The world premiere of Ridley Scott’s Exodus: Gods and Kings is taking place in London tonight, and it seems that someone has taken exception to Scott’s all-white cast for the biblical epic and is protesting the red carpet with a sign that reads “Egyptians were black. No more lies”… Check out the photos, taken by […]
New clip from Exodus: Gods and Kings featuring Christian Bale and Maria Valverde
20th Century Fox has released yet another clip from Ridley Scott’s upcoming biblical epic Exodus: Gods and Kings, this time featuring Christian Bale as Moses and Maria Valverde as his wife, Zipporah. Check it out below… SEE ALSO: Watch the final trailer for Exodus: Gods and Kings From acclaimed director Ridley Scott (Gladiator, Prometheus) comes […]
Minorities in film and casting controversies: The right person for the right job?
Alice Rush on minorities in film and casting controversies: the right person for the right job..? Like most years 2014 had its fair share of film controversies. The Interview nearly sparked a war between America and North Korea (I use the word ‘nearly’ very loosely), Nymphomaniac attracted criticism for unsimulated sex scenes and Transformers: Age […]
Race and Superhero Movies: Are minorities stealing white superhero roles?
Anthony Stokes on race and superhero movies… Michelle Rodriguez made some comments about race swapping in comic book movies over the weekend, which she later went back and clarified, but the general gist was for minority actors to “stop stealing roles from white people”. Because there are so many white actors and actresses starving for […]
Birdman vs Exodus: Gods and Kings
D.J. Haza on Birdman and Exodus: Gods and Kings… It’s that time of year again when the film world is buzzing with whispers, rumours, hot tips and fan favourites for Oscar success. I ventured out to the cinema this week to see two very different films – Alejandro Inarritu’s Birdman and Ridley Scott’s Exodus: Gods […]
Movie Review – Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014)
Exodus: Gods and Kings, 2014 Directed by Ridley Scott. Starring Christian Bale, Joel Edgerton, John Turturro, Aaron Paul, Ben Mendelsohn, Maria Valverde, Sigourney Weaver and Ben Kingsley. SYNOPSIS: The defiant leader Moses rises up against the Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses, setting 600,000 slaves on a monumental journey of escape from Egypt and its terrifying cycle of deadly […]
Movie Review – Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014)
Exodus: Gods and Kings, 2014. Directed by Ridley Scott. Starring Christian Bale, Joel Edgerton, Ben Kingsley, John Turturro, Aaron Paul and Sigourney Weaver. SYNOPSIS: The defiant leader Moses rises up against the Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses, setting 600,000 slaves on a monumental journey of escape from Egypt and its terrifying cycle of deadly plagues. When revered […]
Final, final trailer for Exodus: Gods and Kings
Last month 20th Century Fox released the “final” trailer for Ridley Scott’s Exodus: Gods and Kings, but it seems the marketing department got its maths wrong, as we now have another trailer for the biblical epic, which we’re assuming is the “final, final” trailer for the film. Until the next one, at least. Check it […]
New clip from Ridley Scott’s Exodus: Gods and Kings
Ahead of its release next month, 20th Century Fox has dropped a new clip from Exodus: Gods and Kings, director Ridley Scott’s (Prometheus) biblical epic starring Christian Bale (American Hustle) as Moses and Joel Edgerton (Warrior) as Ramses. Check it out below after the official synopsis… SEE ALSO: Watch the final trailer for Exodus: Gods […]
Exodus: Gods and Kings knocks Mockingjay off US box office top spot on Friday
Ridley Scott’s Biblical feature film, Exodus: Gods and Kings has found its way to the top of this Friday’s US Box Office, despite recent controversy surrounding the film’s cast and stiff competition from The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1. The movie took in a respectable $8.6 million on Friday and is estimated to total $25 […]