Wrath of the Titans is an upcoming 2012 fantasy film and sequel to the 2010 film Clash of the Titans. The film stars Sam Worthington, Ralph Fiennes, Liam Neeson, Danny Huston, Édgar Ramírez, Bill Nighy, Toby Kebbell and Rosamund Pike with Jonathan Liebesman directing a screenplay by Dan Mazeau and David Leslie Johnson. The film is scheduled for a March 30, 2012 release in 3D and IMAX 3D.
The movie has an interesting story. A decade after his heroic defeat of the monstrous Kraken, Perseus (Sam Worthington) is attempting to live a quieter life as a village fisherman and the sole parent to his 10-year-old son, Helius. Meanwhile, a struggle for supremacy rages between the gods and the Titans. Dangerously weakened by humanity's lack of devotion, the gods are losing control of the imprisoned Titans led by Kronos: father of the long-ruling brothers Zeus (Liam Neeson), Hades (Ralph Fiennes), and Poseidon (Danny Huston). The triumvirate had overthrown their powerful father long ago, leaving him to rot in the gloomy abyss of Tartarus, a dungeon that lies deep within the cavernous underworld.
Perseus cannot ignore his true calling when Hades and Ares (Édgar Ramírez) make a deal with Kronos to capture Zeus. The Titans' strength grows as Zeus's remaining godly powers are siphoned, and hell is unleashed on earth. Enlisting the help of the warrior Queen Andromeda (Rosamund Pike), Poseidon's demigod son Agenor (Toby Kebbell), and fallen god Hephaestus (Bill Nighy), Perseus bravely embarks on a treacherous quest into the underworld to rescue Zeus, overthrow the Titans and save mankind.
The film has Sam Worthington as Perseus, the demigod son of Zeus, Ralph Fiennes as Hades, god of the underworld, Liam Neeson as Zeus, the king of the gods and ruler of Mount Olympus, Danny Huston as Poseidon, god of the sea, Édgar Ramírez as Ares, the traitorous god of war, Bill Nighy as Hephaestus, the fallen god whose twisted, lame figure belies his Olympian origins, Toby Kebbell as Agenor, imprisoned thief and demigod son of Poseidon who joins Perseus on his journey to Tartarus and Rosamund Pike as Andromeda, the princess whose life Perseus once saved, and who now, as a queen, follows Perseus into battle.
Though 2010's Clash of the Titans wasn't exactly a critical success—and despite a pretty hefty shellacking for the film's rushed 3D post-conversion—the action epic rounded up quite a substantial box office haul. As a result, the studio took another shot at the sword and sandals story with the sequel Wrath of the Titans. Director Jonathan Liebesman (Battle: Los Angeles) was brought in to take the helm, and star Sam Worthington has said that he's been given the chance to rectify everything he felt they got wrong with the first go-around.
What's great about Wrath of Titans is there are a lot of VFX that are so real that you won't believe they are VFX. A lot of the environments aren't real. They are computer generated environment. Liebesman had a great time working on the film. He loved working on the movie. To work with Sam and Liam [Neeson] and Ralph [Fiennes] it was honestly an honor him, so he loved it. And the crew was exceptional, the amount of talent he was working with on the crew side of things was great
As a sequel, Wrath of the Titans does contain certain elements from the first film, and like its predecessor, 2010's Clash of the Titans remake, the new film has no shortage of giant monstrous beasts wreaking havoc on the ancient world. The Chimera is just one of these destruct-O-monsters, but he/she/it is the first to get their own featurette.
In the introductory patter, Mr. Voiceover says of the creatures that each is "more fierce and bloodthirsty than the next." The movie projects the meanest monster and dramatic escalation. The film depicts cool two-headed fire-breathing monster with a serpent's head on its tale. It looks mean.
Sam Worthington's back as the half-mortal, half-deity hero Perseus, as are Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes, and Danny Huston as gods Zeus, Hades, and Poseidon. Newcomers to the cast include Rosamund Pike, replacing Alexa Davalos as Andromeda, along with Edgar Ramirez, Bill Nighy, Toby Kebbell, Lily James, Freddy Drabble, and John Bell.
War of the gods erupts in Wrath of the Titans. This new 3D epic adventure revisits the Greek mythology first explored in the global box office hit Clash of the Titans.
Telling this story on a grand scale, with an acclaimed ensemble cast—in immersive 3D no less—was an opportunity the South African filmmaker Liebesman could not turn down. This is his favorite genre. It was also the chance to do an old school Hollywood movie where he had amazing actors, big stars, and a big canvas. In fact, it would have been a huge opportunity for any director.
Clash of the Titans was released in 2010 and its blend of Greek mythology and sweeping action brought to life with the very latest technology available to contemporary filmmakers proved hugely popular with audiences worldwide. The latest film presents an human story against the immense backdrop of the mythological Gods and Titans. The drama in this story is really important. Everyone has worked really hard on the script. With a movie like this people are bound to be entertained and thrilled and, at the same time, the film has such tremendous actors that there's a great opportunity to make the audience really feel for these characters.
Given the mythology already invested in the films, Liebesman has stamped his own mark on Wrath of the Titans, approaching the film with a clear, strong vision for a new beginning.
Of course, there are relationships that are continued from the first film—like Perseus and Zeus, for example—that have to be respected. But the filmmakers' approach was to look at this as its own entity within that world. They didn't want to betray anything that has been set up but, at the same time, I didn't want to be chained to whatever was done before.
Liebesman arrived on the project fresh off the alien invasion action thriller Battle Los Angeles. For him, what was interesting was to make a film in a gritty, grounded style juxtaposed with the kind of fantasy elements that you would see in a story like this. He enjoys making movies that one would go and see on a Friday night. This was a big movie and he wanted people to have a good time when they saw it. That is the satisfaction for him.
Thus Wrath of Titans shows promise of appealing to a large number of movie lovers. So do watch it when it gets released on 30 March 2012.
The movie has an interesting story. A decade after his heroic defeat of the monstrous Kraken, Perseus (Sam Worthington) is attempting to live a quieter life as a village fisherman and the sole parent to his 10-year-old son, Helius. Meanwhile, a struggle for supremacy rages between the gods and the Titans. Dangerously weakened by humanity's lack of devotion, the gods are losing control of the imprisoned Titans led by Kronos: father of the long-ruling brothers Zeus (Liam Neeson), Hades (Ralph Fiennes), and Poseidon (Danny Huston). The triumvirate had overthrown their powerful father long ago, leaving him to rot in the gloomy abyss of Tartarus, a dungeon that lies deep within the cavernous underworld.
Perseus cannot ignore his true calling when Hades and Ares (Édgar Ramírez) make a deal with Kronos to capture Zeus. The Titans' strength grows as Zeus's remaining godly powers are siphoned, and hell is unleashed on earth. Enlisting the help of the warrior Queen Andromeda (Rosamund Pike), Poseidon's demigod son Agenor (Toby Kebbell), and fallen god Hephaestus (Bill Nighy), Perseus bravely embarks on a treacherous quest into the underworld to rescue Zeus, overthrow the Titans and save mankind.
The film has Sam Worthington as Perseus, the demigod son of Zeus, Ralph Fiennes as Hades, god of the underworld, Liam Neeson as Zeus, the king of the gods and ruler of Mount Olympus, Danny Huston as Poseidon, god of the sea, Édgar Ramírez as Ares, the traitorous god of war, Bill Nighy as Hephaestus, the fallen god whose twisted, lame figure belies his Olympian origins, Toby Kebbell as Agenor, imprisoned thief and demigod son of Poseidon who joins Perseus on his journey to Tartarus and Rosamund Pike as Andromeda, the princess whose life Perseus once saved, and who now, as a queen, follows Perseus into battle.
Though 2010's Clash of the Titans wasn't exactly a critical success—and despite a pretty hefty shellacking for the film's rushed 3D post-conversion—the action epic rounded up quite a substantial box office haul. As a result, the studio took another shot at the sword and sandals story with the sequel Wrath of the Titans. Director Jonathan Liebesman (Battle: Los Angeles) was brought in to take the helm, and star Sam Worthington has said that he's been given the chance to rectify everything he felt they got wrong with the first go-around.
What's great about Wrath of Titans is there are a lot of VFX that are so real that you won't believe they are VFX. A lot of the environments aren't real. They are computer generated environment. Liebesman had a great time working on the film. He loved working on the movie. To work with Sam and Liam [Neeson] and Ralph [Fiennes] it was honestly an honor him, so he loved it. And the crew was exceptional, the amount of talent he was working with on the crew side of things was great
As a sequel, Wrath of the Titans does contain certain elements from the first film, and like its predecessor, 2010's Clash of the Titans remake, the new film has no shortage of giant monstrous beasts wreaking havoc on the ancient world. The Chimera is just one of these destruct-O-monsters, but he/she/it is the first to get their own featurette.
In the introductory patter, Mr. Voiceover says of the creatures that each is "more fierce and bloodthirsty than the next." The movie projects the meanest monster and dramatic escalation. The film depicts cool two-headed fire-breathing monster with a serpent's head on its tale. It looks mean.
Sam Worthington's back as the half-mortal, half-deity hero Perseus, as are Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes, and Danny Huston as gods Zeus, Hades, and Poseidon. Newcomers to the cast include Rosamund Pike, replacing Alexa Davalos as Andromeda, along with Edgar Ramirez, Bill Nighy, Toby Kebbell, Lily James, Freddy Drabble, and John Bell.
War of the gods erupts in Wrath of the Titans. This new 3D epic adventure revisits the Greek mythology first explored in the global box office hit Clash of the Titans.
Telling this story on a grand scale, with an acclaimed ensemble cast—in immersive 3D no less—was an opportunity the South African filmmaker Liebesman could not turn down. This is his favorite genre. It was also the chance to do an old school Hollywood movie where he had amazing actors, big stars, and a big canvas. In fact, it would have been a huge opportunity for any director.
Clash of the Titans was released in 2010 and its blend of Greek mythology and sweeping action brought to life with the very latest technology available to contemporary filmmakers proved hugely popular with audiences worldwide. The latest film presents an human story against the immense backdrop of the mythological Gods and Titans. The drama in this story is really important. Everyone has worked really hard on the script. With a movie like this people are bound to be entertained and thrilled and, at the same time, the film has such tremendous actors that there's a great opportunity to make the audience really feel for these characters.
Given the mythology already invested in the films, Liebesman has stamped his own mark on Wrath of the Titans, approaching the film with a clear, strong vision for a new beginning.
Of course, there are relationships that are continued from the first film—like Perseus and Zeus, for example—that have to be respected. But the filmmakers' approach was to look at this as its own entity within that world. They didn't want to betray anything that has been set up but, at the same time, I didn't want to be chained to whatever was done before.
Liebesman arrived on the project fresh off the alien invasion action thriller Battle Los Angeles. For him, what was interesting was to make a film in a gritty, grounded style juxtaposed with the kind of fantasy elements that you would see in a story like this. He enjoys making movies that one would go and see on a Friday night. This was a big movie and he wanted people to have a good time when they saw it. That is the satisfaction for him.
Thus Wrath of Titans shows promise of appealing to a large number of movie lovers. So do watch it when it gets released on 30 March 2012.
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