Wrath of the Titans

Wrath of the Titans
Directed by	Jonathan Liebesman
Screenplay by	Dan Mazeau David Leslie Johnson
Story by	Greg Berlanti Dan Mazeau David Leslie Johnson
Based on	Characters by Beverley Cross
Produced by	Basil Iwanyk Polly Cohen Johnsen
Starring	Sam Worthington Rosamund Pike Bill Nighy Édgar Ramírez Toby Kebbell Danny Huston Sinead Cusack John Bell Ralph Fiennes Liam Neeson
Cinematography	Ben Davis
Edited by	Martin Walsh
Music by	Javier Navarrete[1]
Production companies	Legendary Pictures Thunder Road Pictures Cott Productions Furia de Titanes II A.I.E.
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures
Release dates	March 28, 2012 (2012-03-28) (France[2]) March 30, 2012 (2012-03-30) (United States)
Running time	99 minutes
Countries	United States United Kingdom Spain[3][4]
Language	English
Budget	$150 million
Box office	$305.3 million

Wrath of the Titans is a 2012 American-British-Spanish fantasy-adventure film directed by Jonathan Liebesman. It is a sequel to Clash of the Titans, and stars Sam Worthington, Liam Neeson, Rosamund Pike, Ralph Fiennes, Édgar Ramírez, Toby Kebell and Bill Nighy. The film takes place ten years after the events of the first film and involves Perseus battling to save Zeus-who is being held captive in the Underworld-as well as defeat the Titans (who have broken free from Tartarus thanks to the gods losing control of them while their immortality is draining) and save mankind. Like its predecessor it gained poor critical reviews, but was commercially successful. A sequel called Revenge of the Titans was in production but later scrapped.

Plot

Ten years after battling the Kraken, Perseus (Sam Worthington) lives a simple life as a widower fisherman raising his son Helius (John Bell). Zeus (Liam Neeson) visits Perseus, asking for help, revealing that Kronos, the leader of the Titans, is escaping from the Underworld and the walls of Tartarus-where the Titans are imprisoned-are crumbling thanks to humanity's lack of prayers which is also causing the gods' immortality to drain. Perseus declines, valuing his family's safety.

Zeus travels to the underworld where he meets his brothers Hades (Ralph Fiennes) and Poseidon (Danny Huston) and son Ares (Édgar Ramírez). He asks for Hades' help in rebuilding the walls of Tartarus, but he rejects the offer and attacks Zeus. Ares betrays his father, imprisons him and steals his thunderbolt. Hades and Ares plan to make a deal with Kronos: they will drain Zeus's divine power to revive him in exchange for remaining immortal. The walls of Tartarus crumble and the Titans are unleashed.

After battling a chimera which attacked his village, Perseus travels to the underworld to meet Zeus. He instead discovers Poseidon, who is severely wounded and, after informing of the circumstances, tells Perseus to find his demigod son Agenor (Toby Kebbell), who will lead him to the blacksmith god Hephaestus (Bill Nighy). Poseidon gives Perseus his trident and dies of his injuries, crumbling into dust.

Perseus, Andromeda (Rosamund Pike) and Agenor travel to a hidden island to find Hephaestus. Agenor explains that Hephaestus the weapons that Zeus, Poseidon and Hades use; the thunderbolt, trident and pitchfork and these weapons can form the Spear of Trium, which can destroy Kronos.

References

1. "Javier Navarrete to Score 'Wrath of the Titans'". Film Music Reporter. Retrieved 2012-11-07.
2. "La colère des Titans - released". AlloCiné.fr. Retrieved June 13, 2012.
3. Simon, Brent (March 28, 2012). "Wrath of the Titans". Screen Daily. Retrieved December 21, 2012.(subscription required)
4. Buchanan, Jason. "Wrath of the Titans". Allmovie. Retrieved December 21, 2012.