Edgerton And Bale Lead Scott's "Exodus"

Joel Edgerton is in talks to play Ramesses in director Ridley Scott‘s upcoming biblical feature "Exodus" says Deadline.

Edgerton will square off against a confirmed Christian Bale as Moses in this famed take on the story of the prophet leading the children of Israel out of slavery in Egypt.

Bill Collage and Adam Cooper penned the early script that Steve Zaillian reworked.

Fox decided to move forward on the film after another biblical epic "Gods and Kings" fell apart after Steven Spielberg left the pic earlier this year. At one point Ang Lee looked likely to take over that pic but has seemingly moved on.