Family. It can be tough at the best of times, but few sibling – or in this case, adoptive sibling – squabbles reach the heights of the tale of Moses and the Pharaoh. It’s a story that has been brought to the screen before, but Ridley Scott has decided to tackle it with Exodus: Gods And Kings. The new trailer is now online from Fox.
Gods And Kings finds Christian Bale as Moses, who, after years spent growing up in Egypt like a brother to Rhamses (Joel Edgerton), the man who will become Pharaoh, learns of a prophecy that he’s destined to lead his people to freedom from slavery.
Because Moses has God in his side, when Rhamses refuses his request, wave after wave of terrible plagues come down upon his people. Despite Rhamses’ claim to be a living god himself, he’s no match for what follows. But even as Moses leads the Jews away, the forces allied against him start to hunt them down.
Scott’s gone for full-on Biblical epic here, so expect plenty of bearded shouting, seas parting and sweeping shots with thousands of people making a long trek.
With Aaron Paul, Ben Kingsley, Sigourney Weaver, Ben Mendelsohn, Indira Varma, John Turturro and Hiam Abbass among the eclectic cast, Exodus: Gods And Kings will hit the UK on December 26.