#Gods of egypt 2 release date movie
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A good part of the crowd that delivered that filmвЂ™s $31 million third-weekend win were young males, who otherwise might have at least considered вЂњGods of Egypt.///s/files/1/0024/9803/5810/products/955630-Product-0-I_d5c22e52-e34a-4a4c-ba2d-a6f2e65e0d06_small.jpg While Lionsgate execs knew FoxвЂ™s R-rated Ryan Reynolds superhero sendup вЂњDeadpoolвЂќ was going to be a hit,В neither they nor anyone elseВ expected the action film to be a breakout blockbuster. With so many scenes featuringВ pyrotechnicsВ and fantasy effects it became dizzying, and a more deft touch and sparing use of them by director Proyas might have increased their impact and kept some from feeling silly. The special effects by Cinesite and Rodeo FX were at times spectacular - how about ButlerвЂ™s god Set at the reins of a chariot pulled by giant green beetles? - but less might have been better, particularly given the filmвЂ™s two-hour, seven-minute run-time. Its Rotten Tomatoes вЂњfreshвЂќ ratings was a sad 13 percent. But neither proven nor promise will open a movie, only star power can do that, and вЂњGods of EgyptвЂќ didnвЂ™t have the wattage to offset the filmвЂ™s negatives. The filmвЂ™s leading men were either engaging and proven veterans like Gerard ButlerВ - in a short skirt - and Rush or on-the-rise stars like Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Chadwick Boseman and Brenton Thwaites. But owning up to a bad decision is rare in Hollywood - especially before the film came out - and the American workplace culture, and that made it news and extended the bad buzz.ДЄlso Read: Oscars Preview: It's All About DiCaprio and Diversity Saying sorry was the responsible thing to do for Lionsgate and Proyas and might even have ended the chatter. The release of the first white-washed posters established the filmвЂ™s main talking point early and that never changed.Д«efore there was вЂњown itвЂќ there was вЂњdeny it,вЂќ and in hindsight the old-school approach on the bungled casting might have made more sense.

The misfires of 2014 films вЂњHercules,вЂќ вЂњThe Legend of HerculesвЂќ and вЂњPompeiiвЂќ could have been a further caution.ДЇilming in Australia with a very European cast was no excuse for the historically inaccurate lily-white casting by Lionsgate and director Alex Proyas, period.

While sword and sandals sagas have been storytellersвЂ™ fodder for literally centuries, theirВ appeal to young American males today is questionable and the numbers - just 53 percent male and 70 percent over 25 - showed it. Here are some other reasons вЂњGods of EgyptвЂќ got its asp kicked at the box office:Д®ven with Geoffrey Rush dragging the sun around and using its beams to KO a giant serpent, Egyptian mythology doesnвЂ™t have the lure of pop culture clout of Zeus and the Greek gang or Odin, Thor and Norse band.

#Gods of egypt 2 release date movie

вЂњAn overcrowded marketplace reminiscent of the last fall, unexpected competition from вЂDeadpoolвЂ™ and a focus on Oscar films made it a tough time for any movie to gain traction.вЂќДЄlso Read: 'Gods of Egypt' Takes Big-Budget Bath at Box Office вЂњI give Lionsgate huge credit for having the guts to attempt to create a new franchise in a genre that requires a large investment to create the epic on-screen world sufficient to serve the material,вЂќ comScore senior analyst Paul Dergarbedian told TheWrap. And the Australian film commissionвЂ™s willingness to cover nearly half of that hefty production price tag on countryman and director Alex ProyasвЂ project made it more a calculated, low-risk gamble on the part of Lionsgate chief executive John Feltheimer and his team than a wacky flier on a pyramid scheme.

#Gods of egypt 2 release date series

The studio needs a franchise with вЂњThe Hunger GamesвЂќ and вЂњTwilightвЂќ series history and вЂњDivergentвЂќ waning, so it made sense to seek a substitute. Lionsgate and Summit deserve some propsВ for taking a swing for the fences with вЂњGods of Egypt,вЂќ the $140 million sword-and-sandals epic that fizzled at the box office with a $14 million debut this weekend.