The siren song of motion pictures is breaking up the gang of Breaking Bad. While Bryan Cranston continues his evil reign of terror as Lex Luthor, Super-Villain (I think it says it on his business card) in surefire blockbuster superhero movie Man of Steel, Aaron Paul is going in another direction. Aaron Paul is about to sign up to join Sigourney Weaver and John Turturro in the upcoming Moses biblical epic Exodus. The new Fox movie is being directed by Ridley Scott and will star Christian Bale. Weaver and Turturro already signed. Steve Zaillian, who is co-producing along with Garrett Basch and who wrote The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, is writing the screenplay.
Exodus will be produced by Peter Chernin.
Not content with throwing millions out of his car window, Aaron Paul will play Joshua, the Hebrew slave who follows Moses to the promised land. It was the part John Derek played in Ten Comandments. Sigourney Weaver and John Turturro are playing the pharoah Ramses’ parents. Joel Edgerton is playing Ramses and I hope he says “Moses, Moses, Moses” just once for Yul Bryner comparisons. Charlton Heston, of course, played Moses.
Exodus will shoot in England, Spain and Morocco, starting in September.
John Turturro just finished production on Fading Gigolo, which he wrote, directed and stars in. Fading Gigolo also features Woody Allen in a rare acting-only role.
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