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Exodus: God & Kings (Cinema Review)

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Ridley Scott is one of the most revered directors of our time. While he’s worked in all sorts of genres, he’s had particular success with ground-breaking classic sci-fi such as Alien, as well historical biographies or fiction, which often turn out to be masterpieces such as the multi award winning Gladiator. There is no doubt that Scott is one of cinema’s greatest storytellers.

This time Ridley Scott brings to our screen possibly the third greatest story ever told (after the birth of Jesus and Noah) – the Exodus of the Hebrews from Egypt. This Old Testament tale of Moses was immortalised by Charlton Heston in 1956’s The Ten Commandments, but who could possibly fill this famous pair of sandals this time? Well, none other than Batman himself – Christian Bale. [Read more…]

New Exodus: Gods And Kings Trailer – Ridley Scott takes on Moses with Christian Bale

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exodus-gods-kings-poster1-slideWill Exodus: Gods and Kings usher in a new wave of big budget biblical epics? If it hits big numbers, between Exodus and Noah it may well convince Hollywood to put the many bible-based movies they’ve got into development into production.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘Twentieth Century Fox present the theatrical release of EXODUS: GODS AND KINGS in the UK and Ireland on 26th December. From acclaimed director Ridley Scott (Gladiator, Prometheus) comes the epic adventure EXODUS: GODS AND KINGS, the story of one man’s daring courage to take on the might of an empire.

‘Using state of the art visual effects and 3D immersion, Scott brings new life to the story of the defiant leader Moses (Christian Bale) as he rises up against the Egyptian Pharaoh Rhamses (Joel Edgerton), setting 400,000 slaves on a monumental journey of escape from Egypt and its terrifying cycle of deadly plagues.’

The movie will be in UK cinemas on December 26th. [Read more…]

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New Exodus: Gods And Kings Trailer – Ridley Scott directs Christian Bale as Moses

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exodus-gods-and-kings-slideIt’ll be interesting to see if Fox’s big-budget bet with Exodus: Gods And Kings pays off, taking the biblical story of Moses and giving it all the modern special effects it can handle. Now a new trailer has arrived, which certainly tries to sell it on the spectacle rather than religion.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘From acclaimed director Ridley Scott (Gladiator, Prometheus) comes the epic adventure EXODUS: GODS AND KINGS, the story of one man’s daring courage to take on the might of an empire. Using state of the art visual effects and 3D immersion, Scott brings new life to the story of the defiant leader Moses (Christian Bale) as he rises up against the Egyptian Pharaoh Rhamses (Joel Edgerton), setting 400,000 slaves on a monumental journey of escape from Egypt and its terrifying cycle of deadly plagues.’

The movie will be in UK cinemas on December 26th. [Read more…]

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Exodus: Gods And Kings Trailer – Christian Bale & Joel Edgerton go head-to-head in the biblical epic

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exodus-gods-and-kings-slideOne of this winter’s most intriguing films is Exodus: Gods And Kings, which is a big gamble for both Fox and 20th Century Fox. They are hoping that with Gladiator director Ridley Scott directing and legions of religious folks who may be interested in film about Moses, it will be a hit. However historical epics of this sort are often tough sells.

Fox is now getting the ball rolling, as after some images arrived a few days ago, we now get a first trailer, which seems keen to sell us on the scale as well as the rivalry between Christian Bale’s Moses and Joel Edgerton’s Ramses.

As you would expect, the story follows Moses, an Israelite who grew up as part of the Egyptian royal household, but who goes up against the Pharaoh Ramses so that he can lead the Israelites out of Egypt and into the Promised Land. Cue plagues, battles and at some point the Red Sea will need to be parted.

Exodus: Gods and Kings is due out in December. [Read more…]

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First Pics Of Sigourney Weaver & Joel Edgerton In Exodus

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exodus-pic5Now that most of the biggest movies of the summer are in cinemas the studios can turn their attention to their major winter offerings, and few are bigger or more of a gamble than Fox’s $200 million dollar take on the talk of Moses, Exodus: Gods and Kings.

The very first image from the film arrived soon after it started shooting last December, but it’s only now we’ve got a few more shots, including out first look at Joel Edgerton’s Pharaoh and Sigourney Weaver as his mother, Tuya.

The story follows Moses (Christian Bale) who goes up against the Pharaoh Ramses so that he can lead the Israelites out of Egypt and into the Promised Land. As Moses grew up in the royal Egyptian court, he had a close relationship to Egyptian ruler Ramses, which goes sour when he takes up the cause of his people.

In response to the inevitable comparisons to Charlton Heston in The 10 Commandments, Christian Bale says, “Charlton Heston does Charlton Heston better than anyone. But the biblical account of Moses is extraordinary, and there was lots of room for us to go to places that [Charlton Heston’s movie] The Ten Commandments never dreamed of going. [There are] No fake beards. There’s nothing mild about the Exodus or Moses.”

It’s due out in December. (Images via EW) [Read more…]

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First Look At Christian Bale As Moses In Exodus Arrives

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We don’t get that many biblical epics these days, but that’s changing as we’re soon to get Darren Aronofsky’s Noah, and Ridley Scott is bringing us the Moses movie Exodus. Now the first image from the latter has arrived via Empire, which you can see above.

The story follows Moses (Christian Bale) who goes up against the Pharaoh Ramses (Joel Edgerton) so that he can lead the Israelites out of Egypt and into the Promised Land. As Moses grew up in the royal Egyptian court, he had a close relationship to Egyptian ruler Ramses, which goes sour when he takes up the cause of his people.

Sigourney Weaver, John Turturro and Aaron Paul also star. The movie is due out December 2014.

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Aaron Paul, Sigourney Weaver & John Turturro Up For Ridley Scott’s Exodus

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Alien helped launch the careers of both Sigourney Weaver and Ridley Scott back in 1979. Now they’re planning to get back together again for a very different movie, Exodus. She’s not the only one either, as Breaking Bad’s Aaron Paul and John Turturro is also set to star alongside the previously cast Christian Bale and Joel Edgerton, according to Variety.

The story follows Moses (Christian Bale) who goes up against the Pharaoh Ramses (Edgerton) so that he can lead the Israelites out of Egypt and into the Promised Land. As Moses grew up in the royal Egyptian court, he had a close relationship to Egyptian ruler Ramses, which goes sour when he takes up the cause of his people.

Weaver will play Tuya, the mother of Ramses, while Turturro will be Ramses father. Paul meanwhile is set to play a Hebrew slave called Joshua who ends up leading the Israelites to the promised land after Moses discovers he can’t go himself.

Steven Zaillian (The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, Schindler’s List) wrote the script, with the movie set to start shooting in September in England, Spain and Morocco.

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Joel Edgerton Joins Christian Bale In Ridley Scott’s Exodus

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joel-edgertonChristian Bale has been attached to Exodus for a while now, but it seems he’s getting his first castmate as THR reports that Joel Edgerton is in talks to join Ridley Scott’s biblical epic.

The Zero Dark Thirty is set to will play Egyptian ruler Ramses. The story follows Moses (Christian Bale) who goes up against Ramses so that he can lead the Israelites out of Egypt and into the Promised land. As Moses grew up in the royal Egyptian court, he had a close relationship to Ramses, which went sour when he took up the cause of his people.

Ridley Scott is directing from a screenplay by Steven Zaillian, who reworked the original draft by Adam Cooper and Bill Collage. Filming is scheduled to begin this September, with shooting to take place in Spain, Morocco and England. Expect to hear plenty more cast members joining very soon.

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Christian Bale Circling Moses Role In Exodus

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christian-baleChristian Bale must be keen on getting biblical, as while he was once attached to play Noah for Darren Aronofsky but had to drop out, Deadline reports that he’s now circling the role of Moses in Ridley Scott’s Exodus.

The film is one of two separate Moses based movies doing the rounds in Hollywood, with two separate projects brewing at both 20th Century Fox and Warner Bros. At the moment Fox’s Exodus is picking up more steam, although talks with Christian Bale are still in the early stages.

The studio wants to get the project off the ground quickly, with Ridley Scott directing from a screenplay by Steven Zaillian, who rewrote the original script by Bill Collage and Adam Cooper. No story details have been released, although the title suggests it will focus on the Israelites being led out of Egypt by Moses.

Warner Bros.’ Gods and Kings is having a few more problems though, as director Steven Spielberg has decided to part ways with the Biblical project. The studio has reached out to Ang Lee (Life of Pi) to take his place, but no deals have been reached yet. The script by Stuart Hazeldine and Michael Green has been described as a Braveheart-esque rendition of Moses’ story.

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