Freeman portrays Sheik Ilderim in the new movie. — -- Morgan Freeman stars as Sheik Ilderim in the new "Ben-Hur" movie, a film he says should not be called a remake of the 1959 classic starri ...

Morgan Freeman was surprised ... more elaborate hair—than that of Ilderim, a rich Nubian, circa 30 A.D. Ilderim’s dreads reach practically to his elbows. Freeman shook them to show how they ...

Anyway, in the film, Morgan Freeman plays one of the main characters, Sheik Ilderim. He seems to be doing his all-knowing wise old guy Morgan Freeman thing in the trailer, but honestly it's hard ...

LOS ANGELES — As he talks about his role — and his costumes and amazing dreadlocks — in this Friday’s “Ben-Hur” remake, Morgan ... Freeman plays wealthy, wise Sheik Ilderim who rescues ...

Then Morgan Freeman interrupts with off-screen narration ... Judah's path leads to Freeman's enjoyable turn as Sheik Ilderim, a dreadlocked chariot racing enthusiast, a role that earned Hugh ...

LOS ANGELES – The Oscar-honoured Morgan Freeman likes to stay busy. So when his director buddy Timur Bekmambetov asked him to play Sheik Ilderim in the remake of the swords-and-sandals epic Ben ...