Omar Sy portrays real biblical figure Barabbas in “The Book of Clarence.” Unlike the story of Barabbas in the Bible — in which he was a prisoner who was chosen to be freed over Jesus — in ...

Samuel is unlike any Bible figure before him. Unlike the patriarchs, he does not appeal to economic self-interest by talking of covenants and Promised Land. Unlike the judges, he does not seek ...

Thomas is an actual Bible figure but Clarence isn’t, and that detail is one of the factors that sparked Samuel’s interest. “The name Thomas was ‘Didymus.’ It means twin,” Samuel ...

In Jeymes Samuel’s new movie “The Book of Clarence,” the writer and director tapped actors LaKeith Stanfield and RJ Cyler from his feature film debut “The Harder They Fall” to star in his new Biblical ...