PHOTOS: Christiane Amanpour's Journey 'Back ... from the heretic pharaoh has some connection to the story of Moses and the Exodus, as outlined in the Hebrew Bible.

The remarks from the star of 'Exodus: Gods and Kings' were revealed ... making the rounds this week from Christian Bale, who plays Moses in the film, has thrown some water on that notion.

"I don't think you can make any religious adaptation without hackles being raised somewhere, that's the nature of it," said co-star Ben Mendelsohn By Ashley Lee Exodus Premiere H 2014 Exodus: Gods ...