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Hollywood, with its unending stream of brilliant, original ideas, has taken aim at the Bible and decided to tap into that literary reservoir of inspiration.
According to Cinematical, 20th Century Fox is currently producing a film version of the story of Moses to be made in the same vein as “300″ and “Sin City.”
Apparently, the tale’s being beefed up in order to warrant such an odd rendering and Midrashic (I had to Google it, too) sources providing additional elements not necessarily covered in the Bible will serve this purpose (reminds me of Kevin Smith’s idea for his version of “The Passion of the Christ”).
Either way, retelling things in this fashion kind of squelches any discussion about which actors will be used, seeing as characters in these circumstances seem to become set pieces to marginally justify the action and the visuals.
There are also plans for a “Moby Dick” adaptation along the same lines. Gerard Butler as Ahab? An underwater battle between the whale and a giant squid? One can only hope.
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