“Exodus: Gods and Kings” has had a rough time at the box office, basically falling on its face in terms of monetary gross. Even worse, some of the international box office has been interrupted by Egypt and Morocco banning the film from their movie theaters. Egypt halted the film for having several historical inaccuracies, one of which being the assertion that Egyptians didn’t build the Great Sphinx and Morocco banned it because it showed what could be considered an image of God in the form of a young boy (depictions of God are forbidden in Islam). But some good luck has finally blown the film’s way; Morocco will release the film to their theaters after all.
The offending parts of the film have been removed, clearing it for release in Morocco, according to a report by The Hollywood Reporter. Talks between 20th Century Fox, “Exodus” director Ridley Scott and the Morocco Cinematography Center led to a truce of sorts. The center said in a statement that “after multiple exchanges,” an agreement had been reached to “make requested adjustments” which include removing two bits of sound that allude to “Divine personification.”
So “Exodus: Gods and Kings” will get a monetary boost from Morocco after all, but the money the film will make in the country won’t do much good to save the film from being considered an expensive flop.
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