I cannot understand how they seriously cast Chadwick Boseman as a LITERAL all-knowing magical negro. How did Egypt get exempt as the only African nation that is not Black? I need a history course refresher #GodsOfEgypt- BlackGirlNerds November 12, 2015 Why is that so hard to grasp? Stop gentrifying African countries. Alex Proyas Gods of Egypt (2016) movie trailer 2 stars Gerard Butler, Nicolaj Coster-Waldau, and Brenton Thwaites. Who else would rather watch MJ’s “Remember the Time” video than #GodsofEgypt? - The Nerds of Color November 12, 2015ĭear Hollywood, Egypt is in Africa. *raises hand* yeah I have a problem with the casting… It’s a bit on the pale side #GodsOfEgypt /CwFdWzHdnB- vimto mami November 12, 2015 You can blue screen Egypt in the background but can’t cast real Egyptians? #GodsOfEgypt / RR8mTuK4wP- Matthew A. They didn’t even pretend.- Elon James White November 18, 2015Īnd look at these extras. That is to say, those interested by the stylized mythological world akin to Clash of the Titans, Immortals, 300: Rise of an Empire, and Percy Jackson may be intrigued by the CGI environments of Proyas' feature. So…I finally watched the #GodsOfEgypt trailer… The Whiteness. This second trailer for Gods of Egypt seems to be more of the same offered in the first teaser, albeit shorter and simpler (and perhaps sweeter). #GodsOfEgypt- Claudia Boleyn November 18, 2015 Why is it so hard to cast people from the continent of Africa for films set in Africa? Get it together, racists. The reactions speak for themselves:Īncient Egyptians were super white the #godsofegypt Movie is going 4 the historical accuracy with the 98% white cast /ayuRcZDsgb- Missy Elote November 12, 2015 A mortal tries to save the world and his own true love by joining with a powerful god in an epic battle against his rival, the deadly god of darkness. And Boseman speaks zero words in the trailer.īetween the video and the promotional posters that were released last week, the world-well, at least the portion that understands how geography and revisionist history work-is not pleased. The film’s stars are: Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as “Horus,” Gerard Butler as “Set,” Geoffrey Rush as “Ra,” Brenton Thwaites as “Bek,” Courtney Eaton as “Zaya” and Chadwick Boseman (“Get on Up” and “42”) as “Thoth.” Of them, only Boseman can trace his primary lineage back to the continent of Africa-where Egypt is located. Yesterday, the world got its first glimpse of the trailer for “Gods of Egypt,” a Lionsgate film whose IMDB description simply says, “A common thief joins a mythical god on a quest through Egypt.”

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