CS sits down with Risen movie stars Cliff Curtis and Joseph Fiennes
This Friday, Sony’s TriStar Pictures is releasing into the theaters director Kevin Reynolds’ Risen, starring Joseph Fiennes (Shakespeare in Love), Tom Felton (Harry Potter films), Peter Firth (Pearl Harbor) and Cliff Curtis (Fear the Walking Dead).
The Risen movie brings to the screen the epic Biblical story of the Resurrection, as told through the eyes of a non-believer. Clavius (Joseph Fiennes), a powerful Roman MilitaryTribune, and his aide Lucius (Tom Felton), are tasked with solving the mystery of what happened to Jesus in the weeks following the crucifixion, in order to disprove the rumors of a risen Messiah and prevent an uprising in Jerusalem.
ComingSoon.net recently had the chance to sit down with Fiennes and Curtis to discuss their approach to the story and a big screen angle to the tale that Fiennes likens to a film noir detective story. Curtis, meanwhile, discusses the pressure of portraying Jesus Christ and why the role led to him taking an on-set vow of silence.
Risen features a screenplay by Reynolds (Waterworld, Hatfields & McCoys) and Paul Aiello from a story by Aiello. The producers include Mickey Liddell, Aiello and Pete Shilaimon with Robert Huberman and Scott Holroyd serving as executive producers.
The creative production team includes Director of Photography Lorenzo Senatore, Visual Effects Supervisor Rafa Solorzano, Production Designer Stefano Maria Ortolani, Editor Steven Mirkovich, ACE, Costume Designer Onelio Millenotti, and music by Roque Banos.
If you haven’t already checked it out, watch the Risen movie trailer right here.
Are you going to check out the Risen movie on the big screen this weekend when it opens February 19? Let us know in the comments below!
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Clavius (Joseph Fiennes) leads his Roman soldiers during the zealot battle in Columbia Pictures' RISEN. -
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Clavius (Joseph Fiennes) with Jesus' disciples, witnesses a miracle in Columbia Pictures' RISEN. -
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Joseph Fiennes is Clavious in Columbia Pictures' RISEN. -
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Clavius (Joseph Fiennes) and Lucius (Tom Felton) at the Roman barracks consider new information from the bystander about the apostles in Columbia Pictures' RISEN. -
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(l to r) Director Kevin Reynolds, Joseph Fiennes and Tom Felton on the set of Columbia Pictures' RISEN. -
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Clavius (Joseph Fiennes, left) and Lucius (Tom Felton) in Columbia Pictures' RISEN. -
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Clavius (Joseph Fiennes) watches from a distance as the apostles rest while crossing the desert in Columbia Pictures' RISEN. -
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Pilate (Peter Firth) and Clavius (Joseph Fiennes) discuss the failure to discover Jesus's body in Columbia Pictures' RISEN. -
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Pontius Pilate (Peter Firth) worries aloud that the prophecy of the Messiah may prove true as his tribune Clavius (Joseph Fiennes) awaits marching orders in Columbia Pictures' RISEN, in theaters nationwide Feb. 19, 2016. -
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Clavius (Joseph Fiennes) and the apostles fish fruitlessly at night on the Sea of Galilee in Columbia Pictures' RISEN. -
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Lucius (Tom Felton) at the Roman Barracks in Columbia Pictures' RISEN. -
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Clavius (Joseph Fiennes, left) warns Lucius (Tom Felton) to let them all pass, after he discovers him leading the apostles away from the Roman soldiers in Columbia Pictures' RISEN.
