Color of the Cross

There is a new film coming out in the Autumn which will be interesting. From my point of view it seems past time that we have had a film that shows Christ nearer the colour that he would have been.

The film and the stills from it could be useful for schools lessons etc.

"Color of the Cross," produced on a tiny $2.5 million budget, will feature a black actor portraying Christ.

Nu-Lite Entertainment production hopes to capitalize on the controversy of depicting a nonwhite Christ.

Under a recently inked deal, 20th Century Fox will distribute the film on homevideo, and the pic's producers say money from that deal will be put toward the marketing effort for the film's theatrical release in November.

One of the producers is the Rev. Cecil "Chip" Murray, who during his 27 years as pastor at L.A.'s First AME Church used his pulpit to become a national religious and civil-rights leader. He said he hopes the film will reverse negative stereotypes of African Americans.