Two years ago, I made a spreadsheet charting the similarities and differences between The Bible and its big-screen spin-off Son of God. Last year, I wrote detailed recaps for each episode of A.D. The Bible Continues, noting how the series made use of both the scriptures and secular history. Now it’s Risen’s turn to go under the microscope. Read more
What does this clip have in common with Proyas's earlier films, and why does it remind me of my interview with Noah director Darren Aronofsky? Read more
The album comes out this Friday, two weeks before the film. Read more
The publicity campaign is just getting started in some countries overseas, where the film won't open for another few weeks. Read more
Risen is currently on track to have the fourth-biggest opening of any "faith-based" film, behind The Passion of the Christ, Son of God and Heaven Is for Real. Read more
Plus: the Old Testament series is big news in South Africa, apparently. Read more
The first half of the film imagines what the story of Jesus' death and resurrection would have looked like from the outside. The second half, however, becomes a very different kind of movie. Read more
Perhaps the most interesting new detail shared by Fiennes: the modern inspiration for the scene in which his character rubs his hands on the rosemary plant. Read more
Includes interviews with producers Mickey Liddell and Pete Shilaimon, plus some studio-approved soundbites from co-writer/director Kevin Reynolds, who has been curiously absent from the film's publicity tour. Read more
The actor talks about playing Jesus in the film, which opens on Friday (or on Thursday night, in some cities). Read more
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