Anthony Hopkins To Play King Herod Alongside Newcomer Noa Cohen In Biblical Thriller ‘Mary’
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Filming has recently wrapped in Morocco on under-the-radar Biblical thriller Mary, starring Oscar winner Anthony Hopkins as King Herod and emerging Israeli actress Noa Cohen as Mary.
In coming-of-age story Mary, the title character is shunned following the otherworldly conception of her child and forced into hiding.
King Herod’s relentless drive to maintain power at any cost ignites the murderous pursuit of the newborn child that he believes is a threat to his reign on the throne.
The film sees the young Mary and Joseph on the run and having to hide their baby, Jesus, at all costs. Director is DJ Caruso (xXx: Return of Xander Cage) and pic is produced by Mary Aloe, founder of Aloe Entertainment (Bruised) and Hannah Leader (Freud’s Last Session).
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