Immortals
Immortals is an upcoming 2011 fantasy-action drama film directed by Tarsem Singh and starring Henry Cavill, Freida Pinto, and Mickey Rourke. The film was previously named Dawn of War and War of the Gods before being officially named Immortals and is loosely based on the Greek myth of Theseus and the Minotaur and the Titanomachy.
Years after the Titanomachy, the Titan Hyperion (Mickey Rourke) declares war on humanity. He searches for the Epirus Bow, a legendary weapon created by the war god Ares, which will allow him to free the rest of the Titans from Tartarus and take revenge on the Olympians who brought about their downfall. In accordance with ancient laws, the gods are unable to take a side in the war between Hyperion and humanity. It is left to a peasant named Theseus (Henry Cavill), chosen by Zeus (Luke Evans) and accompanied by the priestess Phaedra (Freida Pinto) and a slave (Stephen Dorff), to protect his homeland and save the gods.
(info via Wikipedia.org)
Totally not sure how I feel about this movie. It looks like they’re trying to cash in on the comic book-esque style of Zack Snyder, and it really runs the risk of being over-used in such a short amount of time (especially with Sucker Punch just recently being in theatres). On the other hand, I really want to support the idea of getting more ancient Greek stories out there… although after reading the plot and watching the trailer, it looks like it’s a mash-up created by the writers, rather than a re-telling of any myth. Especially the Minotaur bit, which is supposed to be one of the big scenes in the movie. I looked through the cast list already, and neither Dionysos nor Ariadne are mentioned (instead it seems Phaedra replaces her sister in this movie)… which just kind of rankles me in all the wrong ways.
I think I might end up seeing this at the cheap seats, because while I’m still curious to see the movie play out, I have no desire to pay $10 on this style of movie that at best may not horribly mess up everything up.
