Charlton Heston is not mocked.
Nobody can beat Charlie.
I cannot imagine what they thought needed improving in the Heston version.
I suppose there are valid explanations for remaking a movie, but a classic like "Ben Hur"???
As a filmmaker (who LOVED “El Cid”), I just think certain movies never need to be remade. The originals were quality enough, and the acting cannot be replaced. “Ghostbusters” is another. “Jaws” is another. “Raiders of the Lost Ark” is another. “Casablanca” is another.
Leave some things alone. I know Roma Downey wanted to bring this story to a modern audience: WRITE A NEW STORY.
All I had to see was the PC compliant Morgan Freeman with the dreadlocks aand I knew it was going to be crap.