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First Epic Trailer for Alex Proyas' Fantastical 'Gods of Egypt' Movie
by Alex Billington
November 17, 2015
Source: Apple
All of creation is at stake. All of heaven is at war. Whoa! Summit has debuted the first epic trailer for Alex Proyas' Gods of Egypt, an action-adventure inspired by the classic mythology of Egypt. The ensemble cast of Gods includes Gerard Butler as Set, God of the Desert; Brenton Thwaites as Bek, Thief of Legend; Chadwick Boseman as Thoth, God of Wisdom; Elodie Yung as Hathor, Goddess of Love; and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as Horus, God of the Sky. This looks crazy, and I'm not sure I mean that in a good way. It sort of reminds me of some kind of weird mash-up between Jupiter Ascending and Exodus: Gods & Kings. There are so many epic shots, so many fantastical elements. I will say - they got me with those giant snakes.
Here's the first official trailer for Alex Proyas' Gods of Egypt, in high def from Apple:
In this spectacular action-adventure inspired by the classic mythology of Egypt, the survival of mankind hangs in the balance as an unexpected mortal hero Bek (Brenton Thwaites) undertakes a thrilling journey to save the world and rescue his true love. In order to succeed, he must enlist the help of the powerful god Horus (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) in an unlikely alliance against Set (Gerard Butler), the merciless god of darkness, who has usurped Egypt’s throne, plunging the once peaceful and prosperous empire into chaos and conflict. As their breathtaking battle against Set and his henchmen takes them into the afterlife and across the heavens, both god and mortal must pass tests of courage and sacrifice if they hope to prevail in the epic final confrontation. Gods of Egypt is directed by Alex Proyas (of The Crow, Dark City, I Robot, Knowing) from a screenplay by Matt Sazama & Burk Sharpless. Gods of Egypt arrives on February 26th.
47 Comments
1
EPIC?? Just another CGI crapfest.
qweqwu on Nov 17, 2015
2
Well giant Cobras went extinct a while back and the gods themselves were too busy to make an appearance so they had to settle for cgi.
Jon Odishaw on Nov 17, 2015
3
Still, that's no excuse for visual effects from 2003, and then you combine the crappy cgi with the lame ass one-liners, and you are certain to fail.
qweqwu on Nov 17, 2015
4
True but I don't think Proyas has a Michael bay budget at his disposal. The cgi is about as good as I could have hoped.
Jon Odishaw on Nov 17, 2015
5
Total CGI shitfest. I guess by Epic because it's (loosely) based on Egyptian epic lore? maybe....?
TheOct8pus on Nov 17, 2015
6
I think I peed a little. Proyas sure has an eye for amazing visuals.
Jon Odishaw on Nov 17, 2015
7
This is coming to the cinemas? Looks more like a SyFy Original Movie to me!!! Couple of cool moments yes, but the cgi was kinda terrible at best...
Enola on Nov 17, 2015
8
I would agree but you said "at best" and at its best was with those giant snakes, and they looked pretty damn good.
Jon Odishaw on Nov 17, 2015
9
I dig Proyas, and this will probably be a fun watch, but not expecting much more than that.
grimjob on Nov 17, 2015
10
Gerard Butler back to his roots....Egyptian roots...
TheOct8pus on Nov 17, 2015
11
Yeah those snakes looked pretty amazing. I hope the rest of the effects get to that level by the time this gets released.
David Diaz on Nov 17, 2015
12
Wow, the cgi is heavy but it looks fun.
Matthew on Nov 17, 2015
13
Egyptian gods were often mean and pretty much cruel. Like most of the ancient gods. But they were keeping the balance, they were not ruining it as this is trying to show us. Anyway, I know it's mindless fun but I'm still not sure about watching it ...
shiboleth on Nov 17, 2015
14
Sooooo they've rebooted Clash of the Titans. "Release the Cracken again!"
W. on Nov 17, 2015
15
I believe it should say: "Re-Release the KRAKEN!"
wylles on Nov 17, 2015
16
Looks like it will be crappy, but fun.
Higgens on Nov 17, 2015
17
This video game trailer would look so cool, if it debuted for Playstation 2 back in 2002.
cg on Nov 17, 2015
18
Tasteless vfx and camera work aside, those lines of dialogue were excruciating! A complete miss, what were they thinking.
Mr Chatterbox on Nov 17, 2015
19
If, by "epic", you mean "festering pile of crocodile poop", then, yes, I agree.
Joshua Addisson Roach on Nov 17, 2015
20
Sure, why not.
Xerxexx on Nov 17, 2015
21
Oh, i hate white Gods.
toonfed on Nov 17, 2015
22
Oh.....my.....lord.....that....looks...completely....and...totally.....AWFUL
Have Hope on Nov 17, 2015
23
AKA, Shot On Green Screen Soundstage: The Movie.
evilED on Nov 17, 2015
24
If there is anything that Hollywood has taught me, it's that all ancient Egyptians were white and British.
Joe Y. on Nov 17, 2015
25
lol seriously
cg on Nov 17, 2015
27
Actually one of them is Danish. It makes so much more sense now.
Norbert on Nov 18, 2015
28
It's like sf movies in space: universal language over there is unavoidably and always English ...
shiboleth on Nov 18, 2015
29
Box office bomb.....this looks like utter garbage.
Firefly15 on Nov 17, 2015
30
That looked better than Warcraft! I'm on board with this!!
Why? on Nov 17, 2015
31
What Videogame from 2002 is this?
wylles on Nov 17, 2015
32
It looks pretty bad, but I really look forward to watching it for some reason.
Carpola on Nov 17, 2015
33
lol
Jim Dawkins on Nov 17, 2015
34
Oh my days, and we thought George Lucas went CGI crazy! This looks appalling. In a day of endless remakes and on the back of the news that they are remaking a Christopher Nolan classic, how the hell do these films get green lit?
Matt on Nov 18, 2015
35
This is the one with Eddie Murphy, right?
naundob on Nov 18, 2015
36
Clash of the titans III - Perseus goes to Egypt
Altares on Nov 18, 2015
38
looks silly.....may catch it on a matinee
Trey on Nov 18, 2015
39
Visually it looks,,,,,wait, I can't. Won't even waste $1.50 on redbox. Hollywood garbage.
CShane on Nov 18, 2015
40
well it gets made to make use of tax breaks from Australia and international pre-sales. Thanks to those this movie has already broken even.
Dan Hibiki on Nov 18, 2015
41
This has box office flop written all over it.
Nadir Ahmed on Nov 18, 2015
42
I hope so. So it sends a message to Hollywood. Just because you can make anything now with cartoony video game looking CG doesn't mean you have to. The effects in this movie are phoned in. Typical modern CG that's sped up. Because apparently super fast CG creatures equals awesome. Who's impressed? Oh yeah, no one. Unless you have been living under a rock. Remember when special effects used to impress us and didn't look so typically unremarkable.
Orionsangel on Nov 19, 2015
43
LOL! What the hell is this! I must say it looks like a ton of dumb fun though.
DAVIDPD on Nov 18, 2015
44
Oh boy. Sped up cartoony looking CG with white people running Egypt. Who's impressed? Oh yeah, no one. Unless you have been living under a rock. Remember when special effects used to impress us and didn't look so typically unremarkable
Orionsangel on Nov 19, 2015
45
They sure make this look like the third Clash of the Titans. Is that supposed to attract a big box office?
bumboclot on Nov 19, 2015
46
not....1.......single.......black.....person.....or actual....egyptian or actor whoe isn't [bunny ears] white [bunny ears].....ughhhhh. is it too much to ask for or want. smdh diversity
3fingerlouie on Nov 21, 2015
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Why.....are......you.....typing...like....this....?
Xerxexx on Feb 7, 2016
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