The Biblical epic 'Exodus: Gods and Kings' is set to hit theaters Dec. 12th in the U.S. but it is already receiving heat for casting white actors as the film's primary roles. The movie's director tells his critics to "get a life," in New York premiere.

'Exodus: Gods and Kings' director Ridley Scott caught wind of people wanting to boycott his new film at a Brooklyn premiere on Sunday. He had a message back to those people, "I say get a life," he said according to Cleveland.

Scott said he chose the "best possible cast ... on a budget of this scale," a scale that was estimated at about $140 million. 'Exodus: Gods and Kings' stars Christian Bale, Joel Edgerton, John Turturro, Aaron Paul, Ben Mendelsohn, Sigourney Weaver, and Ben Kingsley.

According to the film summary, the movie is set to retell the biblical account, found in Exodus, of Moses- a prophet who stood up to Pharaoh Ramses and helps free more than 600,000 slaves. Moses will then lead those people through the desert away from Egypt. It was filmed in Almería, Spain along the Mediterranean Sea, in Fuerteventura, and on one of the Canary Islands.

The film's A-list star Bale defended Scott's casting decision and said he himself was on the fence about taking the lead role as Moses. "This idiot is going to be able to play that iconic of a figure," Bale said speaking of himself.

"Then I did some research and just found it to be too fascinating to pass it up," he went on to say, "I think it would be lunacy to approach this role without having some role of apprehension and being very respectful about it."

Bale then said the viewers need to make sure they play a role in supporting actors of different ethnicity and maintained Scott has been "incredibly honest in getting a large, big-budget film like this made."

"I don't think fingers should be pointed, but we should all look at ourselves and say, 'Are we supporting wonderful actors in films by North African and Middle Eastern filmmakers and actors', because there are some fantastic actors out there," Bale said.

Bale feels that a time will come when another film about Moses will come out and have North African or Middle Eastern actors playing the lead roles.

"If people start supporting those films more and more, then financiers in the market will follow," Bale advised, "The audience has to show financiers that they will be there, and (then) they could make a large budget film."

"To me that would be a day of celebration," he stated, "For the actors it would be wonderful. It would be a wonderful day for humanity, but also for films and for storytelling in general."

'Exodus: Gods and Kings' hit 10 foreign markets this weekend, a week before its U.S. release, and grossed $23 million showing no sign of a boycott but following in the footsteps of other popular well-grossing Biblical films.

Watch the trailer below: