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Mar. 19, 2013 12:37pm Billy Hallowell

Christian Bale In Talks to Play Moses in Exodus Bible Movie | Ridley Scott

Actor Christian Bale (Credit: Getty Images)

Move over Charlton Heston. Actor Christian Bale is reportedly in talks to play Moses in a new rendition of the classic Bible story.

The film, called “Exodus,” is being developed by producer and director Ridley Scott and Fox. And, according to reports, there’s a good chance that Bale will be jumping on board.

Deadline has more about the “Batman” actor’s potential foray into the Moses role:

The project is called Exodus, which was originally scripted by Adam Cooper and Bill Collage. Peter Chernin and his Chernin Entertainment bought the film as a pitch and they are producing with Scott and his Scott Free, which joined later. Now it has become a big priority after Steve Zaillian signed on to do a rewrite. Zaillian teamed with Scott on American Gangster. Scott is looking to mobilize this as soon as he completes The Counselor. The talks with Bale are early stage.

This comes as Warner Bros deals with Steven Spielberg dropping out of its mega-Moses project, Gods And Kings, the epic-sized film about life of Moses based on the script by Michael Green and Stuart Hazeldine. The studio’s Hail Mary pass is trying to secure the services of Ang Lee, fresh from his Oscar win for Life Of Pi.

Considering that quite a bit has changed surrounding how pictures are made since Heston first played Moses in the epic film “Ten Commandments” (circa 1956), a re-boot of the original story will certainly have a market.

As Deadline notes, History’s “The Bible” has seen success this month and numerous feature films with a faith bent have yielded high returns over the past few years.

Whether Bale definitively jumps on board is yet to be seen, but the project — if done well — will certainly spark the intrigue of a cohort that enjoys Judeo-Christian-themed entertainment.

(H/T: Telegraph)

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Comments (108)

Sargeking
Posted on March 19, 2013 at 2:40pm
Just one more Hollywood debacle that will crash and burn even before it’s made. What’s next, Lindsay Lohan as the Mother Mary? Oops! I mean is she isn’t already in jail. The recent 90 day rehab sentence is just temporary before the next jail cell.

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- lefty5005
  Posted on March 19, 2013 at 3:02pm
  They certainly won’t have trouble finding enough weasels to play the Pharaoh’s and the part Edward G. Robinson played and Vincent Price. Blacks won’t believe it because they think they were the only slaves in history, liberals won’t see it because they don’t believe in God and kids will only see it to see the special effects and not get any Biblical meaning from it. Conservatives won’t see it because Hollywood is making it. Who is left to see it?
  
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- Vision Harry
  Posted on March 19, 2013 at 3:18pm
  Absolutely, Christian Bale as Moses/American Psycho,was there ever a doubt?
  
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- Kregneva
  Posted on March 19, 2013 at 3:19pm
  Great choice! This is a truly great actor that even AvengerK could love! Years ago he actually played Jesus Christ – and was pretty good. After that he played the Wall Street magnate naked serial murderer “lady killer” in American Psycho and the rest is history. But he was awesome in in 3:10 to Yuma he played a lame, determined and heroic civil war veteran/role model father and last year a Philadelphia slum crack head in The Fighter. So he knows his way around Republican mindsets, folks. His Dad is a plucky entrepreneur South African jack of all trades and self made man. Christian was born in Wales.
  
  Oh yeah, his step mom is Gloria Steinem, yes, THE Gloria Steinem LOL
  
  Oh yeah, Bale is also the highest grossing Batman EV-AH.
  
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- Jim S
  Posted on March 19, 2013 at 4:23pm
  He pretends to be other people better than other people pretend to be other people.
  
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- Dkoonz
  Posted on March 19, 2013 at 4:48pm
  Wonder if Obama will play the devil part again?
  
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- JohnofOregon
  Posted on March 19, 2013 at 5:08pm
  Maybe he will burst flames on set
  
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- PATTY HENRY
  Posted on March 19, 2013 at 7:44pm
  I wonder if there was EVER an ORIGINAL IDEA among these people? SO many people see ONE idea work like gang busters (THE BIBLE on the HISTORY CHANNEL) and they flock to try to copy…dudes…the reason it worked it because it meant something to the Producers. There must be Five hundred thousand amazing great books whose stories could use telling…and you just flock to the remakes as copy-cats to catch what you have figured out is the WAVE??? PLEASE.
  
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- birthright
  Posted on March 19, 2013 at 10:29pm
  Lefty, are you too young for Prince of Egypt? Bible themed movies often do well at the box office. As with other movies based on my favorite books, I am interested in whether or not the script follows the Word. Don’t get me started on Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, The Chronicles of Narnia series, etc. But I go ballastic if they mess up on the Bible.
  
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- ChildOfTheKing
  Posted on March 20, 2013 at 12:06pm
  Wrong actor. It should be Jim Caveziel from the CBS show, Person of Interest. He is a very good actor!
  AND, he looks like he could play Moses SUCCESSFULLY.
  
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- ChildOfTheKing
  Posted on March 20, 2013 at 12:08pm
  NoteL “after Steve Zaillian signed on to do a rewrite.” REWRITE……which means the truth will be changed to fit their agenda. NO, I will not go see it just because HOLLYWOOD IS NOW A PROGRESSIVE AND LIBERAL TOWN.
  
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- Iwillvetalways
  Posted on March 20, 2013 at 3:35pm
  How abot MIchael Moore as Moses You know Hollywood is going to pervert the movie anyway so why not a pervert to play Moses.
  
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- NogodNojesus
  Posted on March 23, 2013 at 12:32am
  I’d watch it if it cast Gilbert Godfrey.
  
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mcsledge
Posted on March 19, 2013 at 2:39pm
This may be an extreme thought, but how does one change Biblical history? Few will buy these new gender/race neutral versions of the Bible. So how do you go about changing what was God inspired to what is man-made without the Spirit? You allow Hollywood to dramatize their version, while misinterpreting the facts and the message.

Ten years down the road. The majority of people associate God’s dealings with Moses and Israel according to Hollywood’s version, which has been far removed from both truth and God-inspired. This has even been true with the Charlton Heston version.

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RAMJR
Posted on March 19, 2013 at 2:28pm
I’d kinda like to see the father on Duck Dynasty play Moses. I would think an actual Christian playing Moses, might be a good start…but Hollywood is probably looking to sexualize the Bible rather than just stick to the facts.

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- Stone Cold Truth
  Posted on March 19, 2013 at 2:46pm
  That’s actually a pretty good idea.
  
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- BehindTheMouth
  Posted on March 19, 2013 at 4:05pm
  I want to see Uncle Si do it
  
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- castuslonginus
  Posted on March 19, 2013 at 4:59pm
  That would make Uncle Si Joshua?
  
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- birthright
  Posted on March 19, 2013 at 10:37pm
  Actually, read the Bible. There is enough sex and violence in it that it is going to need to be censored a little. I once was chastised for barely mentioning that David cut Goliath’s head off when I was really talking about David’s faith in God in the situation. But changing events and which character did/said something really gets me riled up. Stick with the story at the source!
  
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mcsledge
Posted on March 19, 2013 at 2:27pm
I fear that Hollywood’s spiritual illiteracy will fail to portray God’s true message about God’s Prophet Moses and His chosen people, The House of Isreal. As a result, the viewer will remain spiritually wanting.

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- Kathleen
  Posted on March 19, 2013 at 11:14pm
  Maybe we should pray for Hollywood to give up the crap, and for once, film the truth
  
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- ChildOfTheKing
  Posted on March 20, 2013 at 12:17pm
  @Kathleen: it’s already been done with Charlton Heston. Hollywood is running out of ideas, so their next plan is to CHANGE HISTORY AND THE TRUTH, afterall, if you tell a lie long enough, it will be believed. THAT’S HOLLYWOOD. And gullible people will believe their stories.
  
  Personally, I do not go to movies anymore because they are full of sex and foul language. I DO NOT WANT TO PAY TO WATCH AND HEAR THAT. Afterall, WWJD? You think he’d be spending the money God blessed him with, to watch that crap? DON’T THINK SO.
  
  I truly believe that if you believe that God has blessed you, then you will be held accountable for those blessings. WHAT DID YOU DO WITH THEM? HOW DID YOU SPEND THE MONEY THAT GOD BLESSED YOU WITH?
  
  A whole lot of people are going to be totally shocked when they have to give God answers to those two questions. I think they will stutter and stumble all over themselves.
  
  For example:
  Did you take God’s money He blessed you with and rent or go to an R-rated movie and then sit thru it?
  Did you take God’s money He blessed you with and decide to buy that bottle of liquor and drink all night?
  Did you take God’s money He blessed you with and smoke that pack of cigarettes when YOUR BODY IS SUPPOSED TO BE THE TEMPLE OF GOD?
  How about what comes out of your mouth? IS IT A BLESSING OR A CURSE?
  DO YOU SUPPORT FINANCIALLY, ISRAEL AND GOD’S PEOPLE, INCLUDING CHRISTIAN MISSIONARIES?
  
  Look in the mirror and answer honestly before you die.
  
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Cavallo
Posted on March 19, 2013 at 2:26pm
Watch Cecil B’s intro about The Ten Commandments. I can’t believe Hollywood ever thought that way.

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- searching for the Truth
  Posted on March 19, 2013 at 2:33pm
  Vincent Price introduced television programing with a prayer.
  
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- booger71
  Posted on March 19, 2013 at 3:02pm
  Nobody can make them better than Cecil.
  
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- starman70
  Posted on March 19, 2013 at 7:30pm
  They will never replace Charlton Heston.
  
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- urrybr
  Posted on March 19, 2013 at 11:38pm
  Chuck also did the voice of God on Mt. Sinai. His son played the baby Moses. Chuck was also great in Ben Hur–who can forget the Chariot race???
  
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- From Virginia
  Posted on March 26, 2013 at 7:23pm
  I’ve been buying up those old bible movies. They made a LOT of them back then. GREAT cinema! GREAT color! GREAT drama! They just don’t make em like that anymore!
  
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ITGuy
Posted on March 19, 2013 at 2:24pm
The progressive, God hating, morally depraved, drug junky, sex addicts are redoing one of the greatest Biblical history lessons ever told…………yeah, that will be accurate.

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Gargent_Furball
Posted on March 19, 2013 at 2:17pm
My son said, Times are changing, why do you believe in the Bible ?

Yes some stories are hard to believe but, I’d rather believe in Jesus and eternal life than not believe and be
guaranteed eternal darkness.

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- 00100111
  Posted on March 19, 2013 at 3:39pm
  “Times” may change. God does not.
  
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- TheCalmOne
  Posted on March 19, 2013 at 6:18pm
  So you believe in Jesus out of fear?
  
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BlasberryStrat
Posted on March 19, 2013 at 2:16pm
NOOOOOOOO!!!! Let it be RYAN REYNOLDS in the same character as Van Wilder!! Now that would be cool!

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shortnsweet
Posted on March 19, 2013 at 2:10pm
How about filming the Book of Job? It could hold a lesson for our times.

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- porkandbeans
  Posted on March 20, 2013 at 2:47am
  I would like to see that one
  
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Tom70
Posted on March 19, 2013 at 2:07pm
Is this going to be the copy cat movie to run against the BIBLE? The way to successful mini series on cable, that doesn’t have any jollywood greats like Susan Surrandon or Bill Mahr. I think John Carry should be Moses these fools in jollywood have no taste for truth or reality.

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Gonzo
Posted on March 19, 2013 at 2:02pm
Cool, will he fight super villains in the desert?

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smokie
Posted on March 19, 2013 at 1:59pm
Bale will be good. There’s a reason Hollywood tried to sabotage him by releasing his angry outburst. Can you wonder why?

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- BenKatz
  Posted on March 19, 2013 at 5:18pm
  So your saying Hollywood deliberately tried to sabotage Bales career some years back because they somehow new that he he would be ‘RUMORED” to play a leading role in a biblical film from the future?
  
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Flashydave
Posted on March 19, 2013 at 1:44pm
I have been critical of Hollywood remakes lately which have been terrible ( think Total Recall). I hope this is different and applaude a remake of this story. But I hope it is as inspiring as The Ten Commandments and follows biblical traditions. But I fear Hollywood will use it to show religious belief as something for dummies as they have in the past.

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- Vision Harry
  Posted on March 19, 2013 at 6:26pm
  All Hollyweird is all remakes all the time .There has not been a new idea since Star Wars.
  
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Flashydave
Posted on March 19, 2013 at 1:44pm
I have been critical of Hollywood remakes lately which have been terrible ( think Total Recall). I hope this is different and applaude a remake of this story. But I hope it is as inspiring as The Ten Commandments and follows biblical traditions. But I fear Hollywood will use it to show religious belief as something for dummies as they have in the past.

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willingtoupe
Posted on March 19, 2013 at 1:43pm
Hopefully the producers will have a more Historical sense by putting a significant amount of Black castings in major (non subservient) roles unlike the original nineteen fifty segregated six Ten Commandments film. If not as the original Israelites definitely as the ancient ( non -arabic ) Egyptians.

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- Stone Cold Truth
  Posted on March 19, 2013 at 2:40pm
  Umm, ok. That’s really the first thing you thought of?
  
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- BehindTheMouth
  Posted on March 19, 2013 at 4:06pm
  Always playing the race card
  
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GoodStuff
Posted on March 19, 2013 at 1:26pm
He’s too young.

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DisgustedinUSA
Posted on March 19, 2013 at 1:26pm
Heres my prediction: Hollywood will remake it, and it will be completely off the bible, and they will push it every Easter, and anytime in between as the “best Moses movie ever” and the one with Charlton Heston will get tossed aside and put under the “B” rated movies, when in fact, it will always be the best one out there. Sometimes its just best to leave some things alone.

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- Harley2002
  Posted on March 20, 2013 at 12:02am
  True. The remake of True Grit sucked. Bridges incoherent mumbling had me turn it of after 20 minutes.
  
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Free_Thought
Posted on March 19, 2013 at 1:23pm
Are they going to cover all 900+ years moses was alive?

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- sheetiron
  Posted on March 19, 2013 at 2:12pm
  Moses only lived to be 120. Reading is fun.
  
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- midnightvelvet
  Posted on March 20, 2013 at 2:04am
  You’re thinking of a guy named Methuselah.
  
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jungle J
Posted on March 19, 2013 at 1:22pm
pee wee herman is back from the movie theatre why not give this manly dude a chance?

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Dexter Alarius
Posted on March 19, 2013 at 1:19pm
They’ll probably have it down to 7 Commandments by the time they’re done. Can’t have any of that talk about keeping holy the Sabbath, or prohibitions on lying or adultery.

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LaughingAtU
Posted on March 19, 2013 at 1:17pm
I like Bale because he is a method actor and good at it, but I must say if you are to hire a method actor for Moshe, then go with the guy who is actually Jewish, and the greatest actor of all time- Daniel Day Lewis(PERIOD)

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- searching for the Truth
  Posted on March 19, 2013 at 1:46pm
  Now, that would be a better choice.
  
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- Vision Harry
  Posted on March 19, 2013 at 6:29pm
  Topol, from Fiddler On The Roof would be excellent.
  
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scuba13
Posted on March 19, 2013 at 1:10pm
I think the guy from the mexican beer commercials would be a better choice.” Stay thirsty my followers”.

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woodyee
Posted on March 19, 2013 at 1:10pm
Wasn’t Charlton Heston good enough?!?

Talentless Hollywierd has to re-do classics because it’s writers only know how to write T and A scripts.

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Hythloday
Posted on March 19, 2013 at 12:49pm
Well, considering Bale has already played the role of Jesus, I think this really isn’t as amazing a leap as perhaps contextualized.

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- by faith
  Posted on March 19, 2013 at 2:35pm
  I saw him as Jesus in “Mary, Mother of Jesus”
  
  Playing Moses is kinda a demotion
  
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shorelineliz
Posted on March 19, 2013 at 12:46pm
Darn it. I thought it might be JOhn Cusack who called Obama an “Ivy League A Hole.” Darn it.

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- zorro
  Posted on March 19, 2013 at 12:52pm
  Even though he called Obummer an a-hole, Cusak is still a douche. Bane has a tendency to really get into his roles (recall how pissed he got when the lighting guy interrupted him) so hopefully they’ll do a great job with this movie.
  
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