Jesus Christ Superstar (film) who had played Jesus is missing. A shepherd and his flock cross the hillside beneath the empty cross ("John Nineteen Forty-One"). During filming of "Fiddler on the Roof", Barry Dennen, who played Pilate on the concept album, suggested to Norman Jewison that he should direct "Jesus Christ Superstar" as a film. After hearing the album, Jewison agreed. The cast consisted mostly of actors from the Broadway show, with Ted Neeley and Carl Anderson starring as Jesus and Judas respectively. Neeley had played a reporter and a leper in the Broadway version, and understudied the role of Jesus. Likewise, Anderson understudied
Britain's Got the Pop Factor... and Possibly a New Celebrity Jesus Christ Soapstar Superstar Strictly on Ice show (representing the show-within-a-show mentioned below); in order - "Britain's Got Talent", "Pop Idol", "The X Factor", celebrity variants of pre-existing shows, "Jesus Christ Superstar" (in reference to Andrew Lloyd Webber's BBC series of musical-based talent shows), "Soapstar Superstar", "Strictly Come Dancing" and "Dancing on Ice". As well as being the title of the show, "Britain's Got the Pop Factor" is the title of the fictional series within the show, where "Celebrity Jesus Christ Soapstar Superstar Strictly on Ice" is the name of another fictional talent show, to which the winner of "Britain's Got The Pop Factor" gains automatic entry.