In latest 'Exodus: Gods and Kings' news, legendary film director Ridley Scott recently discussed the controversy that is currently surrounding the upcoming film.

"Egypt was - as it is now - a confluence of cultures, as a result of being a crossroads geographically between Africa, the Middle East and Europe," said Scott to Australia Yahoo in reference to some people criticizing the film casting black actors as slaves.

He went on to say, "We cast major actors from different ethnicities to reflect this diversity of culture, from Iranians to Spaniards to Arabs. There are many different theories about the ethnicity of the Egyptian people, and we had a lot of discussions about how to best represent the culture."

As a result, some people used social media to vent their frustration about the black actors being cast as slaves instead of the royal Egyptian family, led by Pharaoh Rhamses II in the upcoming film.

"Apparently its ok to animate accurate looking Egyptians, but not ok to cast them live action. #BoycottExodusMovie," wrote Twitter user Marcohtx on July 30.

Previously, another person on social media echoed Marcohtx's sentiments regarding the movie's casting.

"The irony. Coincidence or not. Black actors cast to play slaves #BoycottExodusMovie," wrote HodanLioness on her Twitter page on July 29.

Christian Bale (Moses) leads an all-star cast that includes Aaron Paul (Moses' friend and successor Joshua), Sigourney Weaver (Tuya), Ben Kingsley (Joshua's father Nun), John Turturro (Seti) and Joel Edgerton as Moses' adopted brother and nemesis Pharaoh Rhamses II.

"The epic nature of the story and the insecurity of the central character, Moses, and the massive context of this incredible time 5000 years ago. You don't really want to get into religion politics, but you're treading the threshold of religion," said Scott to Australia Yahoo.

"The magnitude of Moses's story, and what he believed, was very compelling. If you place yourself at that particular time - and it was savage times - to believe in one being or higher order, when the Egyptians had a thousand Gods, is incredible," he concluded

'Exodus: Gods and Kings' is slated to arrive in movie theaters on December 12, 2014.