Sir Ridley Scott’s Exodus: Gods and Kings looks set to be one of this December’s biggest movies, and a new set of stills have been released featuring The Dark Knight’s Christian Bale heading into action on horseback as Moses. A number of other images have also debuted, putting the spotlight on a very different looking Joel Edgerton, as well as Sigourney Weaver, Ben Kingsley and the impressive set designs.
In Exodus, Joel Edgerton plays Egyptian pharoah Ramses, Sigourney Weaver and John Turturro play his royal parents Tuya and Seti, Aaron Paul co-stars as a follower of Moses, and Ben Kingsley rounds out the cast as a Hebrew scholar. It’s a great cast with some sure to be very interesting characters.
Talking to EW, Bale had this to say about following in the footsteps of Charlton Heston. “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 The Ten Commandments never dreamed of going.”
“He’s one of the most fascinating characters that I’ve ever studied,” Bale added. “I think Achilles is described as the most passionate man alive but I think Moses would give him a very good run for his money.”
Exodus: Gods and Kings is set to be released on December 12th, 2014.
