Christian Bale Turns Moses Into a Warrior in 'Exodus: Gods and Kings' Pics

Entertainment Weekly unveiled several new pics on Tuesday from Exodus: Gods and Kings, the next film from director Ridley Scott. Exodus will tell the story of Moses and Rhamses, two men who were raised as brothers but then went to war against each other.

Christian Bale continues his career path of constantly transforming himself for roles, turning himself into Moses for the film. "Charlton Heston does Charlton Heston better than anyone," Bale told EW. "But the biblical account of Moses is extraordinary, and there was lots of room for us to go to places that [Heston's movie] The Ten Commandments never dreamed of going."

Scott has filled out the cast of Exodus with several other big names. Joel Edgerton shaved his head to play Rhamses, the pharaoh who refused to free Moses' people. Sigourney Weaver, Aaron Paul, Ben Kingsley and John Turturro round out the rest of Exodus' cast. The movie opens on Dec. 12, putting Exodus right in the middle of Oscar season.