Well people all over the world are really starting to look
forward to this despite themselves! I suppose I should pretend that I’m not one
of them, especially considering how critical i am of the “first” film in this
series, but I’m hopeful for this film too. To quote the great Rob Young (he is
great you know?) “who
isn't a sucker for a cyclops?”
TV spot 1...
Synopsis...
“A decade after his heroic defeat of the monstrous Kraken,
Perseus—the demigod son of Zeus—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 and their ferocious leader, Kronos, father of
the long-ruling brothers Zeus, Hades and Poseidon. 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, along with Zeus' godly son,
Ares (Edgar Ramírez), switch loyalty and make a deal with Kronos to capture
Zeus. The Titans' strength grows stronger as Zeus' 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, Argenor (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.”
TV spot 2...
This film has new writers, first timer Dan Mazeau & David Leslie Johnson (The
Walking Dead, Orphan), and a new director, Jonathan Liebesman (Battle L.A) so
there’s little connection to the other film in terms of what went wrong.
(Although to be fair to Louis Leterrier he had
very last minute 3D conversion forced upon him and the story was altered drastically from what
was intended.)
TV spot 3...
The film opens pretty much everywhere on the 30th
of March; some countries will get the film a day or 2 earlier, and will present
a significant challenge to The Hunger Games, which opens a week earlier, and to
whatever John Carter may have as well. The first film was very popular and,
despite a critical mauling and many people feeling let down by the lamentable 3D
conversion and the overly “angry” tone of the film, an awful lot of people
really did enjoy it. (Really most people thought it was just average, with
outright haters in the minority and a decent number of people actually enjoying
it.)
TV spot 4...
Sam Worthington as Perseus, Liam Neeson as Zeus and Ralph
Fiennes as Hades have all returned. Alexa Davalos has been replaced by Rosamund
Pike as Andromeda, now a feisty warrior. Danny Huston returns, in an expanded
role, as Poseidon, but Ares is another character being played by someone new
this time; Édgar Ramírez (Bourne
Ultimatum, Che Pt. 1) replacing Tamer Hassan. Bill Nighy joins t hast as God of
Blacksmiths, Hephaestus.
TV spot 5...
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