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August 2014

August 09, 2014

Exodus: Gods and Kings: a few new details about the film and its soundtrack, courtesy of Première magazine

Ridley Scott's Moses movie aims to balance the epic with the intimate. Also: did the...

July 2014

July 31, 2014

He’s Pharaoh! He’s Moses! He’s somebody else entirely! Ben Kingsley talks Exodus, appears in Night at the Museum trailer

Two movies -- produced by the same studio and coming out only a week apart...

July 17, 2014

Moses holds a sword to Ramses’ throat and soldiers hold spears galore in new Exodus: Gods and Kings photos

Has Moses ever threatened the Pharaoh with violence in any other movies, the way he...

July 13, 2014

Will the crocodiles in Exodus: Gods and Kings be another nod to The Prince of Egypt?

Ridley Scott says his film will feature CGI crocodiles. What role have crocodiles played in...

July 10, 2014

Are Exodus: Gods and Kings — and other Moses movies — picking on Ramses II unfairly?

Most movies about Moses have cast Ramses II as the Pharaoh of the Exodus. But...

July 08, 2014

The Exodus: Gods and Kings trailer: a shot-by-shot analysis (lots and lots of horses, and a tip of the hat to Simple Minds)

The first trailer for Ridley Scott's Moses movie has lots and lots of horses, plus...

July 08, 2014

Moses and the Pharaoh have swords in new Exodus posters

The first one-sheets for Ridley Scott's Moses movie are strangely colourless and nowhere near as...

July 01, 2014

Exodus: Gods and Kings: new photos, a new Entertainment Weekly profile, and hints of a trailer coming soon

New photos of Christian Bale as Moses, Joel Edgerton as the Pharaoh, Sigourney Weaver as...

June 2014

June 30, 2014

Here we go again: Ridley Scott’s Exodus and “accuracy”

A new survey claims many Christians won't see the upcoming Moses movie unless it is...

April 2014

April 14, 2014

The silence, justice, mercy and love of God in Noah

Critics have objected to the way Darren Aronofsky's film gives Noah the character arc that...

April 04, 2014

Be as wise as serpents, but stay away from snakeskins!

Is the snakeskin worn by Noah's father, in Darren Aronofsky's Noah, a Gnostic symbol? Or...

April 01, 2014

No, Noah is not Gnostic. (Say that ten times fast!)

Is Darren Aronofsky's film influenced by Jewish mysticism? Certainly. But does it reflect a Gnostic...

March 2014

March 20, 2014

Noah news round-up: a big opening in South Korea, a look at the Jewish myths behind the film, and more

Plus: new interviews with co-stars Jennifer Connelly and Emma Watson, a profile of Christian movie-promotion...

March 05, 2014

Ridley Scott on the “very modern” monotheism of Moses

A French magazine article has new details about Exodus and the way its director, an...

March 03, 2014

Ridley Scott to explore whether Moses was agnostic, etc.

Ridley Scott says the Moses in his upcoming movie Exodus, played by Christian Bale, will...

February 2014

February 12, 2014

Ridley Scott’s “unconventional depiction of God” in Exodus

How will the director, an "avowed agnostic", handle the story of Moses in his upcoming...

January 2014

January 13, 2014

Bale charges into battle as Moses in new Exodus pic

Our first look at the action-hero version of Moses, from one of the battle scenes...

December 2013

December 30, 2013

Our first official look at Christian Bale as Moses in Exodus

He's on a horse!

December 18, 2013

The Prince of Egypt came out fifteen years ago today.

Twelve things you may or may not know about the life-of-Moses cartoon that was also...

November 2013

November 18, 2013

Is Ridley Scott’s Exodus the first Bible epic to be shot in 3D?

John Turturro, who plays one of the Pharaohs, says working on the film was "eye-opening"....

November 18, 2013

Ridley Scott’s Moses movie will be “shocking”, says Bale

Christian Bale, who plays Moses in next year's Exodus, hints that the film could tap...

October 2013

October 29, 2013

How do you promote a Bible epic when you’re not religious?

Ridley Scott's recent comments about his life-of-Moses movie Exodus are very different from the comments...

October 22, 2013

Our first glimpse of Christian Bale as Moses in Exodus

Christian Bale as Moses wields a bow and arrow in new photos taken on the...

September 2013

September 17, 2013

Christian Bale gets a wife in Ridley Scott’s Moses movie

Cameras have started rolling on Exodus, and a Spanish actress has been hired to play...

August 2013

August 27, 2013

Ben Kingsley set to co-star in his second or third Moses movie; other actors also join Ridley Scott’s Exodus

Ben Kingsley played Moses in a 1995 TV-movie; now he's got a supporting role in...

August 20, 2013

Ridley Scott’s Moses movie assembles its cast of thousands

Thousands of "jobless Spaniards" have lined up to play Hebrew slaves in Exodus.

August 19, 2013

Timur Bekmambetov in talks to direct Ben-Hur remake

Will the Bible movie that set the record for most Oscar nominations ever be remade...

August 14, 2013

Newsbites: From Moses to Jesus to the end of the world

Ridley Scott's Exodus has a Pharaoh, the reboot of Left Behind has a new Chloe,...

May 2013

May 18, 2013

Will there be two Bible epics on the big screen in 2014?

Ridley Scott's life-of-Moses epic Exodus may be coming to theatres in December 2014 -- just...

April 2013

April 12, 2013

The Bible / What works and what doesn’t in the ambitious mini-series

It's common these days for each new episode of a TV series to begin with...