First Trailer for the Jesus Christ Biopic SON OF GOD
I've always thought it was funny that a lot of historically set films use British accents as a way to tell their story. We've got the first trailer for 20th Century Fox's film Son of God that gives us a British Jesus. Gotta love Hollywood.
The story follows Jesus Christ, played by Diogo Morgado, from his birth to his teachings and the major events of his life including the crucifixion and resurrection. The studio is looking to bank on the built in religious audience. There's no doubt people will flock to see the movie, just like they did with Mel Gibson's Passion of the Christ. Only this film looks much lighter and not as brutal.
This is the synopsis released with the trailer,
Now, the larger-than-life story of The New Testament gets a larger-than life treatment in the stand-alone feature SON OF GOD. Told with the scope and scale of an action epic, the film features powerful performances, exotic locales, dazzling visual effects and a rich orchestral score from Oscar®-winner Hans Zimmer. Portuguese actor Diogo Morgado portrays Jesus as the film spans from his humble birth through his teachings, crucifixion and ultimate resurrection. It marks the first motion picture about Jesus's life since Passion of the Christ, released ten years ago.
The movie is set to be released on February 28th, 2014.