Exodus<\/a><\/i>, which is set to start shooting in Spain in mid-October. Approximately 15,000 people turned up at casting calls in two cities, hoping to be among the 3,000 or 4,000 who will actually end up in the film. 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<\/a>More evidence that Ridley Scott really is<\/i> making a Moses movie: Agence France-Presse<\/a> reports that \u201cjobless Spaniards\u201d are lining up for \u201cslave wages\u201d as extras on the set of Exodus<\/a><\/i>, which is set to start shooting in Spain in mid-October. Approximately 15,000 people turned up at casting calls in two cities, hoping to be among the 3,000 or 4,000 who will actually end up in the film. AFP reports that the casting directors were \u201clooking for people with skin that appears to be of African or Arab ethnic origin, beards, and, above all, thin physiques.\u201d That last detail, says casting director Nerea Herrero, is due to the fact that \u201cwe need people who look like slaves and they were starving.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"