{"id":51155,"date":"2016-08-10T23:19:22","date_gmt":"2016-08-11T06:19:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/filmchat\/?p=51155"},"modified":"2016-08-17T10:01:52","modified_gmt":"2016-08-17T17:01:52","slug":"watch-a-22-minute-video-on-the-making-of-ben-hur","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/filmchat\/2016\/08\/watch-a-22-minute-video-on-the-making-of-ben-hur.html","title":{"rendered":"Watch: A 22-minute video on the making of Ben-Hur<\/i>"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>
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An epic movie needs an epic featurette, and CBN.com<\/a> obliged today with a 22-minute featurette called \u2018Ben-Hur<\/i>: A Tale of Forgiveness\u2019. Check it out below the jump.<\/p>\n
Here is the featurette, which has lots and lots of behind-the-scenes footage as well as some soundbites and bits of footage from the film that we haven\u2019t seen before:<\/p>\n
<\/iframe><\/p>\nCheck out earlier trailers and other videos here:<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/filmchat\/2016\/03\/sex-violence-and-a-clear-look-at-the-face-of-jesus-all-in-3d-a-new-trailer-shows-this-isnt-your-grandfathers-ben-hur.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">The first domestic and international trailers, the \u2018Welcome to ShareBenHur.com\u2019 video, and the Entertainment Tonight<\/i> promo<\/a> (March 16, 2016)\n<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/filmchat\/2016\/03\/watch-jesus-gives-judah-a-drink-in-a-new-ben-hur-trailer.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">The \u2018Epic Faith\u2019 trailer<\/a> (March 23, 2016)\n<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/filmchat\/2016\/03\/watch-rodrigo-santoro-talks-about-playing-jesus-in-a-new-ben-hur-featurette.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">The \u2018Rodrigo Santoro as Jesus\u2019 featurette<\/a> (March 25, 2016)\n<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/filmchat\/2016\/06\/watch-new-ben-hur-trailer-has-even-more-footage-of-jesus.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">The second faith-based trailer<\/a> (June 8, 2016)\n<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/filmchat\/2016\/06\/watch-new-bits-of-chariot-race-footage-in-entertainment-tonights-profile-of-the-upcoming-ben-hur-remake.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">The Entertainment Tonight<\/i> reports<\/a> (June 11, 2016)\n<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/filmchat\/2016\/06\/watch-a-new-featurette-about-the-chariot-race-in-ben-hur.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">The \u2018Chariot Race\u2019 featurette and Entertainment Tonight<\/i> report<\/a> (June 13, 2016)\n<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/filmchat\/2016\/07\/watch-ben-hur-goes-epic-in-a-new-featurette.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">The \u2018Epic\u2019 featurette<\/a> (July 6, 2016)\n<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/filmchat\/2016\/07\/watch-for-king-countrys-music-video-for-ben-hur.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">The \u2018Ceasefire\u2019 music video<\/a> (July 13, 2016)\n<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/filmchat\/2016\/07\/ben-hur-news-round-up-is-the-film-a-trojan-horse.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">The \u2018Revolution\u2019, \u2018Spark\u2019, \u2018Legend\u2019 and \u2018Combo\u2019 TV spots<\/a> (July 18, 2016)\n<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/filmchat\/2016\/07\/watch-the-second-spoiler-ish-music-video-for-ben-hur.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">The \u2018Back to You\u2019 music video<\/a> (July 21, 2016)\n<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/filmchat\/2016\/07\/ben-hur-news-round-up-lew-wallaces-novel-has-been-modernized-by-his-great-great-granddaughter-and-more.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">The second domestic and international trailer<\/a> (July 25, 2016)\n<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/filmchat\/2016\/07\/watch-the-first-five-clips-from-the-new-ben-hur.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">The \u2018Jesus the Carpenter\u2019, \u2018Jesus Helps Judah\u2019, \u2018Jesus Protects the Leper\u2019, \u2018Judah and Esther\u2019 and \u2018Jesus\u2019 Crucifixion\u2019 clips<\/a> (July 26, 2016)\n<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/filmchat\/2016\/08\/ben-hur-news-round-up-is-the-film-in-box-office-trouble.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">The \u2018Ceasefire\u2019 worship video, the Jack Huston interview on Jimmy Kimmel Live<\/i>, and the \u2018Defy an Empire\u2019 TV spot<\/a> (August 1, 2016)\n<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/filmchat\/2016\/08\/watch-andra-days-spoiler-ish-music-video-for-ben-hur.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">The \u2018The Only Way Out\u2019 music video, the \u2018Andra Day BTS\u2019 featurette, and the \u2018Rise\u2019, \u2018Greatest\u2019 and \u2018Revolution\u2019 TV spots<\/a> (August 2, 2016)\n<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/filmchat\/2016\/08\/watch-pontius-pilate-addresses-the-crowd-in-a-ben-hur-clip.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">The \u2018You Should Have Killed Me\u2019 clip<\/a> (August 4, 2016)\n<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/filmchat\/2016\/08\/ben-hur-news-round-up-the-premieres-have-begun.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">The AOL Build, WSVN News and Movieguide interviews, the Morgan Freeman interview on Jimmy Kimmel Live<\/i>, and the living poster<\/a> (August 8, 2016)\n<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/filmchat\/2016\/08\/watch-chariots-flip-and-crash-in-a-new-clip-from-ben-hur.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">The \u2018Chariot Race\u2019 clip<\/a> (August 8, 2016)\n<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/filmchat\/2016\/08\/watch-a-featurette-on-morgan-freemans-ilderim-in-ben-hur.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">The \u2018Morgan Freeman\u2019 featurette<\/a> (August 10, 2016)<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Includes soundbites from many of the cast and crew, as well as some of the religious leaders who have endorsed the 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