Christian Bale, Joel Edgerton, Ridley Scott Movie 'Exodus: Gods & Kings' Banned In Egypt: Biblical Moses Epic Can't Part Censorship Board

Egypt has reportedly banned the new Ridley Scott biblical Moses epic 'Exodus: Gods & Kings', which stars Christian Bale and Joel Edgerton. Egyptian censors have cited "historical inaccuracies" - rather than the whole 'white dudes playing Egyptians' thing - for the ban, saying that problems with the portrayal of Moses as a military general rather than a simple prophet, the parting of the Red Sea and the way the ancient Egyptians persecuted their Jews, are the main reasons. The biblical epic has also reportedly been banned in Morocco, and follows in the footsteps of films such as Darren Aronofsky's Noah and Ron Howard's The Da Vinci Code being banned in Egypt. Read More »