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1.<\/a> The upcoming TV mini-series<\/a> version of Ben-Hur<\/a><\/i> will be shown on ABC in the United States, though an airdate has not yet been set. Casting is still under way, but production is set to begin in May in Spain, Morocco and Canada. \u2014 Variety<\/a><\/i>, National Post<\/a><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

2.<\/a> Matthew Vaughn is looking at producing an adaptation of the comic-book series American Jesus<\/i>, written by Mark Millar; the story \u201ccenters on the return of Christ in the modern world, leading to a final confrontation with the Antichrist in a bid to save humanity.\u201d Vaughn is currently finishing an adaptation of another Millar series called Kick-Ass<\/i>. \u2014 Hollywood Reporter<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n

3.<\/a> Universal has hired Dan Harris to write Dante\u2019s Inferno<\/a><\/i>, a live-action film that will not<\/i> be based on the poem by Dante but, rather, on the Electronic Arts videogame \u201cin which players journey through the depths of hell.\u201d Harris co-wrote X2: X-Men United<\/a><\/i> (2003) and Superman Returns<\/a><\/i> (2006) and is currently attached to direct I, Lucifer<\/a><\/i>. \u2014 Variety<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n

4.<\/a> The first image from Lars von Trier\u2019s Antichrist<\/a><\/i> has been released, and its depiction of limbs writhing and emerging from the dark, twisted roots of a massive tree has led to speculation that it may have been inspired by a silent-movie version of Dante\u2019s Inferno<\/i> (1924). \u2014 IndieWIRE<\/a>, Jeffrey Wells<\/a><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"