He's got a lot to live up to with his Oscar-winning heritage.
Lew Wallace's novel Ben-Hur has been filmed five times, most notably as a Charlton Heston epic in 1959. And now there's a new movie based on the Ancient Roman story of Judah Ben-Hur, a prince falsely accused of treason by his brother and exiled into slavery, where he has to decide whether to forgive his brother or get revenge against him.
Jack Huston stars in 'Ben-Hur'
The new version of this story stars Jack Huston, the fourth generation in an acting dynasty. His great-grandfather Walter Huston, grandfather John and aunt Anjelica all won Oscars.
Jack wasn't too nervous taking on such a Hollywood classic. "I love the '59 version," he says. "Charlton was such a man's man in his movie, and it was a revenge story. When I read this re-imagining of the great story, I realised that it was very much a different way of telling it. Judah in my version is almost like a lost boy in the beginning. And it's his journey into manhood and finally that wonderful ending of forgiveness and redemption, which I think is a beautiful message to be out there, especially in today's world."
Watch the trailer for 'Ben-Hur' here:
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