Clash of the Titans (franchise)

Clash of the Titans
Created by Desmond Davis
Ray Harryhausen
Charles H. Schneer
Original work Clash of the Titans (1981)
Print publications
Comics Wrath of the Titans
Films and television
Film(s) Clash of the Titans (1981)
Clash of the Titans (2010)
Wrath of the Titans (2012)
Games
Video game(s) Clash of the Titans
Audio
Soundtrack(s) Clash of the Titans

Clash of the Titans is a BritishAmerican fantasy action media franchise based on characters and myths of Ancient Greek mythology. The first film, Clash of the Titans, was released in 1981 with a remake made in 2010. The remake spawned a sequel, Wrath of the Titans, in 2012.

Films

The series began with Clash of the Titans in 1981. It was followed by a remake of the same name in 2010, and a sequel Wrath of the Titans in 2012.

In 1984, a concept for a sequel for the original 1981 film was proposed to MGM, but was never made. The film would have been called Force of the Trojans.[1]

In November 2011, Warner Bros. hired Dan Mazeau and David Leslie Johnson to develop and write a treatment for a third installment, Revenge of the Titans. The pair had previously written Wrath of the Titans, which was still in post-production at the time.[2] In the spring of 2013, Sam Worthington said he did not think a third film would be made.[3]

Characters

Character Film
Clash of the Titans (1981) Clash of the Titans (2010) Wrath of the Titans (2012)
Perseus Harry Hamlin Sam Worthington
Andromeda Judi Bowker Alexa Davalos Rosamund Pike
Zeus Laurence Olivier Liam Neeson
Poseidon Jack Gwillim Danny Huston
Hephaestus Pat Roach Paul Kynman Bill Nighy
Aphrodite Ursula Andress Agyness Deyn  
Athena Susan Fleetwood Izabella Miko  
Hera Claire Bloom Nina Young  
Stygian Witches
Pemphredo, Enyo & Deino
Flora Robson, Anna Manahan and Freda Jackson Ross Mullan, Robin Berry and Graham Hughes  
Calibos Neil McCarthy Jason Flemyng  
Medusa N/A (stop-motion animation) Natalia Vodianova  
Thetis Maggie Smith  
Orthrus N/A (stop-motion animation)  
Hades   Ralph Fiennes
Ares   Tamer Hassan Édgar Ramírez
Apollo   Luke Evans  
Artemis   Nathalie Cox  
Hermes   Alexander Siddig  
Demeter   Charlotte Comer  
Hestia   Jane March  
Io   Gemma Arterton Mentioned only
Draco   Mads Mikkelsen[4]  
Sheikh Sulieman   Ian Whyte  
Prokopion   Luke Treadaway  
Agenor   Toby Kebbell
Heleus   John Bell

Crew

Crew Film
Clash of the Titans (1981) Clash of the Titans (2010) Wrath of the Titans (2012)
Director Desmond Davis Louis Leterrier Jonathan Liebesman
Producer Ray Harryhausen, Charles H. Schneer Basil Iwanyk, Kevin De La Noy, Richard D. Zanuck Basil Iwanyk, Polly Cohen Johnsen
Screenplay Beverley Cross Travis Beacham, Phil Hay, Matt Manfredi Dan Mazeau, David Leslie Johnson, Greg Berlanti
Composer Laurence Rosenthal Ramin Djawadi Javier Navarrete
Editor Timothy Gee Vincent Tabaillon, Martin Walsh Martin Walsh
Cinematographer Ted Moore Peter Menzies Jr. Ben Davis
Running time 118 minutes 106 minutes 99 minutes

Other media

Video game

In 2010, a video game based on the 2010 film was released for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 on July 27, 2010. The video game received negative reviews.

Comics

In 2007, Bluewater Productions started the four-part spin-off comic book series, Wrath of the Titans. The story took place five years after the events of the 1981 film, as Calibos escaped the underworld to take revenge against Perseus. In 2009, a one-shot sequel titled Wrath of the Titans: Cyclops was released. In 2011, Revenge of the Medusa, was released as a four-part series. The 2012 film of the same name is not based on the comics.

Reception

Box office performance

Film Release date Box Office Revenue Budget Reference
United States Foreign Worldwide
Clash of the Titans (1981) June 12, 1981 $41,092,328 $161,000,000 $202,092,328 $15,000,000
Clash of the Titans (2010) April 2, 2010 $163,214,888 $330,000,105 $493,214,993 $125,000,000
Wrath of the Titans March 30, 2012 $83,670,083 $218,300,000 $305,200,000 $150,000,000
Total gross revenue $287,977,299 $748,300,105 $1,000,506,321 $290,000,000

Critical and public reaction

Film Rotten Tomatoes Metacritic CinemaScore
Clash of the Titans (1981) 66% (38 reviews)[5]
Clash of the Titans (2010) 28% (239 reviews)[6] 39% (37 reviews)[7] B[8]
Wrath of the Titans 25% (165 reviews)[9] 37% (32 reviews)[10] B+[8]
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References

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