Steven Spielberg Is One Step Closer To Directing Epic Moses Film

Now that Steven Spielberg's The Adventures of Tintin has made its world premiere and his Christmas drama War Horse is already garnering Oscar buzz, the director is free to plan his next epic directorial project. According to Deadline, the filmmaker is considering getting biblical with Warner Bros. for Gods and Kings, a gargantuan film that will chronicle Moses's entire life. Are you interested in Spielberg's take on the Old Testament?

The project, based on a sweeping script from Michael Green (who created Spielberg's upcoming television series The River) and Stuart Hazeldine (Paradise Lost), will encompass the biblical figure's life, chronicling the Jews' emancipation from Egypt, the Burning Bush and the Ten Commandments. While Spielberg has reportedly not had any formal meetings with Warner Bros., he is interested in overseeing Gods and Kings.

Of course, with a filmmaker as busy as Spielberg, the issue is not interest but availability. Currently, Spielberg is filming his political biopic Lincoln, which stars Daniel Day-Lewis as the 16th president of the United States. Next up, the director is slated to tackle the robot apocalypse feature, aptly titled Robopocalypse. He is also attached to a variety of other projects in executive producer capacity including Men In Black III and Jurassic Park IV as well as television projects Terra Nova, Smash and The Talisman.

If Gods and Kings comes to fruition, it could be our generation's The Ten Commandments. And if it doesn't, we may just have to leave the Old Testament adaptations to Mel Gibson, who has teamed up with Warner Bros. to develop a film about Judah Maccabee. Whose Old Testament retelling would you be more interested in seeing? (Jewish leaders, we already know your answer.)

· Warner Bros Goes To The Mountaintop For Moses Epic [Deadline]