Katcy Stephan Netflix has acquired the Anthony Hopkins-led biblical epic “Mary,” and will release the film this year. From director D.J.
Caruso (“Disturbia,” “Eagle Eye,” “XXX: Return of Xander Cage”) and writer Timothy Michael Hayes (“BirdsEye”), “Mary” is a coming-of-age biblical epic in which Mary is shunned following a miraculous conception and forced into hiding.
When King Herod (Hopkins) ignites a murderous pursuit for her newborn baby Jesus, Mary and Joseph go on the run — bound together by fate and driven by courage — to save his life at all costs.
Two-time Oscar winner Hopkins is joined by Noa Cohen (“Infinity,” “Silent Game,” “My Nephew From Hell”) as Mary and Ido Tako (“The Vanishing Soldier,” “Sky”) as Joseph.
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