400 frogs on the sets of Ridley Scott's Exodus!
- IndiaGlitz, [Tuesday,December 02 2014]
One of the biggest movies to release this year, 'Exodus:Gods and Kings' starring Christian Bale and Joel Edgerton and helmed by Ridley Scott, who is known to create epic movies on an epic scale, has gone all out to create this biblical period film on the life of Moses.
A huge production set with elaborate costumes and monumental structures had been created, apart from shooting at live locations with heritage value for creating a true to life period film.
In one such occasion, apparently four hundred frogs were called to the set, with six frog handlers, a frog handler dog and a one meter high frog fence for a particular scene. Starring Iranian actress Golshifteh Farahani, playing Nefertari, the wife of Moses (Christian Bale) in the particular shot, the lady showed extreme bravery over several takes by pretending to be asleep, knowing that a large bag of live frogs was being emptied over her head and becoming entangled in her long hair.
'Exodus:Gods and Kings', slated to release in India on 5th December, a week prior to US release.