While we didn't see any of the scenes where God communicates with Moses, we certainly witnessed God's wrath on Egypt in the form of about four of the famed Ten Plagues, specifically water turned to blood, frogs, locusts, and the threat of the death of the first born. The frogs and locusts scenes played like true horror movie moments.
We saw brief moments of other cast members including Aaron Paul as Joshua, Sigourney Weaver as Queen Tuya, Ben Mendelsohn as a corrupt Egyptian viceroy, Indira Varma as Miriam, and Golshifteh Farahani as Nefertari. The footage concluded with the Hebrews trying to flee Ramses and his army just as the parted Red Sea starts to flood back in. The presentation ended with the new trailer, embedded below:Ridley Scott's mastery of world-building in his movies was certainly on display in the Exodus footage, with one getting a good sense of the scope and feel of ancient Egypt. The plague scenes were definitely a highlight, but it was Christian Bale's low-key, grounded portrayal of Moses that ultimately proved most memorable.
During the Q&A, Bale revealed that he read the Torah and numerous other texts to prepare for the role, and also admitted that he revisited the 1956 classic The Ten Commandments before filming. He quipped, though, that you can't "out-Heston Charlton Heston."
Surprisingly, Bale said he watched both Monty Python's Life of Brian and Mel Brooks' History of the World: Part I before filming because he wanted to be aware of what could unintentionally come across as humorous when playing "something as earnest and heavyweight as this.”
Bale called Moses a "very troubled, tumultuous man and mercurial" who found himself under "incredible pressure" as the one chosen by God to lead the Hebrews out of bondage.
Exodus: Gods and Kings opens December 12.