Ridley scott would never cast mohammad soandso from suchandsuch in lead role. In the movie, christian bale plays moses, leading the israelites from egypt. Ridley scott trades out god for natures fury in scientific exodus tinseltown is getting all old testament on us december 12 with its new treatment of moses and pharoah. Described by film producer michael deeley as the very best eye in the business, director ridley scott was born on november 30, 1937 in south shields, tyne and wear then county durham. Ridley scotts exodus praised for set pieces but falls.
Gods and kings director ridley scott says he had to use an allwhite principal cast because a film led by mohammad soandso wouldnt get funding. Christian bale films ridley scotts biblical epic exodus. The first trailers for ridley scotts new film exodus. The critical consensus states, while sporadically stirring, and suitably epic in its ambitions, exodus. Christian bale defends ridley scott over exodus whitewashing film. Gods and kings, saying that his decision to to cast white actors in key roles was. Ridley scott and missing the point of the book of exodus.
Those watching the trailer for the upcoming biblical epic exodus. Serial odhaluje vztahy a revnivost, ale i tajemstvi a zazraky v katolicke cirkvi. Aside from casting christian bale as the savior of. Gods and kings spent a lot of time on the familiar relationship between moses christian bale and pharaoh ramses joel edgerton, in order. Ridley scott s retelling of the moses story, exodus. Gods and kings features moses, the pharaoh, hundreds of thousands of slaves making their way across the floor of the red sea, all ten plagues, the burning bush, and even the angel of yahweh in the form of a petulant eleven year old boy with a british accent. Maybe making movies isnt for you anymore, ridley scott. The film stars christian bale as moses and joel edgerton as pharaoh ramses, and tetells. Watch the exclusive new trailer for ridley scotts exodus. Ridley scotts exodus film cops complaints about racist. Gods and kings, rivers run with blood, ancient seas part with tsunami force, and christian bale delivers a portrait of moses as a passionate, hot. I cannot say if more accurate cast for exodus would have.
All 24 ridley scott movies ranked from worst to best taste. Why ridley scott had to cast white people as egyptians. The film is director ridley scott s take on the biblical story of. Ridley scott casts white men to play egyptians, explains.
Gods and kings, after he came under fire for casting white actors in the egyptian. Using state of the art visual effects and 3d immersion, scott brings new life to the story of the defiant leader moses christian bale as he rises up against the egyptian pharoah ramses joel edgerton, setting. Director ridley scott s new biblical blockbuster, exodus. Aussie joel edgerton ramses ii and idahoan aaron paul joshua also star. So lange braucht ridley scotts neuer cineastischer monumentalangriff, um. Gods and kings, which opens in american theaters on. Christian bale and ridley scott talk religion and exodus. Exodus racial casting controversy is a familiar one. His father was an officer in the royal engineers and the family followed him as his career posted him throughout the united kingdom and europe before they. Gods and kings features moses, the pharaoh, hundreds of thousands of slaves making their way across the floor of the red sea, all. Gods and kings more oscarwinning actor, director describe talking on the controversial character moses as the lead in new film. Dec 14, 2014 in its opening weekend, the expensive exodus. Christian bale defends ridley scott over exodus whitewashing. How ridley scott looked to science not miracles to.
From acclaimed director ridley scott gladiator, prometheus comes the epic adventure exodus, the story of one mans daring courage to take on the might of an empire. Gods and kings wont arrive in theaters until this december. Why did ridley scott decide to tackle the story of moses and. The defiant leader moses rises up against egyptian pharaoh ramses ii, setting six hundred thousand slaves on a monumental journey of escape from egypt and its terrifying cycle of deadly plagues. Gods and kings spent a lot of time on the familiar relationship between moses christian bale and pharaoh ramses joel edgerton. Gods and kings to try and pull you out of that turkey coma. Ridley scott is one of the most powerful directors working in hollywood. Perhaps it was only a matter of time before the bread went stale and the butter congealed. Ridley scott, christian bale defend racist exodus casting ridley scott has hit out at critics of exodus. Creating the plagues in ridley scotts exodus the new. Gods and kings he told mtv news, i dont make films for other people, i make films for me. Ridley scotts exodus praised for set pieces but falls flat on acting. It is a badly acted and badly written melodrama that takes what should be a passionate and emotionally wrenching story and drains it of. Ridley scott refused to cast mohammad soandso in new film.
From acclaimed director ridley scott gladiator, prometheus comes exodus. Ridley scotts exodus underwhelms at the box office the. Gods and kings cant quite live up to its classic source material. Oct 22, 20 its an epic undertaking but if pictures from the set of ridley scotts biblical movie exodus are anything to go by, christian bale is up to the task of playing moses. Gods and kings 2014 ridley scott is no stranger to the historical epic. Gods and kings in largely set in ancient egypt, youll notice that the cast of lead actors is. Gods and kings stars christian bale as moses who, as the film opens, fights alongside his brother ramses a. Dec 03, 2014 this brand new article will be published in the next issue of the christian research journal vol. How does it compare to the story in the bible and what we know of history. The film is director ridley scotts take on the biblical story of.
The first trailers for ridley scott s new film exodus. Gods and kings features moses, the pharaoh, hundreds of thousands of slaves making their way across the floor of the red sea, all ten plagues, the burning bush. Gods and kings, the epic tale of one mans daring courage to take on an empire. Gods and kings is a 2014 epic biblical film directed and produced by ridley scott. Sir ridley scott born 30 november 1937 is an english filmmaker. Gods and kings director ridley scott on creating his vision of moses. Oct 23, 2014 if theres one old testament image everyone knows, its the parting of the red sea. Gods and kings for the first time might be struck by the films cast, though not. Ridley scott has made his fair amount of press, both good and bad, in his long, illustrious career. Ridley scott has responded to months of criticism over the lack of ethnic diversity in his latest film, exodus. Nov 27, 2014 ridley scott has reignited the controversy surrounding his casting decisions for the film exodus.
Gods and kings stars christian bale as moses who, as the film opens, fights alongside his brother ramses a shavedheaded joel edgerton, to help defend egypt, which is ruled by their father, seti john turturro. Varietys critic justin chong also pointed out the issue saying ridleys film continues the dubious. However, thanks to the movies first official trailer being launched this week, the expected debates revolving around the film s treatment of the biblical source material, the races of its cast members, and so forth have already begun to rage online. How ridley scott looked to science not miracles to part. Maybe making movies isnt for you anymore, ridley scott wired. Following the counselor, scott turned to the story of exodus. At the films new york premiere, the veteran director tells critics to get a life in the wake of his decision to cast white actors in middle eastern. With christian bale, joel edgerton, ben kingsley, sigourney weaver.
Watch movie from acclaimed director ridley scott gladiator, prometheus comes exodus. From acclaimed director ridley scott gladiator, prometheus comes the epic adventure exodus. Sep 04, 2014 ridley scott explains why he made exodus. Ridley scotts atheistic biblical epic do you believe in coincidence. Using stateoftheart visual effects, this spectacular adventure brings new life to the story of moses christian bale as he defies the pharaoh ramses joel edgerton, setting. Ridley scott explains racist gods and kings casting. Gods and kings, which tells how the jewish leader moses frees his people from bondage. Ridley scotts explanation for whitewashing his exodus. Scott has come under fire over the decision to cast white actors in the lead roles, despite depicting events taking place in the middle east and north africa.
Following in the footsteps of darren aronofskys noah, its a biblical story which promises to be a visual spectacle. Gods and kings is ridley scotts attempt to bring a famous chunk of the hebrew bible to life in 3d. Despite the fact that ridley scott s new movie exodus. The story is set in ancient egypt and tells the story of the biblical figure moses and his struggle to lead his people. An international coproduction between the united states, the united kingdom, and spain, it was produced by peter chernin, jenno topping, michael schaefer, and mark huffam with music by alberto iglesias and written by adam cooper, bill collage, jeffrey caine, and steven zaillian. Gods and kings, which tells how the jewish leader moses frees his people from bondage in egypt with the aid of ten plagues sent by god. How ridley scotts exodus strays from the bible time. Oscarwinning actor, director describe talking on the controversial character moses as the lead in new film. Dec 07, 2014 ridley scott and the visual effects supervisor peter chiang explain how they brought the plagues to egypt in the new epic exodus. Gods and kings has generated heated debate and controversy because of its. Ridley scott has a way with water in exodus scene usa today. Exodus racial casting controversy is a familiar one msnbc. Yet each film manages to spark some sort of new debate over the merits of his work, as well as. Dec 04, 2014 in ridley scotts lavish new 3d epic, exodus.
The film shows imagination as scott and the writing team interpret the gaps in the exodus narrative. The first trailer for ridley scotts new movie, exodus. Ridley scott tackles the bible in the new film exodus. Gods and kings official trailer hd 20th century fox. The twoway censors say the film takes liberties with its source material, the book of exodus, especially its. Christian bale left, ridley scott center, and joel edgerton right answer questions about the religious aspects of exodus at the crosby hotel in new york city. Ridley scott has reignited the controversy surrounding his casting decisions for the film exodus. The film veered creatively from the bible and scott s honesty about his own atheist beliefs didnt help appeal to a potential audience of believers.
Gods and kings by saying it would have been impossible to finance the movie if the lead actor was. Gods and kings trailer is positively epic collider. Dec 09, 2014 christian bale has come out in defence of director ridley scott at the new york premiere of the biblical epic exodus. Nov 25, 2014 the ideal place to meet ridley scott would be on a raging battlefield, in the furthest reaches of outer space, or in the midst of any of the other vast canvases on which he creates his movies. Ridley scotts exodus praised for set pieces but falls flat. Gods and kings this link is to an external site that may or may not meet accessibility guidelines. Gods and kings directed by ridley scott 20th century fox, 2014 the exodus delusion. Dec 03, 2014 british actor christian bale plays moses in ridley scotts new film exodus. The ideal place to meet ridley scott would be on a raging battlefield, in the furthest reaches of outer space, or in the midst of any of the other vast canvases on which he creates his movies. Aside from casting christian bale as the savior of 600,000 slaves in the fox film, it was.
Gods and kings, has come under fire for whitewashing african history, casting. Ridley scott has faced the difficult question of how to portray god in his latest epic, exodus. Gods and kings he told mtv news, i dont make films for other. Filmmaker ridley scott begins filming in almeria, spain. The first teaser trailer for ridley scotts new film, exodus.
Using stateoftheart visual effects, this spectacular adventure brings new life to the story of moses christian bale as he defies the pharaoh ramses joel edgerton, setting 400,000. Gods and kings came in and it is splitting critics much like its main character moses does to the red sea. How ridley scott looked to science not miracles to part the red sea in exodus. Ridley scotts exodus underwhelms at the box office the new york times. The story is set in ancient egypt and tells the story of the. This brand new article will be published in the next issue of the christian research journal vol.
Ridley scott s atheistic biblical epic do you believe in coincidence. Ridley scott had to deliver something in this moviegoing atmosphere that still had power. Gods and kings 2014 throughout the 2000s and beyond, the historical epic genre had become something of director sir ridley scott s bread and butter. Ridley scott s exodus movie is still racist as shit. Ridley scott, christian bale defend racist exodus casting. Dec 11, 2014 ridley scott has a way with water in exodus scene. Ridley scott chooses 11yearold boy as voice of god for. Gods and kings has arrived, with christian bale as moses, while director ridley scott is planning another bible film about king david. Gods and kings, which tells how the jewish leader moses frees his people from bondage in egypt with the aid of ten plagues.
Official youtube channel for 20th century fox movies. If he can get the counselor made, he can do anything. Ridley scotts exodus casts a wide net of spectacle and. And his explanations as to why he chose to make his main characters of the exodus story set in. However, thanks to the movie s first official trailer being launched this week, the expected debates revolving around the film s treatment of the biblical source material, the races of its cast members, and so forth have already begun to rage online. During battle, moses saves ramses life, causing ramses to fear that his brother will one day be king. Gods and kings, over accusations of socalled whitewashing in the film. Culture film news exodus gods and kings casting controversy. Ridley scott says whitewashing was the only way to finance. Egypt bans ridley scotts exodus for historical inaccuracies.