Gods of Egypt
- Director
- Alex Proyas
- Release Date
- February 25, 2016
- Studio(s)
- Lionsgate
- Distributor(s)
- Lionsgate
- Cast
- Brenton Thwaites , Geoffrey Rush , Rufus Sewell , Gerard Butler , Courtney Eaton , Nikolaj Coster-Waldau , Elodie Yung , Abbey Lee , Chadwick Boseman
- Writers
- Burk Sharpless , Matt Sazama
- Runtime
- 126minutes
- Budget
- $140 million
Summary
The 2016 fantasy movie Gods of Egypt features Gerard Butler, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, and Chadwick Boseman as ancient Egyptian deities. Brenton Thwaites stars as Bek, a mortal hero who teams up with the god Horus to save the world from the evil god Set.
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