Jesus Christ Superstar (film) and sinister approach than the original stage productions. In a 2008 interview with "Variety" magazine, film producer Marc Platt stated that he was in discussions with several filmmakers for a remake of "Jesus Christ Superstar". In 2013, a Blu-ray "40th Anniversary" edition of the film was released, featuring commentary from the director and Ted Neeley, an interview with Tim Rice, a photo gallery and a clip of the original trailer. In 2015, Neeley announced the upcoming release a documentary entitled "SUPERSTARS: The Making of and Reunion of the film 'Jesus Christ Superstar"' about the production of the film. Jesus Christ
Barry Dennen master of ceremonies in the London version of "Cabaret". In 1970, he played Pontius Pilate on the album of "Jesus Christ Superstar", and he played the same role in the Broadway production (1971). In the same year, he played Mendel in Norman Jewison's film of "Fiddler on the Roof". According to Dennen's website, he suggested to Jewison that he direct a film version of "Jesus Christ Superstar". Jewison did so, and Dennen played Pilate again (1973). Dennen also played a variety of small parts on American television shows including: "Batman", "Galtar and the Golden Lance", "Tales from the Darkside" and