Charlton Heston is more likely to pass water than part it these days, nevertheless that great religious movie classic looks to be making a comeback yet again.
<a href="http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=entertainmentNews&storyID=5651732" target="_blank">The Hollywood Reporter</a> indicates that almost half a century on, Paramount Pictures is contemplating remounting "The Ten Commandments" yet again. It would be the third time around for the studio, which had a hand in the tale's previous incarnations by Cecile B. De Mille in both 1923 (the silent black and white version) and the more famous 1956 incarnation with Heston and Yul Brynner.
The discussion of this is no doubt due to the success of Mel Gibson's "The Passion of the Christ" who proved religious themed films can make boffo earnings at the box-office. This version however by producer Mark Gordon ("The Day After Tomorrow") and possible screenwriter Charles Randolph ("The Life of David Gale") is believed to be more of a serious, research-based treatment of the subject without the mysticism and magical elements (ie. much like this year's incarnations of the "Troy" and "King Arthur" legends).
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