Clash of the Titans
The clash begins.
Country
Production
Budget
$125 000 000
Box office
$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
Camera operator
Composer
Artist
Martin Laing, Helen Xenopoulos, Charles Leatherland
Audition
Lucinda Syson, Elaine Grainger
Editing
Martin Walsh, David Freeman, Vincent Tabaillon
Whole Team (394)
Whole Team (394)
Short description
Born of a god but raised as a man, Perseus is helpless to save his family from Hades, vengeful god of the underworld. With nothing to lose, Perseus volunteers to lead a dangerous mission to defeat Hades before he can seize power from Zeus and unleash hell on earth. Battling unholy demons and fearsome beasts, Perseus and his warriors will only survive if Perseus accepts his power as a god, defies fate and creates his own destiny.
What's left behind the scenes
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Liam Neeson agreed to the role in the film because his sons are big fans of Greek mythology.
- 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.
- 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.
- Hermes, not Io, helped Perseus on his journey. The hero had no mortal companions.
- 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.
- Cepheus, Cassiopeia, and Andromeda were the royal family of Ethiopia, not Argos.
- 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 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.
- 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.
- When Perseus and Andromeda emerged from the water, Andromeda had ropes on her hands, but in the next shot they are gone.
- The language of the djinn is Arabic.
- 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.
- 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.
- The roles of the Stygian witches were played by men.
- The film borrows heavily from Minoan culture (Crete, approximately 2700-1450 BC).
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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).
- 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).
- Development of the remake began in 2002 under producer Adam Schreder. Work came to a complete standstill for several years until Basil Iwanik became the producer in 2006 and Travis Beach took over the script revisions.
- Stephen Norrington, who took over as director in 2007, eventually decided to leave the project after much hesitation. During his tenure, Lawrence Kasdan worked on the script. Louis Leterrier, who replaced Stephen Norrington, approached him in June 2008 through their mutual agent, as he had been a great fan of the original film as a child.
- Director Louis Leterrier wanted Ray Harryhausen, who handled the special effects in the original 1981 film, to be involved in the production in some capacity. However, the legendary master, who had long since retired, could not be persuaded.
- Liam Neeson accepted the role in the film because his sons are great fans of Greek mythology.
- The scenes near the volcano were filmed at the Dinorwic slate quarry in North Wales. Operations at the quarry ceased in 1969, after which it was repeatedly chosen as a filming location. In 1987, the fantasy film 'Willow' (1988) was shot there, and later in the 90s, several scenes from the action movie 'Street Fighter' (1994) were filmed.
- The US premiere of 'Clash of the Titans' was originally scheduled for March 26, 2010. The massive success of 'Avatar' (2009) prompted the studio to see how the film would look in 3D. After test screenings proved to be a huge success, the decision to convert the film entirely to 3D was made in late January 2010.
- Emma Thompson was filming Susanna White's comedy 'Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang' in a neighboring studio; during a break, she decided to visit Neeson, who was working on 'Clash of the Titans' just as he was preparing for 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 appearing in the shot.
- The word 'Kraken' (the sea monster) is of Norwegian-Swedish origin, not Greek. Early versions of the script included an idea to replace the Kraken with the Judean 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's adventure action film 'Clash of the Titans' (1981). The option of using the Greek name for the monster, 'Cetus', was not even considered.
- Sam Worthington (who played Perseus) wore 'Nike Trainers' sneakers with toes painted on them. He could not film in sandals due to the stunts he had to perform.
- Initially, it was intended for Perseus to be younger and leaner. Director Louis Leterrier had previously seen Sam Worthington in Kate Shortland's drama '16 Years' (2004) and believed he would look very natural in the role of Perseus. This is why he was somewhat disconcerted when meeting the actor face-to-face. Worthington had noticeably bulked up for his roles in James Cameron's sci-fi action film 'Avatar' (2009) and McG's sci-fi thriller 'Terminator Salvation' (2009).
- Sam Worthington mentioned in an interview that it was originally planned to show his character with long hair at the beginning of the film, which he would cut before setting out on his journey. This idea was abandoned, and Worthington's Perseus kept a short haircut throughout the entire movie.
- 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 purely platonic. The studio executives shot down this idea, and the film was reshot so that Perseus ended up with Io.
- After what happened to the character played by Jason Flemyng, he took the new name Calibos. Calibos is a character who first appeared in the 1981 'Clash of the Titans' (played there by Neil McCauley). He is named after Caliban from William Shakespeare's play 'The Tempest' (1611).
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