Steve just tracked down two new title treatments at the Licensing Expo in Las Vegas, one for the upcoming Power Rangers movie and one for director Alex ProyasGods of Egypt.

Lionsgate recently recruited Project Almanac director Dean Israelite to helm Power Rangers. Burk Sharpless and Matt Sazama (The Last Witch Hunter) penned an early draft of the script and Israelite recently called Ashley Miller and Zack Stentz's version "mature but still playful." He also noted that the project is currently in a "soft pre-production." The film is due in theaters on January 13, 2017.

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Sharpless and Sazama also penned Gods of Egypt, an Egyptian mythology-inspired action-adventure starring Gerard Butler as Set, the god of darkness who usurps Egypt's throne causing the empire to devolve into chaos. Brenton Thwaites will step in as Bek, a mortal who teams up with the god Horus (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) to take down Set and restore peace and prosperity to the region. Gods of Egypt is scheduled to hit theaters on February 12, 2016.

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Here's the official synopsis for Gods of Egypt:

Magic, monsters, gods and madness reign throughout the palaces and pyramids of the Nile River Valley in this action-adventure inspired by the classic mythology of Egypt.  With the survival of mankind hanging in the balance, an unexpected hero takes a thrilling journey to save the world and rescue his true love.  Set (Gerard Butler), the merciless god of darkness, has usurped Egypt’s throne, plunging the once peaceful and prosperous empire into chaos and conflict.  With only a handful of heroic rebels opposing Set’s savage rule, Bek (Brenton Thwaites), a bold and defiant mortal, enlists the aid of powerful god Horus (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) in an unlikely alliance against the evil overlord.  As their breathtaking battle against Set and his henchmen take them into the afterlife and across the heavens, both god and mortal must pass tests of courage and sacrifice if they hope to prevail in the spectacular final confrontation.

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