February Movie Releases

Gods of Egypt (26)

If The Witch stars twoÂ actors who portray rather unknown Game of Thrones characters (Dagmer Cleftjaw and Lysa Arryn), Gods of Egypt stars none other than Jaimie Lannister himself (also known, in real life, as Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) â€“ he is Horus, the God of gods, who must stop Set from taking over the world. Set is portrayed by Gerard Butler (300).

The movie is already controversial, having been accused of whitewashing, even if Chadwick Boseman is among the stars, while Elodie Yung most certainly seems to have an Asian origin. Obviously, we are being sarcastic.

Set steals the eyes of Horus and plans to take over the world. A thief helps Horus regain his sight and battle the villain. Obviously, this will be a cheesefest filled with CGI. And that is why it is estimatedÂ that Gods of Egypt wonâ€™t even reach $20 million during its first weekend (on a budget of $140 million).

Triple 9 (26)

Though, most recently, Triple 9 was marketed as starring Wonder Woman herself (Gal Gadot), other actors are the main attractions of this heist film. Even Kate Winslet has a more important role, even if it’s a secondary one.

Here is the official synopsis:

A group of criminals and corrupt cops find themselves in serious trouble. The Russian mafia is blackmailing them, and the only way to deal with them is to perform what is believed to be an extremely challenging heist. Impossible as it may seem, however, they eventually hatch a plan: On one side of town, half of the crew will plan the murder of a rookie cop named Chris Allen (Casey Affleck), and while the rest of the force is distracted by a 999 call (“officer down”), the other half of the corrupt cops will pull off the job.

Triple 9 is directed by John Hillcoat (The Road, Lawless) and stars Â Casey Affleck (Gone Baby Gone), Chiwetel Ejiofor (12 Years A Slave), Anthony Mackie (Captain America: The Winter Soldier), Aaron Paul (Breaking Bad), Norman Reedus (The Walking Dead), Woody Harrelson (True Detective), Kate Winslet, Clifton Collins, Jr. (Pacific Rim), and Michael K. Williams (Gone Baby Gone).