Wrath of the Titans had a red carpet premiere at the BFI Imax in London last night, March 29 and I could pretty much cut and paste the copy from the New York premiere post that I did. Liam Neeson still looks scruffy, but with panache.  Toby Kebbell looks like an animatronic puppet they’ve trotted out for the occasion. Don't get me wrong, I’m a fan of his work, but c’mon Toby! This is a red carpet premiere for a movie you’re in! Stop acting like you’re going to the dentist for a root canal! I remember the Rocknrolla premiere in 2008. You looked excited then. Less than four years later (and not a lot of hits, let’s be honest) and you’re already jaded to the point of ennui? Actually I did find a few of him clowning with some barely dressed, sword-wielding Titanettes.

Sam Worthington, to whom putting on a suit is anathema, looked good as did his adorable girlfriend. (Excuse me, but do his hands look ENORMOUS or what?). You’ll forgive me if I’m a little disappointed that Ralph Fiennes was once again a no-show.

Enjoy the pics! Wrath of the Titans is in theaters today.  Are you planning to go?

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Wrath of the Titans opens tomorrow March 30 and despite some mixed reviews, I think it looks like fun, particularly since Ralph Fiennes is back as Hades and appears to be having a good time himself. One of the selling points of the film for Fiennes as well as Liam Neeson (Zeus) was that they would get another opportunity to work together. (“He’s one of my dearest, oldest friends, and it was terrific working with him again,” said Neeson. “When we did ‘Clash of the Titans’ we found it hard to act with each other. So I would look at Ralph’s forehead, and he would look at my forehead. Because sometimes when we made eye contact, it would get quite silly. But we were more restrained this time, and we had a lot more deeper, darker issues to act, so we didn’t laugh as much.”) This might be hard to believe for casual observers as Fiennes has a tendency to come off as very serious, and there is always the risk that he could take his God of the Underworld into the realm of over-the-top, ultra-theatrical, scenery-chewing ham.

From what I’ve seen in clips and trailers though, it doesn’t appear that Fiennes has done that at all. While I don’t think it’s possible for Fiennes to give a bad performance nor to give it anything less than 100%, he knows this isn’t Shakespeare and yet Hades is believable as a vengeful, feuding brother; the brother just happens to be Zeus.  In this clip from Reelz Channel, he talks about his character and the making of the film.

We also get a bit of Toby Kebbell looking a lot more animated than he did at the New York premiere the other night, if the pics from the event can be believed. In the clip he talks about the motivations of his character Agenor.

A Chat with Hades Himself, Ralph Fiennes by ReelzChannel

A decade after his heroic defeat of the monstrous Kraken, Perseus-the demigod son of Zeus-is attempting to live a quieter life as a village fisherman and the sole parent to his 10-year old son, Helius. Meanwhile, a struggle for supremacy rages between the gods and the Titans. Dangerously weakened by humanity's lack of devotion, the gods are losing control of the imprisoned Titans and their ferocious leader, Kronos, father of the long-ruling brothers Zeus, Hades and Poseidon. The triumvirate had overthrown their powerful father long ago, leaving him to rot in the gloomy abyss of Tartarus, a dungeon that lies deep within the cavernous underworld. Perseus cannot ignore his true calling when Hades, along with Zeus' godly son, Ares (Edgar Ramírez), switch loyalty and make a deal with Kronos to capture Zeus. The Titans' strength grows stronger as Zeus' remaining godly powers are siphoned, and hell is unleashed on earth. Enlisting the help of the warrior Queen Andromeda (Rosamund Pike), Poseidon's demigod son, Argenor (Toby Kebbell), and fallen god Hephaestus (Bill Nighy), Perseus bravely embarks on a treacherous quest into the underworld to rescue Zeus, overthrow the Titans and save mankind.

Wrath of the Titans in 2D, 3D and IMAX opens everywhere tomorrow.

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Jonathan Liebesman’s Wrath of the Titans had its world premiere last night in New York at the AMC Lincoln Square. The director and a few of his stars turned out for the occasion including Liam Neeson, looking scruffy yet still somehow suavely elegant in a distinctly Liam Neeson kind of way, Sam Worthington (who is growing on me), who held tight to his girlfriend Crystal Humphries (love the rainbow extensions and the fact that she looks like a real person and not a Barbie doll). Toby Kebbell showed up…I think. That looked like him in his nice three piece suit, but it did not look like there was “anyone home” if you get my drift. It’s not as if they didn’t realize they were having their pictures taken.

Wrath of the Titans opens Friday March 30 everywhere! (I’ll probably see this since the rest of the planet will still be trying to get into The Hunger Games. Plus…you know…Edgar Ramirez….and Ralph Fiennes…)

A decade after his heroic defeat of the monstrous Kraken, Perseus-the demigod son of Zeus-is attempting to live a quieter life as a village fisherman and the sole parent to his 10-year old son, Helius. Meanwhile, a struggle for supremacy rages between the gods and the Titans. Dangerously weakened by humanity's lack of devotion, the gods are losing control of the imprisoned Titans and their ferocious leader, Kronos, father of the long-ruling brothers Zeus, Hades and Poseidon. The triumvirate had overthrown their powerful father long ago, leaving him to rot in the gloomy abyss of Tartarus, a dungeon that lies deep within the cavernous underworld. Perseus cannot ignore his true calling when Hades, along with Zeus' godly son, Ares (Edgar Ramírez), switch loyalty and make a deal with Kronos to capture Zeus. The Titans' strength grows stronger as Zeus' remaining godly powers are siphoned, and hell is unleashed on earth. Enlisting the help of the warrior Queen Andromeda (Rosamund Pike), Poseidon's demigod son, Argenor (Toby Kebbell), and fallen god Hephaestus (Bill Nighy), Perseus bravely embarks on a treacherous quest into the underworld to rescue Zeus, overthrow the Titans and save mankind.

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Well this is handy! Here’s five minutes of clips for Jonathan Liebesman’s Wrath of the Titans all in one place. Thanks to Collider, we have scenes featuring Ralph Fiennes as Hades letting Edgar Ramirez as Ares, kick his brother Zeus’ ass, (Why does Zeus still trust Hades?) and then later he gets to kick Perseus’ ass (Sam Worthington) and even takes a swing at Andromeda (Rosamund Pike). So that's his father, his brother and his sister-in-law that Ares is attempting to wipe the floor with. This guy has issues.  

We also get to see Toby Kebbell (in a really unfortunate wig) as Argenor.  The best thing about the clip is that it appears Worthington has kept his promise not to “phone it in” this time and appears to be giving his performance his all. (Not that a big noisy fantasy adventure such as this calls for any acting subtleties or nuance, but at least he’s committed.)

A decade after his heroic defeat of the monstrous Kraken, Perseus (Sam Worthington) –the demigod son of Zeus (Liam Neeson)–is attempting to live a quieter life as a village fisherman and the sole parent to his 10-year old son, Helius. Meanwhile, a struggle for supremacy rages between the gods and the Titans. Dangerously weakened by humanity’s lack of devotion, the gods are losing control of the imprisoned Titans and their ferocious leader, Kronos, father of the long-ruling brothers Zeus, Hades (Ralph Fiennes) and Poseidon (Danny Huston). The triumvirate had overthrown their powerful father long ago, leaving him to rot in the gloomy abyss of Tartarus, a dungeon that lies deep within the cavernous underworld. Perseus cannot ignore his true calling when Hades, along with Zeus’ godly son, Ares (Edgar Ramirez), switch loyalties and make a deal with Kronos to capture Zeus. The Titans’ strength grows stronger as Zeus’ remaining godly powers are siphoned, and hell is unleashed on earth. Enlisting the help of the warrior Queen Andromeda (Rosamund Pike), Poseidon’s demigod son, Argenor (Toby Kebbell), and fallen god Hephaestus (Bill Nighy), Perseus bravely embarks on a treacherous quest into the underworld to rescue Zeus, overthrow the Titans and save mankind.

We’re in the final countdown toward release before the March 30 opening so we’ve also got a mass of new stills to share as well. Who knows what else we’ll be gifted with before the week is out.  I’m in for this one, are you?

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Jonathan Liebesman’s Wrath of the Titans with Sam Worthington is starting its final push before release on March 30. To that end, Warner Bros. Pictures has givens us another behind-the-scenes featurette, this one focusing on one of the star “monsters” of the film, the fierce and ferocious Chimera. The Kracken was downright cuddly next to this guy:

A decade after his heroic defeat of the monstrous Kraken, Perseus (Worthington) –the demigod son of Zeus (Liam Neeson)–is attempting to live a quieter life as a village fisherman and the sole parent to his 10-year old son, Helius. Meanwhile, a struggle for supremacy rages between the gods and the Titans. Dangerously weakened by humanity's lack of devotion, the gods are losing control of the imprisoned Titans and their ferocious leader, Kronos, father of the long-ruling brothers Zeus, Hades (Ralph Fiennes) and Poseidon (Danny Huston). The triumvirate had overthrown their powerful father long ago, leaving him to rot in the gloomy abyss of Tartarus, a dungeon that lies deep within the cavernous underworld. Perseus cannot ignore his true calling when Hades, along with Zeus' godly son, Ares (Edgar Ramirez), switch loyalties and make a deal with Kronos to capture Zeus. The Titans' strength grows stronger as Zeus' remaining godly powers are siphoned, and hell is unleashed on earth. Enlisting the help of the warrior Queen Andromeda (Rosamund Pike), Poseidon's demigod son, Argenor (Toby Kebbell), and fallen god Hephaestus (Bill Nighy), Perseus bravely embarks on a treacherous quest into the underworld to rescue Zeus, overthrow the Titans and save mankind.

With a script by Dan Mazeau and David Leslie Johnson, Wrath of the Titans in 3D/2D/IMAX exacts its vengeance on theaters beginning March 30 in the US, Canada and the UK.

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Let’s talk about Edgar Ramirez for a minute, shall we? There’s a new one-sheet for Wrath of the Titans and it features Ramirez as Ares, God of War. (We also have a few screenshots from the film’s website, courtesy of WebofEdgar.) I’m not at all sure what’s going on in that poster  above, but I saw Ramirez kicking Matt Damon’s ass in the Bourne Supremacy (to be fair he lost that fight, but that’s because it was in the script. In real life, I’m thinking…no.), so if he wants to throw down with some escapees from Ray Harryhausen’s lab, then by all means.  The consensus seems to be that Wrath is a ‘paycheck’ movie for Ramirez. If it is, then I say “so what?” A lot of actors have done a lot worse (and much more often) and if he wants to make a few ducats while he can, go for it. (Just because Carlos was the first thing a lot of people saw him in doesn’t mean that’s the first thing he’d ever done.  He was toiling in Latin telenovellas for years when Sir Ridley Scott cast him in Domino.)

All of that is to say now is an excellent time to tell you about another bit of casting news.

According to Variety, Ramirez, whose brilliant performance in Carlos earned him a role in Kathryn Bigelow's Zero Dark Thirty (the working title for her thriller about the hunt for Osama bin Laden), has just signed on to Corpus Christi, a new thriller set in 2014 that will find Ramirez (who speaks five languages and is himself the son of a soldier) playing Paciencia De La Rosa, an Iraqi war veteran with severe post-traumatic stress disorder who forges a dangerous alliance with a wealthy industrialist in Texas.

Corpus Christi will be directed by Richard Kelly (Donnie Darko) who also wrote the script for Domino, which was the Venezuelan actor’s English-language debut. Corpus Christi will shoot on location in Austin and Corpus Christi in July.

Back to Wrath of the Titans, Sam Worthington reprises his role as Perseus alongside Ralph Fiennes as Hades, Liam Neeson as Zeus, and Gemma Arterton as Io. Danny Huston (as god of the sea Poseidon), Bill Nighy (as the fallen god Hephaestus), Rosamund Pike (as Queen Andromeda), and Toby Kebbell (as Poseidon's demigod son Agenor) also star.

Wrath of the Titans thunders into theatres on March 30 in the US, Canada and the UK.

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Is it just me, or does the above remind anyone  of this?

On the heels of yesterday’s wee gifties of some pics of Edgar Ramirez, we have a new batch of assorted stills from Jonathan Liebesman’s Wrath of the Titans to share with you!

These are definitely heavy on the Worthington, but we do get new looks at Rosamund Pike as Andromeda and Toby Kebbell as Agenor (son of Poseidon, played by Danny Huston)

The official Warner Brothers synopsis:

A decade after his heroic defeat of the monstrous Kraken, Perseus-the demigod son of Zeus-is attempting to live a quieter life as a village fisherman and the sole parent to his 10-year old son, Helius. Meanwhile, a struggle for supremacy rages between the gods and the Titans. Dangerously weakened by humanity's lack of devotion, the gods are losing control of the imprisoned Titans and their ferocious leader, Kronos, father of the long-ruling brothers Zeus, Hades and Poseidon. The triumvirate had overthrown their powerful father long ago, leaving him to rot in the gloomy abyss of Tartarus, a dungeon that lies deep within the cavernous underworld. Perseus cannot ignore his true calling when Hades, along with Zeus' godly son, Ares (Edgar Ramírez), switch loyalty and make a deal with Kronos to capture Zeus. The Titans' strength grows stronger as Zeus' remaining godly powers are siphoned, and hell is unleashed on earth. Enlisting the help of the warrior Queen Andromeda (Rosamund Pike), Poseidon's demigod son, Argenor (Toby Kebbell), and fallen god Hephaestus (Bill Nighy), Perseus bravely embarks on a treacherous quest into the underworld to rescue Zeus, overthrow the Titans and save mankind.

While I was one of the first to roll my eyes at the thought of the dreadful 2009 Clash of the Titans getting a bazillion dollar 3D sequel, I am officially looking forward to it. But Worthington better bring it as promised or I’ll be officially done with him. (Just sayin’. He’s got not one but TWO upcoming films with Gerard Butler. Just sayin’.)  Wrath of the Titans opens in the UK, US and Canada on March 30.

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…and War Booty. It's true, I looked it up.

We’ve got some images of Edgar Ramirez from Wrath of the Titans. I think enough attention has been paid to Sam Worthington as Perseus (Yes, I know, he’s the star and all…) it’s time we show some love to Ramirez, the man Karl Lagerfeld is convinced is going to be a major star very soon – I could have told him that after I saw Domino and hello…have you seen Carlos?– as Ares.  (What better way to get my mind off that awards ceremony, right?)

Ramirez has also just joined Kathryn Bigelow’s Untitled Bin Laden Project along with Mark Strong, Jessica Chastain, both Joel and Nash Edgerton, Chris Pratt, Jennifer Ehle, Kyle Chandler, Harold Perrineau and Jason Clarke. I don’t know what Bigelow is cooking up here, but with a cast like that it won’t be boring. I’ve been a fan of Bigelow’s since Blue Steel and Near Dark, so whatever it is, I’m in.

Enjoy the pics. I threw in few of Ramirez looking like Ramirez as well…because I can.

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