The new issue of Empire brings the latest report from Ridley Scott's none-more-epic Exodus: Gods And Kings, with Aaron Paul and Sir Ben Kingsley talking to us about their roles as we watched the director part the Red Sea. Check out the pictures and read a little taster below.
Aaron Paul plays Joshua, a Hebrew held in bondage by the Egyptians. In this month's issue Paul tells us, "Moses is an Egyptian general, and Joshua tends to stay away from those types of people. It's not appropriate to approach them or talk to them or even make eye contact. But then Nun [Joshua's father, played by Kingsley] persuades Joshua to give Moses a note saying Nun would like to speak to him. Later we find out that Moses is a very special human being. Moses is the one who can bring us to salvation. It's a wild, messy ride."
Kingsley tells us that Nun "becomes one of the leaders of the Exodus. He is the leader of his own community, he's the father of Joshua. The central issue is slavery and the bringing of a very disparate group of people together to break out of that bondage. I'm sorry to say, it is still a very modern story."
As you probably know, Christian Bale stars as Moses with Joel Edgerton as Ramses and Sigourney Weaver also among the cast. Exodus: Gods & Kings hits screens on December 26 in the UK, but in the meantime you can read much more in the October issue of Empire, on sale today, and you can subscribe here to ensure you never miss an issue{
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