Mary, Mother of Christ (MARYC)

Mary, Mother of Christ

(MARYC)

IPOed Feb 27, 2009 @ H$18.00
Status Development (Production starts May 2009)
Release Date TBA 2010 (April 2nd?, good Friday)
Release Pattern WIDE
Directed by Alejandro Agresti (The Lake House)
Starring Camille Belle (10,000 BC), Al Pacino (Righteous Kill), Peter O’Toole (Venus), Jessica Lange (Broken Flowers) & Jonathan Rhys Meyers (Children of Huang Shi)
Genre Drama
Studio TBA (MGM?)
Written by Benedict Fitzgerald (The Passion of the Christ)

About Camille Belle will star as Mary, Mother of Christ in the biblical story from the New Testament. The cast also stars Al Pacino as King Herod, Peter O’Toole as Symeon, Jessica Lange as Anna the Prophetess, and Jonathan Rhys Meyers as both angels Gabriel and Lucifer.

My 5 cents Still very young, lead Belle has done her share of blockbusters and teen thrillers so now its time for something more compelling. She will be surrounded by greats of the big screen if they stay with the current cast which seems perfectly assembled. With the passions co-writer it should be dark. Comparisons, The Nativity Story, Passion of the Christ and the Prophecy trilogy?

Recommendation BUY, a handful of familiar faces, a touchy but universal story, guaranteed to hit wide audiences all leads to success at the box office, just hope director Agresti gets it right this time.