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Despite the teaser trailer having the awkward tag-line "Titans Will Clash", as that fact is a bit self-evident from the title of the film, they will indeed clash in theaters this April in a new version of the 1981 epic foray into Greek mythology. Like the 1981 classic, "Titans" tells of the exploits of Perseus, the son of Zeus who was raised as a man and, to his father's anger, wishes to live as one. When Perseus becomes helpless to save his family from Hades, the vengeful God of the Underworld, he makes the choice to embark on a journey that will determine the fate of men and gods alike. While the conflict will consume the realms of both men and the gods, the war between the gods themselves, particularly Hades plan to overthrow Zeus, may destroy the world. Perseus learns that, despite his wish to remain among men, he must embrace his place among the gods in order to survive and fulfill his tasks.
Clash of the Titans is based on the original 1981 screenplay, as the story was not a original Greek epic, but rather a film that was very successfully adapted from a variety of Greek myths. The original film was used large in part to showcase the work of stop-motion effects legend, Ray Harryhausen. If the trailers and images are any indication, director Louis Leterrier and his crew may have very well done Harryhausen proud, as the beleaguered protagonists seem to encounter terrors that range from giant scorpions, legions of the underworld, the fearsome Medusa, and the terrifying Kraken; a monster made of Hades that is thought to be invincible.
In an interview with Collider.com, Leterrier discussed coordinating the use of CG with the actors and the live action portions, as well as his respect for the original 1981 film:
"Well yeah, but the movies I prefer, the movies like “Star Wars,” for example or “Lord Of The Rings,” they work because it’s a mix of everything. Where if you just have your talking scenes on real sets and as soon as you have any visual effects, it’s in the computer, then there’s no interaction and it feels like you’re watching two movies. [...] Really, we stretched it, that’s really what we tried to do and I think that’s what it is. I have so much respect for Ray Harryhausen and for the Desmond Davis film. I just couldn’t do the same thing. It’s just this is a really cool title, so I was like “Yeah, I want to keep the title” but we could have called it something else"
Fans of the classic Davis film will no doubt have trepidations about an adaptation of Harryhausen's stop-motion marvel using modern-day film technology, but hopefully the new "Clash" can live up to its predecessor by bringing new character elements to the table rather than by purely exploiting effects. Perhaps the most controversial development with Clash of the Titans was the late decision to convert it to 3-D after production had already been completed. This conversion ended up pushing the release date back from March 26th to April 2nd, much to the annoyance of many moviegoers that are starting to suffer from '3-D burnout'. I personally will be seeing this in standard format as I already have a number of 3-D films on my plate this year, but whether or not the effect will work for this movie remains to be seen.
Clash of the Titans stars Sam Worthington (Terminator: Salvation, Avatar) in the lead role of Perseus, the venerable Liam Neeson as a wrathful and fierce Zeus, Ralph Fiennes, who seems to be somewhat channeling his "Harry Potter" role of Lord Voldemort, as the vengeful Hades, and Gemma Arterton (Quantum of Solace, the upcoming Prince of Persia) as the priestess Io.
If you're wondering if I'm going to embed a trailer to whet your appetite for this movie: Come on, would I leave you hanging? Enjoy:
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