Neeson and Fiennes Become Godlike for ‘Clash of the Titans’

Posted by Dr. Cole Abaius (cole.abaius@filmschoolrejects.com) on April 8, 2009

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Oh, you’re good Warners! Very good! You noticed that I hate (and many others hate) the idea of a remake of Clash of the Titans simply because – why the hell would you remake that movie? That’s my argument. So deal with it.

But now you’ve upped the ante, thrown me for a loop, and kicked the chicken in the nuggets by announcing that Liam Neeson and Ralph Fiennes will be joining the cast as Zeus and Hades respectively. Despite this incredible news and fantastic casting, I will not be swayed.

I stand by my statement that movie shouldn’t be remade….and damn it it’s going to be cool to see Liam Neeson as Zeus. Damn it.

According to the Hollywood Reporting of The Hollywood Reporter, Fiennes is still in negotiations, but Neeson is locked in.

Well, played Warners. I’m warming a little bit, but it’s still going to be hard to justify doing this project even if the cast is dynamite.

What do you think? Am I being unfair? And isn’t this casting really cool?


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  • I am interested to see how much of the original story they plan on keeping and what they will scrap. Also will they use historic costumes and not the hollywood versions?
  • I'm not a fan of Clash of Titans. This is great casting but only if there's a great script and the movie isn't as cheesy as the original.
    Both actors are suited to the roles. Neeson as Zeus? Who better to play the larger than life Zeus? Fiennes as Hades? Who better to play the gloomy ruler of the underworld?
    Of course the original had Laurence Olivier, Maggie Smith, Sian Philips, Flora Robson and the only redeeming qualities are Harryhausen's stop motion creatures.
    Good luck to the two acting Gods. Unless they get a great script they're going to need it!
  • Oh come on dude. The original sucked ass except for HH's claymation. What have you got against CGI? Nothing is all good or bad. Wait until the trailer comes out and then you can talk.
  • When it's trailer come out? I am interesting for this
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