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Gods of Egypt
Against a backdrop of Egyptian pyramids, an ensemble cast of Egyptian gods and humans on differing scales pose.

Theatrical release poster
Directed by Alex Proyas
Written by
  • Matt Sazama
  • Burk Sharpless
Produced by
  • Basil Iwanyk
  • Alex Proyas
Starring
  • Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
  • Brenton Thwaites
  • Chadwick Boseman
  • Élodie Yung
  • Courtney Eaton
  • Rufus Sewell
  • Gerard Butler
  • Geoffrey Rush
Cinematography Peter Menzies Jr.
Edited past Richard Learoyd
Music past Marco Beltrami

Production
companies
  • Superlative Entertainment
  • Thunder Route Pictures
  • Mystery Clock Cinema
Distributed by Lionsgate (Us)[1])
Amusement One (Australia, New Zealand and United Kingdom, Spain)[1]

Release dates
  • February 25, 2016 (2016-02-25) (Commonwealth of australia)
  • February 26, 2016 (2016-02-26) (United States)

Running fourth dimension

 127 minutes[2]
Countries
  • United States
  • Australia[3]
Linguistic communication English language
Upkeep $140 million[iv]
Box part $150.7 million[ane]

Gods of Egypt is a 2016 fantasy action film directed by Alex Proyas based on the ancient Egyptian deities. It stars Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Brenton Thwaites, Chadwick Boseman, Élodie Yung, Courtney Eaton, Rufus Sewell, Gerard Butler, and Geoffrey Blitz. The film portrays the Egyptian god Horus who partners with a mortal Egyptian thief, on a quest to rescue his love, and to save the globe from Set.[v]

Filming took place in Commonwealth of australia under the film product and distribution company Summit Entertainment in conjunction with Thunder Route Pictures and Proyas' product company Mystery Clock Cinema. While the motion-picture show's product budget was $140 million, the parent company Lionsgate'south financial exposure was less than $10 1000000 due to revenue enhancement incentives and pre-sales. The Australian government provided a tax credit for 46% of the motion picture's budget. When Lionsgate began promoting the picture show in Nov 2015, it received backlash for its predominantly white cast playing Egyptian deities. In response, Lionsgate and director Proyas apologized for 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 Us, Canada, and 68 other markets on Feb 26. Information technology grossed a total of $150 million against a $140 million budget, becoming a box function flop and losing the studio upwards to $xc 1000000. It received five nominations at the 37th Gilded Raspberry Awards.

Plot [edit]

In an culling ancient Egypt where the gods live amidst the mortals, King Osiris is killed by his jealous blood brother Set during the coronation of Osiris's son Horus. Set then defeats Horus and takes his eyes, proclaiming himself the new king and commanding mankind to pay riches to laissez passer into the afterlife.

One year later, with about of Egypt enslaved past Set, Zaya, a slave to Gear up'southward main architect Urshu, gives plans for Fix's pyramid to her lover, Bek. Using them, Bek infiltrates Ready's treasure vault and steals 1 of Horus'southward eyes, but he and Zaya are caught past Urshu, who kills Zaya as she and Bek escape. Bek takes her body to the exiled Horus along with the centre, promising to aid find the other if he brings Zaya back from the dead.

They visit the divine vessel of Horus'due south grandfather Ra. Neutral about the conflict with Set, and at war with the shadow beast Apophis that threatens to devour the world, Ra does non restore Horus's power, merely allows him to take a vial of divine waters to weaken Prepare. Ra explains that Horus's loss of his powers is the result of not fulfilling his destiny, which Horus believes means avenging his parents' deaths.

Set asks Hathor to have him to the underworld, but she refuses and joins upwards with Bek and Horus. They hatch a plan to infiltrate Fix's pyramid, recruiting Thoth to solve the riddle of the guardian sphinx. Overcoming the pyramid's entryway and the sphinx's riddle, they attain the source of Fix's power. Earlier they tin can utilize the divine water they are ambushed by Set up, who destroys the divine h2o and takes Thoth's brain, simply Horus saves Hathor and Bek. Hathor calls on Anubis to have Bek to the underworld and offers her bracelet as Zaya's payment for passage to the afterlife, sacrificing herself as doing so exiles her to the underworld.

Absorbing Thoth's brain, Osiris's heart, Horus's eye and wings from Nephthys, Prepare confronts Ra virtually aboard his solar barge. Ra explains Fix's mistreatment were tests to gear up him to take Ra's place as defender of the earth confronting Apophis. Dismayed, Set decides to destroy the afterlife to become immortal, using his new powers to overpower Ra. Taking Ra'southward spear and casting him off the barge, Set frees Apophis to consume the mortal and underworld realms.

Every bit Apophis attacks the gate to the afterlife are closed. Zaya, having refused Hathor's gift for not wanting an afterlife without Bek, encourages Bek to return to the mortal world and aid Horus stop Fix. Every bit Horus battles Set atop an obelisk, Bek removes Horus's other eye from Set'southward armor, mortally wounding himself in the process and falling from the great height. Regaining his power to transform, Horus saves Bek from falling over retrieving his eye and flies him to safety, realizing that his true destiny was to protect his people. With renewed strength, Horus outmaneuvers and kills Set up. Finding Ra wounded in the aether, Horus returns his spear, allowing Ra to repel Aphonis and Anubis to reopen the gates.

A child returns Horus's other eye and the god lays a dying Bek in Osiris'south tomb beside Zaya. For his deeds, Ra offers to bestow Horus with any ability, Horus asks that Bek and Zaya be brought dorsum to life. Ra grants his wish and the other gods are restored, except Horus's parents, who had already passed into the afterlife. Horus is crowned male monarch and declares access to the afterlife will be paid with good deeds in life. Bek is made principal advisor and gives Horus Hathor'southward bracelet; Horus leaves to rescue her from the underworld.

Cast [edit]

  • Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as Horus, the Egyptian God of Air and Hathor's lover[6]
  • Gerard Butler equally Gear up, the Egyptian God of the Desert, brother of Osiris, husband of Nephthys. [six]
  • Brenton Thwaites equally Bek, a young thief who allies with Horus[six]
    • Lindsay Farris as the voice of an older Bek, who narrates the film
  • Chadwick Boseman as Thoth, the Egyptian God of Wisdom[6]
  • Élodie Yung as Hathor, the Egyptian Goddess of Love and Horus's lover[6]
  • Courtney Eaton as Zaya, Bek's lover[six]
  • Geoffrey Blitz as Ra, the Egyptian God of the Dominicus, father of Osiris and Seth, grandad of Horus[6]
  • Rufus Sewell as Urshu, Set's builder[6]
  • Bryan Brown as Osiris, the Egyptian God of the Afterlife, who is the king of Egypt and the father of Horus, blood brother of Set and husband of Isis[6]
  • Goran D. Kleut equally the voice and motion capture of Anubis, the Egyptian God of Death
  • Rachael Blake equally Isis, the Egyptian Goddess of Health, Marriage and Wisdom who is the wife of Osiris, sister of Nephthys and the mother of Horus
  • Emma Booth as Nephthys, the Goddess of Protection, Set'south married woman and Isis's sister
  • Alexander England as the vox and movement capture of Mnevis, the leader of the Egyptian Minotaurs that work for Set
  • Yaya Deng as Astarte
  • Abbey Lee every bit Anat
  • Kenneth Bribe as the vocalism and move capture of Sphinx
  • Robyn Nevin as Sharifa
  • Bruce Spence as Caput Guess

Production [edit]

Evolution [edit]

... the world of Gods of Egypt never actually existed. It is inspired by Egyptian mythology, simply it makes no attempt at historical accuracy because that would be pointless — none of the events in the movie ever really happened. Information technology is most every bit reality-based as Star Wars — which is not real at all ... Possibly i day if I get to make further chapters I volition reveal the context of the when and where of the story. But ane thing is for sure — it is not set in Ancient Egypt at all.

—Director Alex Proyas, December 2015[7]

Gods of Egypt is directed by Alex Proyas based on a screenplay by Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless. The motion picture was produced nether Summit Entertainment. Proyas was contracted by Elevation in May 2012, to write the screenplay with Sazama and Sharpless, and to directly the film.[viii] Proyas said he sought to make a large-upkeep flick with an original premise, to contrast franchise films. The director cited the post-obit films as influences on Gods of Arab republic of egypt: The Guns of Navarone (1961), Lawrence of Arabia (1962), The Human being Who Would Exist King (1975), Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), and Sergio Leone'south Western films.[nine] Lionsgate anticipated that Gods of Egypt would be the start motion-picture show in a new franchise after it finished releasing The Hunger Games films.[10]

Casting [edit]

Histrion Nikolaj Coster-Waldau was cast in June 2013.[11] Gerard Butler, Geoffrey Rush, and Brenton Thwaites joined the bandage toward the end of 2013.[12] Chadwick Boseman and Élodie Yung joined the cast at the start of 2014.[thirteen]

Filming [edit]

The film was shot in Australia. A crew of 200 began pre-production in Sydney in New South Wales, and producers considered filming in Melbourne in Victoria, to take reward of the country'south tax incentive. Docklands Studios Melbourne was as well booked to accommodate Gods of Egypt, and producers were instead offered an airport facility for production.[14] The Australian states New South Wales and Victoria competed to be the location of the picture's production, and Top selected NSW in February 2014. The state'southward deputy premier, Andrew Stoner, estimated that the product would add 400 jobs to the state and contribute $75 meg to its economy.[15] [nb i]

Principal photography began on March 19, 2014 at Fox Studios Commonwealth of australia in Sydney.[16] The setting of Anubis' temple was filmed at Centennial Park in Sydney, and visual effects were laid over the scene.[17] The production upkeep was $140 1000000. Jon Feltheimer, the CEO of Summit'due south parent company Lionsgate, said Lionsgate's financial exposure was under $ten million due to taxation incentives of filming in Australia, as well as strange pre-sales.[18] [xix] The Australian regime'due south revenue enhancement credit to have the film produced in the country covered 46% of the $140 million product budget, and most of the remaining budget was covered by the foreign pre-sales.[four]

In the flick, the gods in humanoid form are nine feet (2.7 m) tall and in "battle beast" grade are over 12 feet (3.7 m) tall. Proyas used forced perspective and movement control photography to portray the deviation in pinnacle betwixt the actors portraying the gods and the humans. Proyas called the logistical claiming a "reverse Hobbit", referring to The Lord of the Rings films, in which Hobbits are depicted as shorter than humans.[7] For the Sphinx, histrion Kenneth Ransom portrayed the giant creature via motion capture. For the god Thoth, who can appear as many copies, role player Chadwick Boseman was filmed hundreds of times from different angles. For a scene with many copies of Thoth, other actors took a solar day to film the scene, where Boseman filmed the scene for three days.[17]

Music [edit]

Composer Marco Beltrami, who scored Proyas's previous films Knowing (2009) and I, Robot (2004), returned to score Gods of Egypt.[7]

Racial and indigenous casting [edit]

The flick drew criticism due to the fact that none of the main actors were of Egyptian descent. White actors, predominantly of northwestern European descent, make up about of the principal bandage of Gods of Egypt. When Lionsgate began marketing the film, the Associated Printing said the distributor received backlash for ethnically inaccurate casting. Lionsgate and director Alex Proyas both issued apologies. The AP said, "While some praised the preemptive mea culpa... others were more skeptical, terminal that it'due south only meant to shut down whatsoever further backlash."[20]

The casting practice of white actors as Ancient Egyptian characters was first reported after filming started in March 2014, when Daily Life 's Cherry-red Hamad highlighted the practice as "Hollywood whitewashing".[21] Lionsgate released a set of character posters in November 2015, and The Guardian reported that the casting received a backlash on Twitter over the predominantly white cast. Some suggested that the casting of black thespian Chadwick Boseman, who plays the god Thoth, played into the Magical Negro stereotype. The previous year, the biblical epic Exodus: Gods and Kings by manager Ridley Scott received similar backlash for having a white cast.[22] [nb 2] The Washington Mail service'southward Soraya Nadia McDonald too disparaged the casting exercise for Gods of Egypt and said Lionsgate released the posters at an unfortunate time. She said with the release of Aziz Ansari'southward Idiot box series Master of None in the previous week, "Whitewashed casting and the offensiveness of brownface has pretty much dominated the pop culture chat this week. Promotion for the motion-picture show is beginning just as we're wrapping a banner yr for discussions of variety and gender pay equity in the film industry."[23]

When Lionsgate followed its release of posters with a release of a theatrical trailer, Scott Mendelson at Forbes said, "The implication remains that white actors, even generic white actors with naught box part draw, are preferable in terms of domestic and overseas box office than culturally-specific (minority) actors who actually expect like the people they are supposed to exist playing." He said well-nigh none of the actors, aside from potentially Butler, qualified as box office draws.[24] BET's Evelyn Diaz said while Ridley Scott had defended his casting practice for Exodus by challenge the need to bandage box function draws, "Gods of Arab republic of egypt is headlined past character actors and Gerard Butler, none of whom will have people running to the theater on opening mean solar day."[25] Borderline 's Ross A. Lincoln said of the released trailer, "Casting hither stands out similar a sore thumb leftover from 1950s Hollywood. I suspect this film generates a lot of conversation before it hits theaters February 26, 2016."[26]

In response to criticisms of its casting practice, managing director Alex Proyas and Lionsgate issued apologies in late November 2015 for not considering diversity; Lionsgate said it would strive to do better. Mendelson of Forbes said the apologies were "a somewhat dissimilar response" than defenses made by Ridley Scott for Exodus and Joe Wright for Pan (2015).[27] Ava DuVernay, who directed Selma (2014), said, "This kind of apology never happens... for something that happens all the time. An unusual occurrence worth noting."[28] The Guardian 'southward Ben Child said, "The apologies are remarkable, especially given that Gods of Egypt does not debut in cinemas until 26 February and could now suffer at the box office."[29] Michael Ordoña of San Francisco Chronicle said of the apologies, "That'south little condolement to the nonwhite actors denied opportunities or the Egyptians who will see a pale shadow of their bequeathed traditions."[thirty] The Casting Lodge of America applauded the statements from Lionsgate and Proyas. Professor Todd Boyd, chair for the Written report of Race and Popular Culture at the University of Southern California, said, "The amends is an attempt to have it both ways. They desire the cast that they selected and they don't want people to agree it confronting them that it'southward a white cast."[twenty]

Boseman, who plays the god Thoth, commenting on the whitewashing, said he expected the backlash to happen when he saw the script. He said, "I'g thankful that it did, considering actually, I agree with it. That's why I wanted to do information technology, and so you would see someone of African descent playing Thoth, the father of mathematics, astronomy, the god of wisdom."[31] Actor Nikolaj Coster-Waldau said, "A lot of people are getting really worked up online about the fact that I'm a white actor. I'1000 non even playing an Egyptian; I'yard an 8-pes-tall god who turns into a falcon. A part of me just wants to freak out, but so I think, 'There'southward nothing you tin can practice about it.' You can't win in that sort of discussion."[32]

In the calendar month leading up to release, director Proyas said his film was fantasy and non intended to be history. He cited "creative license and artistic liberty of expression" to cast the actors he institute to fit the roles. He said "white-washing" was a justified business concern only for his fantasy moving picture, "To exclude any one race in service of a hypothetical theory of historical accuracy ... would have been biased." Proyas said that films "demand more people of color and a greater cultural diversity" but that Gods of Egypt "is non the all-time one to soap-box issues of variety with". He argued that the lack of English-speaking Egyptian actors, production practicalities, the studio's requirement for box role draws, and Australia having guidelines limiting "imported" actors were all factors in casting for the picture. He concluded, "I attempted to show racial diverseness, blackness, white, Asian, every bit far as I was allowed, as far as I could, given the limitations I was given. It is patently articulate that for things to alter, for casting in movies to go more diverse many forces must align. Non just the creative. To those who are offended by the decisions which were made I have already apologised. I respect their stance, but I hope the context of the decisions is a footling clearer based on my statements here."[9] Later the film was critically panned, Proyas said, "I guess I have the knack of rubbing reviewers the incorrect fashion. This time of grade they accept bigger axes to grind – they can rip into my movie while trying to brand their mainly pale asses look so politically right by screaming 'white-launder!!!'"[33]

Release [edit]

Marketing [edit]

Lionsgate spent an estimated $30 million on marketing the movie.[iv] It released a set of grapheme posters in Nov 2015, for which it received backfire due to white actors playing Egyptian characters, as noted above.[22] Later in the month, it released a theatrical trailer.[24] Lionsgate aired a 60-2nd spot for Gods of Egypt during the pre-game show of the Super Bowl 50 on Feb 7, 2016,[34] though they released the trailer online a twenty-four hours earlier.[35]

In the calendar week before the film's release, Lions released the necktie-in mobile game Gods of Egypt: Secrets of the Lost Kingdom on iOS and Android.[36]

Box part forecast [edit]

BoxOffice forecast two months in advance that Gods of Arab republic of egypt would gross $14.5 1000000 on its opening weekend in the U.s. and Canada, and that it would gross $34 million total on its theatrical run. The magazine said the film had "a strong ensemble bandage" and that its director has "had a noteworthy following". BoxOffice also said the premise could attract flick-goers who saw Clash of the Titans, Wrath of the Titans, and the Percy Jackson films. Admissions to 3D screenings would help boost Gods of Egypt 'due south gross. The mag said factors negatively affecting the movie's gross were a "lackluster reaction" to its marketing and the backlash to its predominantly white cast causing negative buzz. Information technology predictable that the film'due south release would be front-loaded (focused on profiting mainly from opening weekend) due to the poor buzz, its categorization as a fantasy film, and with London Has Fallen opening the post-obit weekend.[37]

A week before the film's release, TheWrap 's Todd Cunningham reported an updated forecast of $xv meg for its opening weekend in the United States and Canada.[iv] The Hollywood Reporter 's Pamela McClintock said it was tracking to gross between $12 meg and $15 million.[38] Cunningham said the expected gross was low for the picture show's triple-digit budget likewise as boosted marketing costs. He said the movie could concenter Alex Proyas'south fan base merely that it had suffered "some negativity out at that place" due to the predominantly white casting besides as the film being perceived to take an "erstwhile-fashioned" experience. Exhibitor Relations senior media analyst Jeff Bock said the film "feels late" years after the release of 300 (2007) and Immortals (2011), and an earlier production and release would take been more advantageous. Cunningham said with Lionsgate'south financial exposure only beingness $10 one thousand thousand and the expected opening gross, the film could gross between $40 one thousand thousand and $l million for its theatrical run in the United States and Canada and ultimately avoid a loss.[4] The Hollywood Reporter 'due south McClintock said "aboriginal epics" in recent years had not performed well at the box office, citing the 2014 films Hercules, The Legend of Hercules, and Pompeii.[38]

Ryan Faughnder of the Los Angeles Times said in the week before the pic'south release that the expected opening weekend gross meant that Lionsgate'southward plans to make Gods of Arab republic of egypt the first film in a new franchise were unlikely. Faughnder said the film would need to perform strongly in territories outside the United States and Canada for a sequel to exist developed.[10] Variety 'southward Brent Lang reported that analysts said the film would need to open up to $30 meg or more than in the United States to justify a sequel.[39]

Theatrical run [edit]

Gods of Egypt grossed $31.2 million in the The states and Canada, and $119.6 meg in other countries, for a worldwide total of $150.7 meg against a production budget of $140 million.[1] The Hollywood Reporter estimated the film lost the studio up to $90 million, when factoring together all expenses and revenues.[xl]

Lionsgate released Gods of Arab republic of egypt in theaters globally starting on February 25, 2016.[3] It was released in 2D, RealD 3D,[41] and IMAX 3D.[42] Lionsgate released the moving-picture show in the Us and Canada on the weekend of Feb 26–28, as well as in 68 other markets,[43] [nb 3] including Russian federation, Republic of korea, and Brazil.[39] Jaguar Films released the motion picture in the United Arab Emirates (February 25) and other countries in the Center East nether the title Kings of Egypt.[46] Viacom 18 released the film in Bharat on February 26, 2016 in iv languages: English, Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu.[47]

In the United States and Canada, the film was released in 3,117 theaters. It grossed an estimated $800,000 in Thursday-dark previews and $four.8 1000000 on Friday, lowering the projected weekend gross to $11–13 meg.[48] It went on to gross $fourteen.one one thousand thousand in its opening weekend, finishing 2d at the box office behind Deadpool ($31.five million).[49] Information technology competed with fellow newcomers Eddie the Eagle and Triple 9, also as with Deadpool, which opened ii weekends earlier.[50] Opening-day audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B–" on an A+ to F calibration.[49] The Christian Science Monitor 's Molly Driscoll said the Gods of Egypt 'south US release was during "a traditionally placidity time at the box role".[51] Scott Mendelson of Forbes commented on supporting versus opposing a successful debut of the film, as "Information technology's an instance of a smashing wrong in modern Hollywood (whitewashing) while existing equally a great right (an original fantasy from a gifted and visionary director) at the same time."[52]

Outside North America, the picture show got a staggered release. In its opening weekend, it was number one across Key America, Eastern Europe and South E Asia.[53] Summit openings were in Russian federation ($4.3 million), Brazil ($ane.9 million) and Philippines ($one.vii million).[1]

Le Vision Pictures acquired rights from Lionsgate in Nov 2015 to distribute Gods of Egypt in Communist china,[54] and released the film in that location on March 11, 2016.[43] Cathay was the film's largest territory, with US$35.6 million.[55] Lionsgate likewise released the movie in the United Kingdom on June 17, 2016.[56]

Disquisitional reception [edit]

Gods of Egypt was panned by critics.[57] On Rotten Tomatoes, the moving picture has an approval rating of 15% based on 194 reviews, with an average rating of 3.seven/x.[58] Metacritic gives the film a score of 25 out of 100 based on 25 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".[59]

Alonso Duralde of TheWrap wrote, "A mishmash of unconvincing visual effects and clumsy writing—not to mention another depiction of ancient Egypt in which the lead roles are almost all played by white folks—Gods of Egypt might have merited a so-bad-it'southward-good schadenfreude fanbase had it maintained the unintentional laughs of its first 10 minutes. Instead, it skids into dullness, thus negating the army camp classic that it so oftentimes verges on condign."[lx] Joycelyn Noveck of the Chicago Sun Times gave the film a half star out of iv, writing, "Information technology'southward obvious the filmmakers were gunning for a sequel here. But this bloated enterprise is so tiresome by the terminate, information technology seems more likely headed for a long remainder somewhere in the cinematic afterlife."[61] Ignatiy Vishnevetsky of The A.V. Club called Gods of Arab republic of egypt "overlong and very empty-headed," and said: "A treasure trove of gilt fantasy bric-a-brac and clashing accents, Proyas' sword-and-sandals space opera is a head above the likes of Wrath of the Titans, merely information technology rapidly devolves into a tedious and repetitive succession of monster chases, booby traps, and temples that start to crumble at the final minute."[62]

Jordan Hoffman of The Guardian said, "This is ridiculous. This is offensive. This shouldn't be, and I'1000 non going to say otherwise if yous tin't bring yourself to purchase a ticket for this movie. But if you are on the fence y'all can always offset your karmic footprint with a donation to a charity, considering this movie is a tremendous amount of fun."[63] Olly Richards of Empire was heavily disquisitional, calling the film a "catastrophe" and "the Dolly Parton of movies, without whatsoever of the knowing wit".[64]

In response to the reviews, director Proyas posted to Facebook calling critics "diseased vultures pecking at the bones of a dying carcass", who were "trying to peck to the rhythm of the consensus. I applaud any flick-goer who values their ain stance enough to non base information technology on what the pack-mentality says is practiced or bad."[65]

Accolades [edit]

Honour Category Nominee(south) Result
AACTA Awards
(6th) 		Best Original Music Score Marco Beltrami Nominated
Best Sound Wayne Pashley, Peter Grace, Derryn Pasquill, Fabian Sanjurjo, Greg P. Fitzgerald and Peter Purcell Nominated
All-time Costume Pattern Liz Palmer Nominated
Best Visual Furnishings or Animation Eric Durst, Jack Geist, Andrew Hellen, James Whitlam and Julian Dimsey Nominated
Best Hair and Makeup Lesley Vanderwalt, Lara Jade Birch and Adam Johansen Nominated
Aureate Raspberry Awards Worst Picture Alex Proyas and Basil Iwanyk Nominated
Worst Director Alex Proyas Nominated
Worst Actor Gerard Butler Nominated
Worst Screen Philharmonic Any 2 Egyptian gods or mortals Nominated
Worst Screenplay Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless Nominated
Houston Picture Critics Guild Worst Film Basil Iwanyk and Alex Proyas Nominated

Domicile media [edit]

The film was released on May 31, 2016, on DVD and Blu-ray.[66]

See also [edit]

  • Ancient Egyptian deities in popular culture
  • List of fantasy films of the 2010s
  • List of biggest box-office bombs

Notes [edit]

  1. ^ The union Media Entertainment & Arts Alliance filed an objection with Australia's Off-white Work Commission stating that the film would prefer unfair work conditions. The marriage contested the product being Australian enough to receive a xl% producer rebate, yet importing work conditions substandard for Australia.[15]
  2. ^ Filmmakers for Gods of Egypt had already set their cast and had completed filming when backlash occurred over the casting practice for Exodus: Gods and Kings.[xx]
  3. ^ Lionsgate initially scheduled the picture to be released in the United States on February 12, 2016,[44] and then it postponed the release to April 8, 2016, before finalizing the engagement to February 26, 2016.[45]

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External links [edit]

  • Official website
  • Gods of Egypt at IMDb
  • Gods of Egypt at Rotten Tomatoes
  • Gods of Egypt at Box Office Mojo

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