Apology not accepted: Twitter blasts Alex Proyas’ Gods of Egypt

Even though director Alex Proyas offered a quick apology after his latest film Gods of Egypt was accused of a lack of diversity in its cast, Twitter didn’t spare him.

Gods of Egypt director Alex Proyas has immediately responded to the backlash his film has been receiving with regards to the lack of diversity in its casting.

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The flick was immediately criticised on the social media after its first trailer was released with celebrities leading the call for more diversity in casting, reports News.com.au.

Proyas released a statement regarding the issue in which he said, “The process of casting a movie has many complicated variables, but it is clear that our casting choices should have been more diverse. I sincerely apologise to those who are offended by the decisions we made.”

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However, his apology did not go down well on the social media with users saying they amount to a ‘fauxpology.’

Here are some tweets about the issue