Ahead of its theatrical release this past week, Flickering Myth’s Thomas Harris caught up with leading man Gerard Butler to discuss his role in the Dean Devlin-directed disaster film Geostorm, as well as his last blockbuster outing in Gods of Egypt. Check out the interview below, or watch it over on our YouTube channel… SEE […]
What Happened To Alex Proyas?
Tom Jolliffe looks at the career, rise and fall of Alex Proyas… Born to Greek parents in Egypt and subsequently raised in Australia, you could say that Alex Proyas has an interesting background. He started, as a lot of film directors have, in music videos (working with the likes of INXS and Sting). To many […]
15 Box Office Flops of 2016
Luke Owen charts some of the box office flops 2016… Movie screenings were up, but the box office figures for 2016 are down on last year. Granted, we didn’t see a release like Star Wars: The Force Awakens (which grossed $1 billion domestically and $2 billion worldwide), but big titles like Batman v Superman: Dawn […]
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, Rufus Sewell, and Geoffrey Rush. SYNOPSIS: Ancient Egypt, a world where the Gods live among mortals. Osiris, King of all Egypt, prepares to crown his dutiful son Horus as his successor, but doesn’t count […]
Flickering Myth Podcast #16 – Rumoured Star Wars title, Wonder Woman hype and Oscar winners
Subscribe on iTunes. Support Flickering Myth, buy a t-shirt! Email in your questions: oli@flickeringmyth.com Join Oli and Luke in this week’s Flickering Myth Podcast for… SCOOPERHERO NEWS – people have seen Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, and other people are saying that those first people all say the same thing: Wonder Woman is great. Not […]
Gods of Egypt director Alex Proyas unleashes tirade against film critics
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 […]
Gods of Egypt bombs at the box office with a $14 million opening weekend
Uh-oh. Looks like those bad reviews of Gods of Egypt [read ours here] has taken its toll on the movie, as it has opened to a rather dismal $14 million. The film opened behind Deadpool (which has now crossed $600 million worldwide). This was the predicted number by industry experts, however its 13% on Rotten Tomatoes […]
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 […]
New IMAX poster for Gods of Egypt
Ahead of its release tomorrow, an IMAX poster has arrived online for director Alex Proyas’ fantasy epic Gods of Egypt, which we have for you here… SEE ALSO: Watch the latest trailer for Gods of Egypt Magic, monsters, gods and madness reign throughout the palaces and pyramids of the Nile River Valley in this action-adventure […]
First clip and two new TV spots for Gods of Egypt
With just under two weeks to go before its release, Lionsgate has released the first clip from director Alex Proyas’ fantasy epic Gods of Egypt, along with two new TV spots. Check them out below… SEE ALSO: New UK trailer for Gods of Egypt Magic, monsters, gods and madness reign throughout the palaces and pyramids […]