Only one month to go until Exodus: Gods and Kings begins its international rollout in South Korea on December 3 — and, who knows, we may start to see reviews of the film even sooner than that.
In the meantime, the publicity machine behind the film continues to crank out new photos and videos, including two TV spots that contain a few new bits of footage. You can check them out below the jump, along with some of the new pictures that have been released.
First, here is the spot called ‘Something Is Coming’:
Most of the new footage comes, not surprisingly, from the opening sequence in which Moses and Ramses lead the Egyptian army into battle together:
There is also this close-up of Moses’ face in his prince-of-Egypt days:
Plus there are these shots of Moses telling Pharaoh to let the slaves go — and to judge from the marks on Ramses’ face, the plagues are well under way:
New dialogue includes Moses saying, “The slaves, you must set them free,” and Ramses replying, “Is that a threat?” Also, someone says, in voice-over, “Who are you talking to?” before the ad cuts to the shot of Moses telling Ramses, “God.” Moses also shouts, in voice-over, “If you follow me, you will be free!” — which is similar to something he said in the last trailer, but is slightly different, too.
Next, here is the spot called ‘Two Brothers’:
This one gives us a slightly different shot of Ramses preparing to tap swords with Moses at the beginning of the film than we have seen before:
There is also this new shot of Moses addressing the plague-scarred Ramses, as Moses says, “After 400 years of slavery, you must set them free, before it’s too late”:
Here we get a new shot of the (Hebrew?) rebels with their flaming arrows:
Here is a new shot of darkness creeping over the land:
Ramses asks Moses, “Who has been telling you this?” — a line that we have heard in voice-over before, but this is the first time we have seen him ask it:
A shot of lightning:
And, finally, a close-up of Ramses’ face as he lashes his chariot’s horses while riding to confront Moses before the great tsunami of the Red Sea:
In addition to the new TV spots, the film’s Facebook page has also posted a series of new images depicting Moses, Ramses, Joshua, and various weapons:
That last image is particularly interesting, because it comes with the caption “The fight for freedom has begun.” Another hint, perhaps, that the Hebrews in this film aren’t just waiting for a miracle, but are taking matters into their own hands?
Finally, the Facebook page has posted more “videos” that are really just glorified GIFs:
Check out earlier photos and images from Exodus: Gods and Kings here:
- Unofficial photos from the set (October 22, 2013)
- The first two official photos from the film (December 30, 2013)
- Moses runs into battle (January 13, 2014)
- Sixteen photos from Entertainment Weekly, People and others (July 1, 2014)
- The first three posters (July 8, 2014)
- A sword to the throat, spears, and Moses wearing earbuds (July 17, 2014)
- Our first look at Moses’ wife (July 24, 2014)
- Four photos from Empire magazine (August 6, 2014)
- Moses’ armour and Tuya’s headgear in Entertainment Weekly (August 15, 2014)
- The “international cast” via Yahoo! Australia (August 26, 2014)
- Three more photos from Empire magazine (August 28, 2014)
- “It’s an immense production” (September 9, 2014)
- Horses, costumes, and director Ridley Scott directing (September 16, 2014)
- Kadesh-themed countdown to the trailer (September 30, 2014)
- Images from the official website, and others (October 17, 2014)
- Three more posters, plus images from Total Film magazine (October 24, 2014)
And check out earlier videos and my shot-by-shot trailer analyses here:
- The first trailer (July 8, 2014)
- The ‘The World’ featurette (September 3, 2014)
- The ‘Locations’ featurette (September 10, 2014)
- The ‘Costume Design’ featurette (September 17, 2014)
- The ‘Creating the Action’ featurette (September 24, 2014)
- The second trailer (October 1, 2014)
- Micro-interviews with Christian Bale and Ridley Scott (October 17, 2014)
- Interview with Christian Bale and Joel Edgerton (October 21, 2014)
- Interview with Ridley Scott (October 28, 2014)