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The Young Messiah (film)

The Young Messiah is an upcoming American biblical drama film directed by Cyrus Nowrasteh and co-written by Betsy Giffen Nowrasteh and Nowrasteh, based on the novel Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt by Anne Rice. The film stars Adam Greaves-Neal, Sean BeanDavid BradleyLee BoardmanJonathan Bailey, and David Burke. The film revolves around a fictional interpretation of a seven-year-old Jesus, who tries to discover the truth about his life when he returns to Nazareth from Egypt.
Nowrasteh acquired the film rights in 2011, and wrote the script along with his wife Betsy Giffen. Chris Columbus developed the film through his 1492 Pictures banner and helped the film financing by Rise Entertainment. FilmDistrict acquired the US distribution rights in 2013, which were later transferred to Focus Features in 2014.Principal photography began on September 15, 2014 in Matera and RomeItaly.
Although the film was known throughout production as Christ the Lord, Focus Features announced on September 1, 2015 that it would now be called The Young Messiah. Nowrasteh said in a press release, "This new title better conveys how our film seeks to present a realistic portrait of Jesus as a child both grounded in faith and consistent with the adult Jesus revealed in the Bible."[1]
The film is scheduled to be released domestically on March 11, 2016 by Focus Features.

Directed byCyrus Nowrasteh
Produced byChris Columbus
Michael Barnathan
Mark Radcliffe
Tracy K. Price
Mark W. Shaw
Written byCyrus Nowrasteh
Betsy Giffen Nowrasteh
Based onChrist the Lord: Out of Egypt
by Anne Rice
StarringAdam Greaves-Neal
Sean Bean
David Bradley
Lee Boardman
Jonathan Bailey
David Burke
Music byJohn Debney
CinematographyJoel Ransom
Edited byGeoffrey Rowland
Production
companies
1492 Pictures
CJ Entertainment
Hyde Park International
Ocean Blue Entertainment
Distributed byFocus Features
Release dates
  • March 11, 2016 (US)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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