The Wrap<\/a> reports that Pascal has dropped out as well, and that the producers are talking to Pilou Asb\u00e6k about playing Pontius Pilate instead. Asb\u00e6k, who is Danish, played the shady boyfriend who gets Scarlett Johansson involved with the drug smugglers in Lucy<\/i>. 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<\/a>Back in October<\/a>, I wrote that Gal Gadot had been cast as the female lead in Ben-Hur<\/a><\/i>, while Pedro Pascal had been cast as Pontius Pilate. Well, I\u2019ll never need to link to that<\/i> post again, since Gadot quickly dropped out<\/a> due to scheduling conflicts, and now The Wrap<\/a> reports that Pascal has dropped out as well, and that the producers are talking to Pilou Asb\u00e6k about playing Pontius Pilate instead. Asb\u00e6k, who is Danish, played the shady boyfriend who gets Scarlett Johansson involved with the drug smugglers in Lucy<\/i>. He also co-starred in the Danish film A Hijacking<\/i>.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"