Trailer For Rooney Mara and Joaquin Phoenix's Biblical Film MARY MAGDALENE
A new trailer for Mary Magdalene has been released and this film is a Biblical story that will explore the relationship of Jesus Christ and Mary Magdalene. Rooney Mara will take on the role of Mary and Joaquin Phoenix will appropriately play Jesus.
Here’s the synopsis:
She is one of the most transformative yet misunderstood women in history, alternately vilified as a sinner and canonized as a saint. For the first time, the incredible story of Mary Magdalene is told through her own eyes. In the first century A.D., the free-spirited Mary (Rooney Mara) flees the marriage her family has arranged for her, finding refuge and a sense of purpose in a radical new movement led by the charismatic, rabble-rousing preacher Jesus (Joaquin Phoenix). The sole woman among his band of disciples, Mary defies the prejudices of a patriarchal society as she undergoes a profound spiritual awakening and finds herself at the center of an earth-shaking historical moment. Boldly challenging received wisdom, Mary Magdalene is a rapturous, moving account of a miraculous woman who risked everything to follow her faith.
Regardless of what your religious views are, this does look like a decent film that will tell a powerful story, like most biblical movies.
The movie was directed by Garth Davis (Lion) and the cast also includes Chiwetel Ejiofor as Peter, Tahar Rahim as Judas Iscariot, and Ryan Corr as Joseph.
Mary Magdalene will be released in select theaters starting April 12th.