See Heavily Eye-Linered Christian Bale As Moses In Ridley Scott's 'Exodus: Gods And Kings' [Trailer & Pictures]

Director Ridley Scott has dealt with some epic stories whether it's the might of the Roman Empire and the obsession with gladiators, slavering murderous aliens in space or legends of British folklore. But now the 76-year-old director is tackling the Bible and is adapting the story of Moses for the big screen in Exodus: Gods and Kings.

The film boasts an all star cast including Christian Bale (The Dark Knight) as Moses and Joel Edgerton (The Great Gatsby) as Rhamses. Aaron Paul (Breaking Bad) plays Joshua, Moses' closest advisor and John Turturro (God's Pocket) features as Seti. British actor Ben Kingsley (Iron Man 3) also stars alongside fellow Brit Indira Varma (Game of Thrones) as Miriam, Rhamses' mother.

Exodus: Gods and Kings sees Scott reunite with Sigourney Weaver who starred in Alien, which he directed in 1979. Weaver has since starred in one of Scott's movies in 1492: Conquest of Paradise in 1992 but have not worked together since. The scriptwriter, Zallian, is also reuniting with Scott for the third time as they have previously worked on Hannibal (2001) and American Gangster (2007) together.

Exodus: Gods and Kings is released in US cinemas on 12th December UK cinemas on 26th December 2016.

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See Joel Edgerton in Exodus: Gods and Kings in cinemas from December 2014.