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Gods of Egypt (Original title)
Date: 2016 (Copyright)

Countries: USA, Australia

Director: Alex Proyas

Synopsis: In ancient Egypt, Set, the god of darkness, has usurped Egypt’s throne, plunging the country into conflict. In order to save Egypt from descending into chaos, Bek, a humble mortal who is attempting to rescue the love of his life Zaya from danger works together with Horus, the Lord of the Air, who is attempting to retake the throne from the usurper Set.

Genres:
Action and Adventure, Fantasy

Subjects:
Ancient Egypt, Gods and Godesses, Monarchy, Succession to the throne
Releases
Date: 26 February 2016Country: USARelease type: TheatricalFormat: not specified - Colour - Sound - Dolby DigitalAspect ratio: 2.35:1Runtime: 127 mins Dialogue (original): English

Credits (59)
©: LLC Summit Entertainment, Production Company: Thunder Road Pictures, Production Company: Mystery Clock Productions, Filmed with the assistance of: New South Wales Government, Visual effects produced in part with the assistance of: Film Victoria, Presents: Summit Entertainment, Executive Producer: Stephen Jones, Executive Producer: Topher Dow, Executive Producer: Kent Kubena, Produced by: Basil Iwanyk, Produced by: Alex Proyas, Executive in Charge of Production: Donna Sloan, Unit Production Manager: Jennifer Cornwell, Production Manager: Tobe Pease, Location Manager: Jeremy Peek, Post-production Supervisor: Henry Karjalainen, 2nd Unit Director: Kimble Rendall, 1st Assistant Director: P.J. Voeten, Script Supervisor: Karen Mansfield, Casting: John Papsidera, Written by: Matt Sazama, Written by: Burk Sharpless, Director of Photography: Peter Menzies Jr, A Camera Operator: Peter McCaffrey, Steadicam: Peter McCaffrey, Senior Visual Effects Supervisor: Eric Durst, Visual Effects: Iloura, Visual Effects: Rising Sun Pictures, Visual Effects: Rodeo FX, Visual Effects: Cinesite, Visual Effects: UPP, Visual Effects: Raynault VFX, Visual Effects: Makeshift VFX, Visual Effects: Tippett Studio, Visual Effects: Fin, Comen VFX, Special Effects Supervisor: Dan Oliver, Editor: Richard Learoyd, Production Designer: Owen Paterson, Supervising Art Director: Ian Gracie, Senior Art Director: Michael Turner, Set Designer: Mara Garanzini, Set Designer: Nick Sargent, Set Designer: Alanna Baudinet, Costume Designer: Liz Palmer, Hair and Make-up Designer: Lesley Vanderwalt, Music: Marco Beltrami, Orchestra: Sydney Scoring Orchestra, Score Conductor: Pete Anthony, Supervising Sound Designer: Wayne Pashley, Production Sound Mixer: Peter Grace, Sound Re-recording Mixer: Greg P. Fitzgerald, Sound Re-recording Mixer: Wayne Pashley, Peter Purcell, Supervising Sound Editor: Wayne Pashley, Stunt Supervisor: Glenn Boswell, Stunt Co-ordinator: Ric Anderson, Fight Choreographer: Tim Wong
Cast (10)
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Horus), Brenton Thwaites (Bek), Chadwick Boseman (Thoth), Élodie Yung (Hathor), Courtney Eaton (Zaya), Abbey Lee (Astarte), Yaya Deng (Anat), Rufus Sewell (Urshu), Gerard Butler (Set), Geoffrey Rush (Ra)