Hollywood producers learn to entice evangelical Christians with the upcoming film 'Ben-Hur'

Hollywood producers have realized that evangelical Christians have learned to become overly particular when it comes to Biblical movies. Roma Downey, producer of the upcoming "Ben-Hur" film, shares that she and her husband Mark Burnett make movies to inspire people to love, especially in these violence-ridden times.

Downey expressed her sentiments in a recent press screening of "Ben-hur." She said that their mission is to make movies on love and forgiveness which the world needs now.

"There's things clearly happening in the world and we put this film together to impact culture with the message of love and forgiveness and reconciliation and that's needed now more than ever," says Downey, a former "Touched by an Angel" star, said at a Los Angeles screening of "Ben-Hur," according to Christian Post.

After many churches discouraged its members to watch "Noah" in 2014, Faith Driven Consumer media group commented in Christian Today that Paramount has learned from its mistakes in making "Noah" by hiring Burnett and Downey to make "Ben-Hur."

In a review by Andrew Whalen for iDigitalTimes, the first trailer of Timur Bekmambetov's remake of "Ben-Hur," whose main character Judah Ben-Hur (played by Jake Huston), embodies perseverance in overcoming Christian persecutions, which evangelicals are interested in. He writes that instead of a typical Hollywood movie filled with explosions, the upcoming movie has taken a more righteous path. Whalen asserts that this is the main ingredient which has made movies like "The Passion of the Christ," "Heaven is for Real," and "God's Not Dead" successful.

The remake of "Ben-Hur" is based on Lee Wallace's 1880 historical adventure novel "Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ." The book was the best-selling American novel in the19th century. It tells the epic story of Ben-Hur, a prince who was falsely accused of treason by his adopted brother Messala.

In the movie, Ben-Hur (Jack Huston), finds himself in a sudden shipwreck and meets Ilderim (Morgan Freeman), who later becomes his mentor in chariot racing. He makes his way back home with revenge in  mind, but the story ends in love and compassion. 

The "Ben-Hur" film remake is coming to theaters on Aug. 19.