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 Bean, David Bradley, Lee Boardman, Jonathan 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 Rome, Italy.
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 by | Cyrus Nowrasteh |
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| Produced by | Chris Columbus Michael Barnathan Mark Radcliffe Tracy K. Price Mark W. Shaw |
| Written by | Cyrus Nowrasteh Betsy Giffen Nowrasteh |
| Based on | Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt by Anne Rice |
| Starring | Adam Greaves-Neal Sean Bean David Bradley Lee Boardman Jonathan Bailey David Burke |
| Music by | John Debney |
| Cinematography | Joel Ransom |
| Edited by | Geoffrey Rowland |
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| Distributed by | Focus Features |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Cast
- Adam Greaves-Neal as Jesus
- Sean Bean as Severus
- David Bradley as an old Rabbi
- Lee Boardman as a Roman squad leader
- Jonathan Bailey as Herod
- David Burke as a blind Rabbi
- Rory Keenan as the Demon
- Isabelle Adriani as Seleni
- Vincent Walsh as Joseph
- Agni Scott as Miriam
- Sara Lazzaro as Mary
- Paul Ireland as Optio
- Jarreth J. Merz as Aaron, Eleazer's father
- Dorotea Mercuri as Eliezer's mother
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