Gods of Egypt hasn’t been faring well with critics [read our review here] or at the box office, where it tanked with an opening weekend of just $14 million. This seems to have triggered its director Alex Proyas to undergo a complete meltdown. Below is what he had to say on Facebook… NOTHING CONFIRMS RAMPANT STUPIDITY […]
Alex Proyas thinks The Crow reboot is “kind of unnecessary”
Hollywood has been trying to get a remake of the 1994 cult classic The Crow off the ground for close to a decade now, with the project passing through the hands of directors Stephen Norrington (Blade), Juan Carlos Fresnadillo (28 Weeks Later) and F. Javier Gutierrez (Before the Fall) before falling to Corin Hardy (The Hallow). Production […]
Movie Review – Gods of Egypt (2016)
Gods of Egypt, 2016 Directed by Alex Proyas. Starring Brenton Thwaites, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Gerard Butler, Courtney Eaton, Chadwick Boseman, Elodie Yung, Rachel Blake, Bryan Brown, Emma Booth, Alexander England, Rufus Sewell, and Geoffrey Rush. SYNOPSIS: Mortal hero Bek teams with the god Horus in an alliance against Set, the merciless god of darkness who has […]
Lionsgate and director Alex Proyas apologise for “whitewashing” of Gods of Egypt
Earlier this month Lionsgate released the first trailer for Gods of Egypt, with the film subsequently coming in for criticism, not only for its overuse of CGI, but also the lack of diversity – or “whitewashing” – of its cast. Taking note of the backlash, both director Alex Proyas and Lionsgate have now issued statements […]
