How Christian Bale Prepared for Role in “Exodus: Gods and Kings”
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Photo by Jeff Vespa/WireImage(NEW YORK) — To prepare for the role of Moses in the upcoming film, Exodus: Gods and Kings, Christian Bale says he studied the biblical story and came to realize that Moses was a very complicated figure.
“He was so much more human than I had ever imagined…[he] had all sort of temptations and indulgences that he had grown up with,” Bale said in an upcoming interview with ABC’s Nightline. “[He was] absolutely seen as a freedom fighter for the Hebrews, but a terrorist in terms of the Egyptian empire.”
Moses has been an inspirational icon for liberation movements throughout history, and is a central figure in the three Great Abrahamic faiths — Judaism, Christianity and Islam.
“What would happen to Moses if he arrived today?” Bale pondered. “Drones would be sent out after him, right?”
Director Ridley Scott teamed up with frequent collaborator Steve Zaillian, who wrote the script for Exodus.
“What he is writing is a story of revolution,” Bale said of Zaillian. “And that’s a story that can resonate, no matter what time.”
Exodus: Gods and Kings hits theaters December 12
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