HOLLYWOOD ¨C While promoting his new film ¡°Exodus: Gods and Kings,¡± Christian Bale referred to his character, Moses, as ¡°likely schizophrenic¡± and ¡°one of the most barbaric individuals that I ever read about in my life.¡±
Bale has understandably backed away from much of the media in light of this statement, but it hasn¡¯t hurt the box office of the Ridley Scott-directed picture. ¡°Exodus¡± was No. 1 when it was released, currently grossing $254.1 million. Co-star Joel Edgerton, who plays Ramses, the prince who Moses grows up with before they become enemies, believes that¡¯s because the biblical story is so widely revered.
¡°Everybody knows Moses, or thinks they do,¡± he tells The Japan Times. ¡°You don¡¯t need the savvy of a top director like Ridley Scott to realize that any subject so widely known is, in a way, already presold.¡±
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