Wrath of the Titans (2012)

Perseus braves the treacherous underworld to rescue his father, Zeus, captured by his son, Ares, and brother Hades who unleash the ancient Titans upon the world.

Director:

Jonathan Liebesman

Writers:

Dan Mazeau (screenplay), David Johnson (screenplay),

Stars:

Sam Worthington, Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes

2 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sam Worthington	...	Perseus
Liam Neeson	...	Zeus
Ralph Fiennes	...	Hades
Édgar Ramírez	...	Ares (as Edgar Ramirez)
Toby Kebbell	...	Agenor
Rosamund Pike	...	Andromeda
Bill Nighy	...	Hephaestus
Danny Huston	...	Poseidon
John Bell	...	Helius
Lily James	...	Korrina
Alejandro Naranjo	...	Mantius
Freddy Drabble	...	Apollo
Kathryn Carpenter	...	Athena
Matt Milne	...	Elite Guard No. 1
Kett Turton	...	Elite Guard No. 2

Storyline

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), ...

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Plot Keywords:

zeus | ares | titan | hades | underworld | 

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Taglines:

On March 30, go to hell

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Fantasy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of fantasy violence and action

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [de] Warner Bros. [us]

Country:

USA Spain

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 March 2012 (USA)

Also Known As:

Clash of the Titans 2

Filming Locations:

Longcross Studios, Chobham Lane, Longcross, Surrey, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

$150,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$33,457,188 (USA) (30 March 2012)

Gross:

$83,640,426 (USA) (22 June 2012)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros, Legendary Pictures, Cott Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

99 min

Sound Mix:

SDDS Datasat Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Alexa Davalos is the only surviving cast member not to return, citing she was 'unavailable' for the sequel. Rosamund Pike was then cast as Andromeda.

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Goofs

(at around 1h 11 mins) When Toby Kebbell shouts, a gold crown is clearly visible.

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Quotes

[from trailer]
Zeus: You will learn someday that being half human, makes you stronger than a god.

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Crazy Credits

The Warner Bros and Legendary Pictures logos are each scrawled on a wall.

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Connections

Featured in The Blockbuster Buster: Top 10 Movies People Want Me to Talk About (2013)

User Reviews

Too many clichés taken from too many better sources

The powers of the gods are dwindling and the gods are slowly fading into oblivion. Monsters are being raised from wherever. Buildings are sliding all around the place. And there is no reason to care about ANY of it.

Ares and Hades are villains just as we've seen in nearly EVERY Greek mythology based storyline. I just want to pound my head against the wall every time I see this cinematic flatulence.

The love interest from the first movie is gone and instead of recasting the part, they just kill off the character. Bobo the Owl makes another cameo in this movie, playing the role of Wilson the Volleyball from Castaway. The blue ents are gone... I guess the action figures must not have sold that well.

When the Titan emerges (and it is the ONLY titan in the movie), he looks like the lava Titan from Disney's Hercules. The Titan shouts a lot, but hell if I could ever understand a word he said.

At least Perseus doesn't look like he came from the Jarhead Clan anymore. But he is still an idiot. Zeus comes to him in the beginning of the story to tell him that the world is coming to an end and he needs his help. Perseus refuses because... get this... he refuses to leave his son. Apparently despite having god blood in his veins he is still unable to think far enough in advance to realize that if the world comes to an end, he'll be leaving his son permanently.

The roles of Hades, Zeus and Hephaestus were really good, but three good performances just could not save this turkey from its bad writing and a dreadfully boring plot riddled with clichés.