As early as 2016, Hollywood was already abuzz that a new Mary Magdalene movie was in the works. After all, the often-controversial female follower of Jesus—what with varying accounts of her true role during the life, passion and death of the Lord—has never had her own biopic since first appearing in a 1912 movie “From the Manger to the Cross.”
Simply titled “Mary Magdalene,” the movie, which opened in Philippine cinemas on Wednesday, created an even bigger buzz when two-time Oscar-nominated actress Rooney Mara (“The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” and “Carol”) was confirmed to play the titular role. As a whole, its producers describe the period film as an “authentic and humanistic portrait of one of the most enigmatic and misunderstood spiritual figures in history
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