his doubts about the supernatural event begin to waver as he meets the apostles and other people. Felton’s role in the film isn’t specified, but according to Deadline, he won’t be playing Pilate, since the producers are still locking down someone to take that role. Reynolds and the rest want the film ready for an Easter 2015 release.
Fiennes, currently on screen in Hercules, has worked on Strangerland opposite Nicole Kidman and is attached to supernatural thriller The Unholy. Felton, who was in Belle and In Secret, has Ghosts Of The Pacific and Grace And Danger awaiting release.
from Empire News
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