Clash of the Titans
The clash begins.
Country
Production
Budget
$125 000 000
Revenue
$493 214 993
Director
Actors
Scenario
Producer
Basil Iwanyk, Kevin De La Noy, Karl McMillan, Richard D. Zanuck, Lynn Harris, Thomas Tull, William Fay, Jon Jashni, Dale Alexander Carnegie
Operator
Composer
Artist
Martin Laing, Helen Xenopoulos, Charles Leatherland
Audition
Lucinda Syson, Elaine Grainger
Editing
Martin Walsh, David Freeman, Vincent Tabaillon
All team (394)
All team (394)
Short description
Clash of the Titans follows Perseus, who was born to a god but brought up as a man. After the underworld deity Hades destroys his family, he has nothing left to lose and agrees to lead a dangerous mission against Hades before the god can take power from Zeus and overrun the world with chaos. Backed by a band of warriors, Perseus travels through forbidden lands and faces demons and monsters, and the group's survival depends on whether he can accept his divine heritage and shape his own fate rather than submit to it. The film draws on the Greek myth of Perseus, and its story was written by Phil Hay, Matt Manfredi and Travis Beacham, with Basil Iwanyk, Kevin De La Noy and Karl McMillan producing.
Released in March 2010, the film is directed by Louis Leterrier and sits fifth in his filmography, between The Incredible Hulk and Now You See Me. Sam Worthington plays Perseus, alongside Gemma Arterton as Io, Mads Mikkelsen as Draco, Alexa Davalos as Andromeda, Jason Flemyng as Calibos and Acrisius, and Ralph Fiennes as Hades. It is a large production, with a budget of about 125 million dollars and a worldwide gross of roughly 493 million.
Audience reactions were mixed: on IMDb it holds 5.8 from about 304,000 votes, and on TMDB 5.9 from a smaller pool of votes. A critics' score of 4.5 from 265 reviews places it below both audience ratings.
What's left behind the scenes
- Acrisius was Danaë’s father, not her husband, and he placed her and her son (Perseus) in a chest and cast them into the sea not out of malice, but because it was prophesied that he would die at the hand of his grandson. Perseus was saved along with his mother.
- The language of the djinn is Arabic.
- After what happened to the character played by Jason Fleming, he took on the new name Calibos. Calibos is a character who first appeared in "Clash of the Titans" in 1981 (where he was played by Neil McCarthy). He is named after Caliban from William Shakespeare’s play "The Tempest" (1611).
- Scenes near the volcano were filmed at the Dinorwig slate quarry in North Wales. Work at the quarry ceased in 1969, after which it was repeatedly chosen as a filming location. In 1987, the fantasy film "Willow" (1988) was filmed there, and then in the 90s, several scenes from the action movie "Street Fighter" (1994) were shot.
- Cepheus, Cassiopeia, and Andromeda were the royal family of Ethiopia, not Argos.
- According to Louis Leterrier, it was originally intended that Perseus (Sam Worthington) would end up with Andromeda (played by Alexa Davalos), while his relationship with Io (played by Gemma Arterton) would be strictly platonic. The studio executives rejected this idea, and the film was reshot so that Perseus ended up with Io.
- Director Louis Leterrier wanted Ray Harryhausen, who had worked on the special effects for the original 1981 film, to participate in the work on the film in some capacity. He was unable to convince the long-retired legendary master.
- The roles of the Stygian witches were played by men.
- The film features djinns. However, they belong to Islamic and pre-Islamic Arab mythology, and there is no place for them in the Greek epic about Perseus.
- The word “kraken” (sea monster) is of Norwegian-Swedish origin, not Greek. Early script drafts included the idea of replacing the kraken with the Jewish Leviathan (known from chapter 41 of the Book of Job). It was changed back to the kraken in accordance with the phrase “Release the Kraken!” from Desmond Davis’ adventure-action film “Clash of the Titans” (1981). The option of using the Greek name for the monster – “cetus” – was not even considered.
- Emma Thompson was filming in Susanna White's comedy "Nanny McPhee Returns" in a neighboring studio. During a break, she decided to drop by to see Neeson, who was working on "Clash of the Titans", just as he was preparing to film a scene with characters played by Ralph Fiennes and Danny Huston. She didn't have time to leave the set, so she simply hid behind Poseidon's throne (played by Huston) to avoid being in the shot.
- The film borrows heavily from Minoan culture (Crete, approximately 2700-1450 BC).
- Sam Worthington (who played Perseus) wore “Nike Trainers” with painted-on toes. He couldn’t film in sandals due to the stunts he had to perform.
- In one episode, when Perseus is preparing for his journey, in Argos's armory, the character notices a mechanical owl – a cameo of Bubo the owl from the 1981 film. The owl is a symbol of the goddess Athena, who also indirectly helped Perseus on his journeys in one version of the myth.
- Development of the remake began in 2002 under the direction of producer Adam Schroeder. Work stalled completely for several years until Basil Ivanik became the producer in 2006, and Travis Beech took over the script rewrite.
- When Perseus and Andromeda emerged from the water, Andromeda had ropes on her hands, but in the next shot they are gone.
- Hermes, not Io, helped Perseus on his journey. The hero had no mortal companions.
- Initially, it was intended to portray Perseus as younger and leaner. Director Louis Leterrier had previously seen Sam Worthington in Kate Shortland's drama "16 Years of Love. Reboot" (2004) and believed he would look very natural in the role of Perseus. That is why he was somewhat discouraged when he met the actor face to face. Worthington had noticeably gained weight for filming James Cameron's science fiction action film "Avatar" (2009) and McG's science fiction thriller "Terminator Salvation" (2009).
- Steven Norrington, who took over as director in 2007, ultimately chose to withdraw from the project after much hesitation. While he was involved, Lawrence Kasdan worked on the script. Louis Leterrier, who replaced Steven Norrington, contacted him in June 2008 through their mutual agent, as he had been a big fan of the original film as a child.
- The American premiere of "Clash of the Titans" was originally scheduled for March 26, 2010. The huge success of "Avatar" (2009) prompted the studio to see how the film would look in 3D. After test screenings were hugely successful, a decision was made in late January 2010 to convert the film entirely to 3D.
- Sam Worthington recounted in one interview that the initial plan was to show his character with long hair at the beginning of the film, which he would cut before setting off on his journey. This idea was abandoned, and Perseus, as played by Worthington, appeared with a short haircut throughout the entire film.
- Liam Neeson agreed to the role in the film because his sons are big fans of Greek mythology.
- In mythology, Pegasus appeared after the Gorgon's death (emerging from her body), and Perseus never rode him – he used winged sandals of the god Hermes for that purpose.
- The monster that almost devoured Andromeda belonged to Poseidon, not Hades, and had no name. The Kraken is a character from Scandinavian myths, not Greek ones.
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