To prepare for his role as Moses, Christian Bale read the first five books of the Bible, the Quran, as well as Louis Ginzberg's classic, "Legends of the Jews," and Jonathan Kirsch's "Moses, A Life."
In an interview for Access Hollywood (1996), director Ridley Scott claimed there was a "final" cut of this movie that was four hours.
Filmed in 74 days.
Christian Bale almost missed out on his role because he was still working off the weight he had gained for his role in American Hustle (2013). However, he was able to lose the weight and attain the physique required for this movie.