Danny Huston Joins ‘Clash of the Titans’ as Poseidon

Posted by Neil Miller (neil@filmschoolrejects.com) on April 29, 2009

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You may have heard this, but the Louis Leterrier (The Incredible Hulk) directed remake of Clash of the Titans began shooting this week. And with that start of production comes the final stage of casting, which includes adding some supporting characters to the already large cast of Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes, Sam Worthington, Mads Mikkelsen, Gemma Arterton, Jason Flemyng and Alexa Davalos.

Variety is reporting today that Danny Huston (X-Men Origins: Wolverine, 30 Days of Night) has joined the cast in the role of Poseidon, the god of the sea. In the original 1981 film directed by Desmond Davis, the role was played by Jack Gwillim.

In Clash of the Titans, the ultimate struggle for power pits men against kings and kings against gods. But the war between the gods themselves could destroy the world. Born of a god but raised as a man, Perseus (Worthington) is helpless to save his family from Hades (Fiennes), vengeful god of the underworld. With nothing left to lose, Perseus volunteers to lead a dangerous mission to defeat Hades before he can seize power from Zeus (Neeson) and unleash hell on earth. Leading a daring band of warriors, Perseus sets off on a perilous journey deep into forbidden worlds. Battling unholy demons and fearsome beasts, he will only survive if he can accept his power as a god, defy his fate and create his own destiny.

Update: Turns out that this news was reported earlier in the week by the folks at UGO. Way to go Variety, good job giving credit to those real journalists out here on the web.


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  • Sounds like a badass movie to me that I'm into for sure.
  • David G
    What a great cast. Im def not expecting anything like the original. And why would I? Neeson as Zues is awesome! I wonder, who's playing Homer?
  • How authentic are the costumes and weapons going to look? Period pieces have to meet a high criteria for me to believe in them.
  • crash
    that sounds almost nothing like the original. and why is hades always trying to take over? hades wasnt a bad guy. look it up, he wasn't
  • Dman
    Crash is right. When I read the summary I asked myself was Clash of the Titan's really about that? It's been awhile but that's not what I thought it was about. But the cast is sizing up to be good. As long as there is no mechanical owl.
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