Read More... Charlton Heston; Jack Huston in "Ben-Hur" (Credit: Warner Bros./MGM) Judah Ben-Hur’s sexuality has been hotly debated for decades, but a new film is pushing him firmly back into the closet. A new remake of the 1959 William Wyler-directed swords-and-sandals epic “Ben-Hur,” which starred Charlton Heston in the title role of a nobleman turned slave who defeats an empire, is playing down the character’s subtextual homosexuality.
The Straight-washing Of “ben-hur”: Remake Of The ’59 Epic Drops Gay Subtext — and Beefs Up Religious Themes
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Sun, 08/21/2016 - 1:30pm
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