Gods of Egypt (2016)

Directed by

Alex Proyas

Genre

drama film, fantasy film, action film, adventure film, sword-and-sandal film

Country

Australia, United States

Runtime

2h 07m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

5.7 of 10 from 4,386 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The Egyptian god Horus teams up with a mortal thief to stop the god Set from taking over the world. They go on a journey to rescue Horus's love and restore order.

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What happens

Gods of Egypt is a 2016 fantasy action film directed by Alex Proyas based on a fantastical version of ancient Egyptian deities. It stars Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Brenton Thwaites, Chadwick Boseman, Élodie Yung, Courtney Eaton, Rufus Sewell, Gerard Butler and Geoffrey Rush. The film follows the Egyptian god Horus, who partners with a mortal Egyptian thief, on a quest to rescue his love and to save the world from Set. Filming took place in Australia under the film production and distribution company Summit Entertainment in conjunction with Thunder Road Pictures and Proyas' production company Mystery Clock Cinema. While the film's production budget was $140 million, the parent company Lionsgate's financial exposure was less than $10 million because of tax incentives and pre-sales. The Australian government provided a tax credit for 46% of the film's budget. When Lionsgate began promoting the film in November 2015, it immediately received backlash for its predominantly white cast playing Egyptian deities. In response, Lionsgate and director Proyas apologized for their ethnically-inaccurate casting. Lionsgate released Gods of Egypt in theaters globally, starting on February 25, 2016, in 2D, RealD 3D, and IMAX 3D, and in the United States, Canada, and 68 other markets on February 26. It received generally negative reviews from critics and grossed a total of $150.7 million against a $140 million budget, becoming a box office failure and losing $90 million for Lionsgate. It received five nominations at the 37th Golden Raspberry Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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