It wouldn’t be the early months of the year without some sort of green screen-heavy, cheap-looking, mythology-based action-adventure tentpole. Following in the footsteps of Pompeii, Clash of the Titans, Seventh Son, and many more, 2016 will bring Gods of Egypt. Despite some truly awful initial posters (seen below), this one does come from director Alex Proyas, who has shown talent in the past with Dark City and The Crow.
The first trailer has now landed, which looks to pack a bit more inventiveness than your average early-year blockbuster, but still doesn’t have us looking forward to it all that much. Starring Gerard Butler, Chadwick Boseman, Brenton Thwaites, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Geoffrey Rush, Rufus Sewell, Abbey Lee, Courtney Eaton, and Elodie Yung, check out the trailer below.
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 opens on February 26th.