Ben Hur - Russell Crowe Q & A

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StadeFrance Live Events and ANZ Stadium are thrilled to announce that Australian icon RUSSELL CROWE has agreed to be the Narrator of BEN HUR -- The Stadium Spectacular at the ANZ Stadium on 22 and 23 October.

An internationally acclaimed star of film and stage, Russell Crowe is the winner of an Oscar for Gladiator at th...e 2000 Academy Awards, and countless accolades including a Golden Globe Award, Film Critics Circle Award, Australian Film Institute and Screen Actors Guild Award.

Russell Crowe will lend his voice and iconic stature to the biggest theatrical event ever seen in Australia. The monumental $15 million production is set for two shows only, exclusively in Sydney.

"We all know the Australian saying, "Bigger than Ben Hur"... and there is no doubt this show will be massive. It is an honour to be asked to participate, it's going to be fun that's for sure and I'm really looking forward to it. There's a cast of 200, Chariot races, Pirate attacks. It's huge."

"Obviously I have a relationship with ANZ Stadium, being that it is the home ground of The Rabbitohs . I've long been an admirer of the cutting edge approach that the Stadium has taken in it's operations. This idea is so ambitious, the scale so daunting that when they asked me to be involved I just said absolutely."

"This isn't a play, it's not a musical, it's a spectacle. When I was approached I put the question up on Twitter, " Did anyone see the Paris production?" and the responses that I read confirmed for me that the people who are lucky enough to see this will have an unforgettable, once in a lifetime experience." RUSSELL CROWE

BEN HUR brings to life the Biblical epic made famous by the Academy Award winning Hollywood movie 'Ben Hur', starring Charlton Heston. The 1959 classic won a record 11 Academy Awards, a benchmark for excellence unsurpassed in movie making.

http://www.showbiz.com.au/benhur/

The narration by Russell Crowe is a pre-recorded voice-over.

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[mrtonysantos]

@epicvlas You like Kevin more than Russell? Can I come to your coming out party you fag?!

He's only narrating it...

[epicvlas]

WAT A FUCKING AUSTARLIAN REDNEK....WORST CHOISE FOR AN EPIC FILM...... THIS DOS NOT LOOK LIKE AN ROMAN FIRST AF ALL PLAYNG A SPANION IN GLADIATOR., THIS MAN HAS AUSTRALIAN ACCENT AND BLOOD HAIR. AND HIS SHORT, AND ALSO FAT.... ! I DONT KNOW WAT PEOPLE LOVE ABOUT HIM........! WAT A REEDNEK...1 THIS GUY SHOULD LEARN FROM KEVIN COSTNER HOW TO BE A REAL MOUVIE STAR, AND FROM CHARLTON HESTON HOW TO LOOK IN AN EPIC FILM !

[joshuadiesel]

he is not arrogant most shy guys or more quiet come across as arrogant

[thejsquad33]

i love his hair :) it's adorable that way xD

[spacebabie]

I wouldnt say arrogant I would say he was trying to be funny didnt come round quite well *LAUGHS*

[paddlepopkid]

is it just me.. or does Russell Crowe come across as very arogant..!? iv neva been a fan of him....

[susi079]

OMG Rusty! You look so foine! *swoon* So glad to know your involvement in that big Ben Hur show. I've bought the ticket for the Friday show. See ya in October. :D