Christian Bale Set To Play Moses In Ridley Scott's Historical Epic "Exodus"

Christian Bale missed his chance to play Noah for Darren Aronofsky, but he has now been officially confirmed for big-budget historical epic Moses biopic. After being in talks for the role earlier this year, confirmation has come in that Bale will lead Ridley Scott‘s Exodus as Moses. It is said to focus on aspects of Moses’ life not yet brought onto the screen, particularly the Israelite’s relationship with Ramses, the Pharaoh. It is further rumored to be more in the vein of 300 than The Ten Commandments.

The Hollywood Reporter also reports that Joel Edgerton (The Great Gatsby and Zero Dark Thirty) is in talks to square off against Moses as Egyptian ruler Ramses. There’s not enough details on the precise timeline the film will cover, but an initial script is coming from Adam Cooper and Bill Collage, who only previously gave us the comedies Accepted and (part of) Tower Heist. It’s an odd fit, which is perhaps why Steve Zaillian (Schindler’s List, American Gangster) stepped in to provide a rewrite.

The film will start shooting from September in Spain, Morocco and England ahead of a December 12th, 2014 release. In the meantime, one can see Scott’s The Counselor in late October and we imagine much more casting will occur over the next month for this project.

Which of next year’s Biblical epics are you most looking forward to?

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