A Look Behind Exodus: Gods and Kings
January 5, 2015 Jan. 5, 2015In the pantheon of epic stories, the tale of Moses and Pharaoh Ramses just might set the bar. Two brothers, once as close as any siblings could be, are separated by a divine call from the heavens and battle over the fate of 400,000 Egyptian slaves. Bringing a saga of such epic grandeur to modern screens requires a filmmaker who revels in big setups, so it was no surprise to find Ridley Scott’s name imprinted on the director’s chair during production of Exodus: Gods and Kings. Scott was joined on the adventure by his own battle-tested brother-in-arms, cinematographer Dariusz Wolski, ASC.