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{{Short description|Fantasy action film franchise}}
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'''''Clash of the Titans''''' is a [[United States]] fantasy action [[media franchise]] based off characters and myths of Ancient Greek mythology. The first film, ''[[Clash of the Titans (1981 film)|Clash of the Titans]]'', was released in 1981 with a [[Clash of the Titans (2010 film)|remake]] made in 2010. The remake is set to have a sequel, ''[[Wrath of the Titans]]'', in 2012.
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'''''Clash of the Titans''''' is a British–American fantasy action film franchise based on characters and myths of Ancient [[Greek mythology]]. The 1981 feature film ''[[Clash of the Titans (1981 film)|Clash of the Titans]]'' was [[Clash of the Titans (2010 film)|remade in 2010]], spawning the 2012 sequel ''[[Wrath of the Titans]]''. Following an initial announcement, the subsequent sequel ''Revenge of the Titans'' went undeveloped.


== Films ==
== Films ==
The series originates with ''[[Clash of the Titans (1981 film)|Clash of the Titans]]'' in 1981. A concept for a sequel was proposed to MGM in 1984, but ''Force of the Trojans'' was never produced.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rayharryhausen.com/filmography.php |title=Filmography |publisher=RayHarryhausen.com |access-date=2012-02-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120301235035/http://www.rayharryhausen.com/filmography.php |archive-date=2012-03-01 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
=== ''Clash of the Titans'' (1981) ===
{{Main|Clash of the Titans (1981 film)}}


The success of the [[Clash of the Titans (2010 film)|2010 ''Clash of the Titans'' remake]] prompted the sequel ''[[Wrath of the Titans]]''. While ''Wrath of the Titans'' was still in post-production in November 2011, [[Warner Bros.]] hired [[Dan Mazeau]] and [[David Leslie Johnson]] to write a treatment for a third installment, ''Revenge of the Titans''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Kit |first=Borys |date=2011-11-02 |title=Warner Bros. Readying 'Clash of the Titans 3' (Exclusive) |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/clash-of-the-titans-3-warner-bros-256828 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |access-date=2011-11-03}}</ref> By the spring of 2013 [[Sam Worthington]] said a third film was unlikely.<ref name="COL (2013/05)"> Radish, Christina. [http://collider.com/avatar-2-3-sequels-sam-worthington/ "Sam Worthington Talks AVATAR Sequels, Working with Schwarzenegger on TEN, How He Doesn’t Think There Will be a Third CLASH OF THE TITANS, and More"] Collider.com, May 2013.</ref>
The story of the film essentially mimics that of the original myth; but with multiple alterations in detail.

At the beginning of the film, King Acrisius of Argos (Donald Houston) imprisons his daughter Danaë (Vida Taylor) to avert a prophecy that he would die if his daughter had a son. When the god Zeus (Laurence Olivier) impregnates her, Acrisius sends his daughter and his newborn grandson Perseus to sea in a wooden coffin. In retribution, Zeus kills Acrisius and orders Poseidon (Jack Gwillim), to release a Kraken to destroy Argos. Meanwhile, Danaë and Perseus safely float to the island of Seriphos, where Perseus grows to adulthood.

Calibos (Neil McCarthy), son of the sea goddess Thetis (Maggie Smith), is a young man engaged to marry Princess Andromeda (Judi Bowker), the daughter of Queen Cassiopeia (Siân Phillips) and heir to the rich city of Joppa; but has destroyed diverse creatures including most of Zeus's flying horses (excepting only Pegasus). To punish him, Zeus transforms Calibos into a satyr-like creature later exiled by his people, whereupon Thetis, in revenge, transports Perseus (Harry Hamlin) from Seriphos to Joppa, where he learns that Andromeda cannot marry unless her suitor successfully answers a riddle, whose failures are burned at the stake. Perseus, wearing a helmet that renders its wearer invisible, captures Pegasus and follows Andromeda to learn a new riddle from Calibos. Perseus is nearly killed by Calibos but escapes, losing his helmet in the process.

Perseus presents himself as suitor and Calibos's severed hand with a gold ring on one of the fingers as the answer to the riddle, and wins Andromeda's hand in marriage. Calibos, finding that Thetis cannot act against Perseus, instead demands that she take vengeance on Joppa. At the wedding, Queen Cassiopeia compares Andromeda's beauty to that of Thetis herself, whereupon Thetis demands Andromeda be sacrificed to the Kraken on pain of Joppa's destruction.

Perseus seeks a way to defeat the Kraken, while Pegasus is captured by Calibos and his men. Zeus commands Athena (Susan Fleetwood) to give Perseus her owl Bubo; but she orders Hephaestus (Pat Roach) to build a mechanical replica of Bubo instead, who leads Perseus to the Stygian Witches (Flora Robson, Anna Manahan, and Freda Jackson). By taking their magic eye Perseus forces them to reveal that the only way to defeat the Kraken is by using the head of Medusa the Gorgon, who in this version lives at the edge of the Underworld.

There, Perseus kills Medusa's canine guardian Dioskilos, who slays one of Perseus's companions; whereas two others die on encounter with Medusa herself. Perseus uses the reflective underside of his shield to deceive Medusa, decapitates her, and collects her head; but the shield is dissolved by her blood. As Perseus and his party set to return, Calibos enters their camp and punctures the cloak carrying Medusa's head, causing her blood to produce giant scorpions. Most of the men are killed; but Perseus slays the last scorpion and thereafter kills Calibos.

Weakened by his struggle, Perseus sends Bubo to bring Pegasus; this Bubo does, and later diverts the Kraken until Perseus appears on Pegasus. In the subsequent battle, Bubo and Perseus use Medusa's head to turn the Kraken into stone, and free Andromeda.

The gods predict that Perseus and Andromeda will live happily, rule wisely, and produce children, and Zeus forbids the other gods to pursue vengeance against them. The likenesses of Perseus, Andromeda, Pegasus, and Cassiopeia appear as constellations.

=== ''Clash of the Titans'' (2010) ===
{{Main|Clash of the Titans (2010 film)}}

In ancient times, the gods led by Zeus (Liam Neeson), Poseidon (Danny Huston) and Hades (Ralph Fiennes) betrayed their parents, the Titans, and banished them to the Underworld with the help of the Kraken, a sea monster born of Hades. The gods divided the Universe among themselves; Zeus took the skies, Poseidon took the seas, and Hades, tricked by Zeus, was left with the Underworld. The gods created the mortals, whose faith in them assured their immortality. However, as time passed, mortals began to question them.

A fisherman by name of Spyros (Pete Postlethwaite) finds a casket afloat in the sea, bearing a baby still living and clasped in the arms of his mother’s corpse. Spyros and his wife Marmara (Elizabeth McGovern) raise the baby as their own and name him "Perseus".

Years later, Perseus (Sam Worthington) is fishing with his family when they witness soldiers from the city of Argos destroying a statue of Zeus. The gods, infuriated at this desecration, unleash the Furies - flying beasts who pursue mortal sinners. The soldiers are attacked and slaughtered by the Furies. The Furies merge and take the form of Hades, who destroys the ship Perseus and his family are on. His family perishes, but Perseus survives and is found by other survivors, soldiers from Argos led by Draco (Mads Mikkelsen).

Perseus is brought before King Cepheus (Vincent Regan) and Queen Cassiopeia (Polly Walker) who are celebrating the campaign against the gods. The revelry is cut short by the arrival of Hades, who has been given leave by Zeus to punish the mortals for their defiance of the gods. Hades proclaims that in the upcoming solar eclipse, he will unleash the Kraken against Argos unless the Princess Andromeda (Alexa Davalos) is offered as a sacrifice. Before leaving, he reveals that Perseus is a demigod, the son of Zeus.

Perseus is imprisoned by Draco and in captivity meets Io (Gemma Arterton) who tells him of his origin. Many years before, King Acrisius (Jason Flemyng) also tried declaring war against the gods. To punish him, Zeus impersonated Acrisius and impregnated his wife, Queen Dänae (Tine Stapelfeldt). Acrisius, driven mad with rage, orders the execution of Dänae and the newborn baby and casts them into the sea in a coffin. As punishment for his continued defiance, Zeus also strikes Acrisius with lightning, transforming him into a monster. Io also reveals that she was cursed with immortality after refusing to give in to Poseidon's advances and has watched over Perseus his entire life, beginning with watching from ashore as his adoptive parents rescue him from the floating coffin, to the present, always protecting him, as he is prophesized to be the only one able to stand up to the Gods.

As the Cult of Hades, led by the insane Prokopion (Luke Treadaway), grows in number and demands Andromeda's sacrifice, a desperate Kepheus asks Perseus to lead the King's Guard to visit the Stygian Witches in order to discover a way to kill the Kraken. Perseus — wishing to avenge the death of his family — accepts. Perseus and the guards head off on their quest joined by hunters, Ozal (Ashraf Barhom) and Kucuk (Mouloud Achour). Hades, in hopes of stopping Perseus, finds Acrisius, now known as Calibos, and grants him superhuman abilities in exchange for Calibos assuring Perseus will die before he reaches the Witches.

Zeus is convinced by Apollo (Luke Evans ), who doesn't trust Hades, to give Perseus a chance and presents him with an enchanted sword forged on Mt. Olympus and a winged horse named Pegasus. Perseus refuses both gifts but a wise Draco puts the sword into safekeeping. Shortly thereafter, they are attacked by Calibos. Perseus barely manages to hold him at bay and is bitten by Calibos in a desperate move. Draco severs Calibos's hand causing Calibos to flee. The band gives chase only to be attacked by giant scorpions summoned by Calibos’s blood. Although they manage to kill some of them, they are ultimately surrounded by even larger scorpions until they are saved by the Djinn, a band of Arabic desert sorcerers led by Sheik Suleiman (Ian Whyte). The Djinn, also wishing for the gods' defeat, lends their aid to Perseus and his hand.

The group arrives at the lair of the Stygian Witches and learns from them that the only possibility for killing the Kraken is with the head of a gorgon Medusa who is residing in a temple in the Underworld. Medusa is able to turn any living creature into stone by making eye contact, and thus capturing her head is essential for battling the Kraken. As they prepare to head into the Underworld, Perseus is approached by Zeus, who offers to make him a god, but when he refuses, gives him a golden drachma which is a fare for Charon, the ferryman of the Underworld.

Perseus, Io, Sulieman, Draco and his remaining men Solon (Liam Cunningham ), Eusebius (Nicholas Hoult) and Ixas (Hans Matheson) arrive at the Underworld and the men enter Medusa's lair while Io remains outside, unable to enter. Medusa (Natalia Vodianova) kills Solon, (who was shot and falls into the fire), Eusebius and Ixas (who have turned to stone), and wounds the shot Draco. Sulieman and Draco wound Medusa and turn to stone, making the ultimate sacrifice. The badly wounded Medusa is beheaded by Perseus, who takes her head. The rest of the body falls into the fire. As he is leaving the temple, he witnesses Calibos creep up behind and murder Io. Perseus and Calibos engage in mortal combat with Calibos having the upper hand and disarming Perseus. Finally coming to terms with who he is, Perseus picks up the Olympian sword and pierces Calibos through the heart, turning him back into Acrisius in human form restoring him to sanity and humility for one last moment.

After saying his goodbyes to the dying Io, who urges him forward to save Andromeda and Argos before she dissolves into an ethereal vapor, Perseus mounts Pegasus and hastens back to Argos. In the meantime, Zeus has ordered the Kraken's release. The Cult goes to the palace and seizes Andromeda in order to offer her to the Kraken. While Kraken ravages Argos, Hades reveals to Zeus that while they have been surviving on the people’s adoration, he has been feeding on people's fear and his monster has been channeling even more fear. While the gods have become weaker, Hades has now grown powerful enough to take on Mount Olympus and even destroy it in revenge for his betrayal so many years before. Realizing his mistake too late, Zeus can only rely on Perseus.

In Argos, Hades unleashes the Furies against Perseus and they manage to snag away from him the sack holding Medusa’s head. In an intense aerial chase with Perseus riding Pegasus, he manages to retrieve the bag, just in time for the Kraken to fully emerge. The Kraken causes massive damage to Argos before heading to devour Andromeda. Before the Kraken is able to eat Andromeda, Perseus races to open the bag, unveil the head of Medusa and face it to the Kraken, who makes eye contact, slowly turning it into stone. The massive statue cracks and the falling debris kills Prokopion and Kepheus, while Andromeda falls into the sea. Hades appears to confront Perseus. Perseus in defiance raises his sword to the heavens and calling upon Zeus, throws his sword at Hades. A lightning bolt engulfs the sword and banishes Hades to the Underworld once more.

Perseus dives in to the sea and rescues Andromeda, now the Queen of Argos. She asks him to stay by her side as King, but he claims he is not a leader, but simply a man. Her people will respect her as their Queen. After flying away with Pegasus, Perseus arrives on the island where Zeus's statue was destroyed, and where his family was killed. Zeus meets with him, thanks Perseus for risking so much, and offers once more to make him a god and live with him on Mt. Olympus. Perseus declines, saying he has every thing he needs on earth in his mortal form. As Zeus leaves, he says Perseus needs a companion, and his parting gift is to revive and present Io. Perseus and Io approach one another to embrace.



=== ''Wrath of the Titans'' (2012) ===
{{Main|Wrath of the Titans}}

In the sequel to the 2010 remake, ''Wrath of the Titans'', [[Zeus]] has been kidnapped by [[Hades]] as the Titans have been released to cause destruction. After learning of this, Perseus journeys off to rescue Zeus and defeat the Titans.

=== Future ===
In November 2011, [[Warner Bros.]] hired [[Dan Mazeau]] and [[David Leslie Johnson]], who co-wrote ''Wrath of the Titans'', to develop and write a treatment for a third installment.<ref>{{cite web |last=Kit |first=Borys |date=2011-11-02 |title=Warner Bros. Readying 'Clash of the Titans 3' (Exclusive) |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/clash-of-the-titans-3-warner-bros-256828 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |accessdate=2011-11-03}}</ref>


==Characters==
==Characters==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
|-
! rowspan="2" style="width:15%;"| Character
! rowspan="3" | Character
! Original film
! colspan="3" style="text-align:center;"| Film
! colspan="2" | Remake films
|-
! ''[[Clash of the Titans (1981 film)|Clash of the Titans]]''
! ''[[Clash of the Titans (2010 film)|Clash of the Titans]]''
! ''[[Wrath of the Titans]]''
|-
|-
! 1981
! style="text-align:center; width:15%;"| ''[[Clash of the Titans (1981 film)|Clash of the Titans]]'' ([[1981 in film|1981]])
! 2010
! style="text-align:center; width:15%;"| ''[[Clash of the Titans (2010 film)|Clash of the Titans]]'' ([[2010 in film|2010]])
! 2012
! style="text-align:center; width:15%;"| ''[[Wrath of the Titans]]'' ([[2012 in film|2012]])
|-
|-
! [[Perseus]]
! [[Perseus]]
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| [[Laurence Olivier]]
| [[Laurence Olivier]]
| colspan="2" | [[Liam Neeson]]
| colspan="2" | [[Liam Neeson]]
|-
! [[Hades]]
| colspan="1" style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
| colspan="2" | [[Ralph Fiennes]]
|-
|-
! [[Poseidon]]
! [[Poseidon]]
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| colspan="2" | [[Danny Huston]]
| colspan="2" | [[Danny Huston]]
|-
|-
! [[Thetis]]
! [[Hephaestus]]
| [[Maggie Smith]]
| [[Pat Roach]]
| Paul Kynman
| colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
| [[Bill Nighy]]
|-
|-
! [[Aphrodite]]
! [[Aphrodite]]
| [[Ursula Andress]]
| [[Ursula Andress]]
| [[Agyness Deyn]]
| [[Agyness Deyn]]
| colspan="1" style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
| style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
|-
|-
! [[Athena]]
! [[Athena]]
| [[Susan Fleetwood]]
| [[Susan Fleetwood]]
| [[Izabella Miko]]
| [[Izabella Miko]]
| colspan="1" style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
| style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
|-
! [[Apollo]]
| colspan="1" style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
| [[Luke Evans (actor)|Luke Evans]]
| colspan="1" style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
|-
! [[Artemis]]
| colspan="1" style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
| Nathalie Fox
| colspan="1" style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
|-
|-
! [[Hera]]
! [[Hera]]
| [[Claire Bloom]]
| [[Claire Bloom]]
| [[Nina Young]]
| [[Nina Young]]
| colspan="1" style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
| style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
|-
|-
! [[Hermes]]
! [[Graeae|Stygian Witches]]
| [[Flora Robson]]<hr>[[Anna Manahan]]<hr>[[Freda Jackson]]
| colspan="1" style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
| [[Ross Mullan]]<hr>Robin Berry<hr>Graham Hughes
| [[Alexander Siddig]]
| colspan="1" style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
| style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
|-
|-
! Calibos
! [[Demeter]]
| [[Neil McCarthy (actor)|Neil McCarthy]]
| colspan="1" style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
| [[Jason Flemyng]]
| Charlotte Comer
| colspan="1" style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
| style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
|-
|-
! [[Hestia]]
! [[Medusa]]
| {{N/A|''Stop-motion animated character''}}
| colspan="1" style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
| [[Jane March]]
| [[Natalia Vodianova]]
| colspan="1" style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
| style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
|-
! [[Thetis]]
| [[Maggie Smith]]
| colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
|-
! [[Orthrus]]
| {{N/A|''Stop-motion animated character''}}
| colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
|-
! [[Hades]]
| style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
| colspan="2" | [[Ralph Fiennes]]
|-
|-
! [[Ares]]
! [[Ares]]
| colspan="1" style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
| style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
| [[Tamer Hassan]]
| [[Tamer Hassan]]
| [[Édgar Ramírez]]
| [[Édgar Ramírez]]
|-
|-
! [[Apollo]]
! [[Hephaestus]] ||colspan="1" style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
| style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
| Paul Kynman || [[Bill Nighy]]
| [[Luke Evans]]
| style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
|-
|-
! [[Medusa]]
! [[Artemis]]
| N/A (stop-motion animation) || [[Natalia Vodianova]] || colspan="1" style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
| style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
| [[Nathalie Cox]]
| style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
|-
|-
! [[Graeae|Stygian Witches]]
! [[Hermes]]
| [[Flora Robson]], [[Anna Manahan]] and [[Freda Jackson]] || Unknown || colspan="1" style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
| style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
| [[Alexander Siddig]]
| style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
|-
! [[Demeter]]
| style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
| Charlotte Comer
| style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
|-
! [[Hestia]]
| style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
| [[Jane March]]
| style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
|-
|-
! [[Io (mythology)|Io]]
! [[Io (mythology)|Io]]
| colspan="1" style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp; || [[Gemma Arterton]] || colspan="1" style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
| style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
| [[Gemma Arterton]]
| style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
|-
|-
! [[Draco]]
! Draco
| style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
| colspan="1" style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp; || [[Mads Mikkelsen]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Bond villain and girl team up for ''Clash of the Titans'' remake|work=[[MI6.co.uk]]|date=2009-04-01|url=http://www.mi6.co.uk/news/index.php?itemid=7479&t=mi6&s=news|accessdate=2009-04-01}}</ref> || colspan="1" style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
| [[Mads Mikkelsen]]
| style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
|-
|-
! Sheikh Sulieman
! Sheikh Sulieman
| colspan="1" style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp; || [[Ian Whyte (actor)|Ian Whyte]] || colspan="1" style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
| style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
| [[Ian Whyte (actor)|Ian Whyte]]
| style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
|-
! Calibos
| [[Neil McCarthy (actor)|Neil McCarthy]] || [[Jason Flemyng]] ||colspan="1" style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
|-
|-
! Prokopion
! Prokopion
| colspan="1" style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp; || [[Luke Treadaway]] || colspan="1" style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
| style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
| [[Luke Treadaway]]
| style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
|-
|-
! [[Agenor]]
! [[Agenor]]
| colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp; || [[Toby Kebbell]]
| colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
| [[Toby Kebbell]]
|-
! [[Heleus]]
| colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
| [[John Bell (Scottish actor)|John Bell]]
|-
|}

==Crew==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! rowspan="2" | Crew
! colspan="1" | Original film
! colspan="2" | Remake films
|-
! [[Clash of the Titans (1981 film)|Clash of the Titans]] (1981)
! [[Clash of the Titans (2010 film)|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]]
| [[Phil Hay (screenwriter)|Phil Hay]], [[Matt Manfredi]] & [[Travis Beacham]]
| [[Dan Mazeau]], [[Greg Berlanti]] & [[David Leslie Johnson]]
|-
! Composer
| [[Laurence Rosenthal]]
| [[Ramin Djawadi]]
| [[Javier Navarrete]]
|-
! Editor
| Timothy Gee
| [[Martin Walsh (film editor)|Martin Walsh]] & Vincent Tabaillon
| [[Martin Walsh (film editor)|Martin Walsh]]
|-
! Cinematographer
| [[Ted Moore]]
| [[Peter Menzies Jr.]]
| [[Ben Davis (cinematographer)|Ben Davis]]
|-
! Running time
| 118 minutes
| 106 minutes
| 99 minutes
|-
|-
|}
|}


== Other media ==
== Other media ==

=== Video game ===
=== Video game ===
{{Main|Clash of the Titans (video game)}}
{{Main|Clash of the Titans (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.
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.

=== Unproduced sequel for 1981 film ===
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''.<ref>http://www.rayharryhausen.com/filmography.php</ref>

=== Spin-off comic book series ===
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.

== Releases ==
The original 1981 film was released on June 12, 1981.


=== Comics ===
The 2010 remake was originally set to be released on March 26, 2010, but due to the 3D conversion, the film's release was moved to April 2, 2010.
{{unsourced section|date=October 2021}}
[[Bluewater Productions]] started the four-part spin-off comic book series ''Wrath of the Titans'' in 2007. Set five years after the events of the 1981 film, Calibos escapes the underworld to take revenge against Perseus. A one-shot sequel titled ''Wrath of the Titans: Cyclops'' was released in 2009. ''Revenge of the Medusa'' was released as a four-part series in 2011.


== Reception ==
The sequel to the 2010 film will be released in 3D on March 30, 2012. It will also be released in [[IMAX 3D]], being part of the 20-film deal made by [[Warner Bros.]] and [[IMAX]].


=== Reception ===
===Box office performance===
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|-
!align="center" | United States
! align="center" | United States
!align="center" | Foreign
! align="center" | International
!align="center" | Worldwide
! align="center" | Worldwide
|-
|-
| ''Clash of the Titans'' (1981)
| Clash of the Titans (1981)
| June 12, 1981
| June 12, 1981
| $41,092,328
| $41,092,328
|
| $14,400,000
| $41,092,328
| $41,092,328
| align="center" | $15,000,000
| align="center" | $15,000,000
| align="center" |
| align="center" |
|-
|-
| ''Clash of the Titans'' (2010)
| Clash of the Titans (2010)
| April 2, 2010
| April 2, 2010
| $163,214,888
| $163,214,888
| $330,000,105
| $330,000,000
| $493,214,993
| $493,214,888
| align="center" | $125,000,000
| align="center" | $125,000,000
| align="center" | <ref name="NUM-FRAN">{{Cite web|url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movies/franchise/Clash-of-the-Titans|title = Clash of the Titans Franchise Box Office History}}</ref>
| align="center" |
|-
|-
| ''Wrath of the Titans''
| Wrath of the Titans
| March 30, 2012
| March 30, 2012
| $83,670,083
| TBA
| $221,600,000
| TBA
| $305,270,083
| TBA
| align="center" | $150,000,000
| align="center" | $150,000,000
| align="center" |
| align="center" | <ref name="NUM-FRAN" />
|-
|-
|colspan=2 align="center"| '''Total gross revenue'''
! colspan=2 align="center" | Total gross revenue
! $287,977,299
| '''$204,307,216'''
! $551,600,000
| '''$344,000,105'''
! $839,577,299
| '''$548,307,321'''
| align="center" | '''$290,000,000'''
! align="center" | $290,000,000
|
|
|-
|-
|}
|}


====Critical reaction====
===Critical and public reaction===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" border="1" text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan="2" | Film
! colspan="2" | [[Rotten Tomatoes]]
! rowspan="2" | [[Metacritic]]
! rowspan="2" | [[Yahoo! Movies]]
|-
! Overall
! Top Critics
|-
|-
! Film
| style="text-align:left"|''Clash of the Titans'' (1981)
! [[Rotten Tomatoes]]
| 65% (37 reviews)<ref>{{cite web|title=Clash of the Titans (1981)|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/clash_of_the_titans/|publisher=[[Flixster]]|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|accessdate=2012-01-03}}</ref>
! [[Metacritic]]
| style="background:lightgrey;"|
! [[CinemaScore]]<ref name="CinemaScore">{{cite web |url=https://www.cinemascore.com/ |title=CinemaScore |publisher=[[CinemaScore]] |access-date=April 15, 2022 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220413083139/https://www.cinemascore.com/ |archive-date=April 13, 2022 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| style="background:lightgrey;"|
| style="background:lightgrey;"|
|-
|-
| style="text-align:left"|''Clash of the Titans'' (2010)
| style="text-align:left" |''Clash of the Titans'' (1981)
| 28% (235 reviews)<ref>{{cite web|title=Clash of the Titans (2010)|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/clash_of_the_titans_2010/|publisher=[[Flixster]]|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|accessdate=2012-01-03}}</ref>
| 67% (43 reviews)<ref>{{cite web|title=Clash of the Titans (1981)|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/clash_of_the_titans/|publisher=[[Fandango Media]]|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|access-date=May 28, 2016}}</ref>
| {{NA}}
| 32% (37 reviews)<ref>{{cite web|title=Clash of the Titans (2010) (Cream of the Crop)|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/clash_of_the_titans_2010/?critic=creamcrop|publisher=[[Flixster]]|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|accessdate=2012-01-09}}</ref>
| {{NA}}
| 39% (37 reviews)<ref>{{cite web|title=Clash of the Titans|url=http://www.metacritic.com/movie/clash-of-the-titans|publisher=[[CBS]]|work=[[Metacritic]]|accessdate=2012-01-03}}</ref>
| C+<ref>{{cite web|title=Clash of the Titans (2010)|url=http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1810081563/critic|publisher=[[Yahoo! Movies]]|accessdate=2012-01-03}}</ref>
|-
|-
| style="text-align:left"|''Wrath of the Titans''
| style="text-align:left"| ''Clash of the Titans'' (2010)
| 27% (263 reviews)<ref>{{cite web|title=Clash of the Titans (2010)|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/clash_of_the_titans_2010/|publisher=[[Fandango Media]]|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|access-date=May 28, 2016}}</ref>
| 23% (139 reviews)
| 39% (37 reviews)<ref>{{cite web|title=Clash of the Titans|url=http://www.metacritic.com/movie/clash-of-the-titans|publisher=[[CBS]]|work=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=2012-01-03}}</ref>
| 27% (30 reviews)
| 37% (32 reviews)
| B
| B
|-
|-
| style="text-align:left"| ''Wrath of the Titans''
! Average ratings
| 26% (174 reviews)<ref>{{cite web|title=Wrath of the Titans (2012)|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/clash_of_the_titans_2/|publisher=[[Fandango Media]]|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|access-date=May 28, 2016}}</ref>
! 58%
| 37% (32 reviews)<ref>{{cite web|title=Wrath of the Titans|url=http://www.metacritic.com/movie/clash-of-the-titans-2|publisher=[[CBS]]|work=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=April 6, 2012}}</ref>
! 29%
| B+
! 38%
! B-
|}
|}


==References==
==References==
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{{Reflist}}


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[[Category:Fantasy films]]
[[Category:Film series introduced in 1981]]
[[Category:Fantasy films by series]]
[[Category:Films based on classical mythology]]
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[[Category:Action film series]]
[[Category:Adventure film series]]
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[[Category:Andromeda (mythology)]]
[[Category:Cultural depictions of Medusa]]

Latest revision as of 07:37, 16 December 2024

Clash of the Titans
Created by
Original workClash of the Titans (1981)
OwnerTurner Entertainment
Print publications
ComicsWrath of the Titans
Films and television
Film(s)
Games
Video game(s)Clash of the Titans (2010)
Audio
Soundtrack(s)Clash of the Titans (2010)

Clash of the Titans is a British–American fantasy action film franchise based on characters and myths of Ancient Greek mythology. The 1981 feature film Clash of the Titans was remade in 2010, spawning the 2012 sequel Wrath of the Titans. Following an initial announcement, the subsequent sequel Revenge of the Titans went undeveloped.

Films

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The series originates with Clash of the Titans in 1981. A concept for a sequel was proposed to MGM in 1984, but Force of the Trojans was never produced.[1]

The success of the 2010 Clash of the Titans remake prompted the sequel Wrath of the Titans. While Wrath of the Titans was still in post-production in November 2011, Warner Bros. hired Dan Mazeau and David Leslie Johnson to write a treatment for a third installment, Revenge of the Titans.[2] By the spring of 2013 Sam Worthington said a third film was unlikely.[3]

Characters

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Character Original film Remake films
Clash of the Titans Clash of the Titans Wrath of the Titans
1981 2010 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 Flora Robson
Anna Manahan
Freda Jackson 		Ross Mullan
Robin Berry
Graham Hughes 		 
Calibos Neil McCarthy Jason Flemyng  
Medusa Stop-motion animated character Natalia Vodianova  
Thetis Maggie Smith  
Orthrus Stop-motion animated character  
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  
Draco   Mads Mikkelsen  
Sheikh Sulieman   Ian Whyte  
Prokopion   Luke Treadaway  
Agenor   Toby Kebbell
Heleus   John Bell

Crew

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Crew Original film Remake films
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 Phil Hay, Matt Manfredi & Travis Beacham Dan Mazeau, Greg Berlanti & David Leslie Johnson
Composer Laurence Rosenthal Ramin Djawadi Javier Navarrete
Editor Timothy Gee Martin Walsh & Vincent Tabaillon Martin Walsh
Cinematographer Ted Moore Peter Menzies Jr. Ben Davis
Running time 118 minutes 106 minutes 99 minutes

Other media

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Video game

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Main article: Clash of the Titans (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

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Bluewater Productions started the four-part spin-off comic book series Wrath of the Titans in 2007. Set five years after the events of the 1981 film, Calibos escapes the underworld to take revenge against Perseus. A one-shot sequel titled Wrath of the Titans: Cyclops was released in 2009. Revenge of the Medusa was released as a four-part series in 2011.

Reception

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Box office performance

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Film Release date Box Office Revenue Budget Reference
United States International Worldwide
Clash of the Titans (1981) June 12, 1981 $41,092,328 $41,092,328 $15,000,000
Clash of the Titans (2010) April 2, 2010 $163,214,888 $330,000,000 $493,214,888 $125,000,000 [4]
Wrath of the Titans March 30, 2012 $83,670,083 $221,600,000 $305,270,083 $150,000,000 [4]
Total gross revenue $287,977,299 $551,600,000 $839,577,299 $290,000,000

Critical and public reaction

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Film Rotten Tomatoes Metacritic CinemaScore[5]
Clash of the Titans (1981) 67% (43 reviews)[6] — —
Clash of the Titans (2010) 27% (263 reviews)[7] 39% (37 reviews)[8] B
Wrath of the Titans 26% (174 reviews)[9] 37% (32 reviews)[10] B+

References

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  1. ^ "Filmography". RayHarryhausen.com. Archived from the original on 2012-03-01. Retrieved 2012-02-05.
  2. ^ Kit, Borys (2011-11-02). "Warner Bros. Readying 'Clash of the Titans 3' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2011-11-03.
  3. ^ Radish, Christina. "Sam Worthington Talks AVATAR Sequels, Working with Schwarzenegger on TEN, How He Doesn’t Think There Will be a Third CLASH OF THE TITANS, and More" Collider.com, May 2013.
  4. ^ a b "Clash of the Titans Franchise Box Office History".
  5. ^ "CinemaScore". CinemaScore. Archived from the original on April 13, 2022. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
  6. ^ "Clash of the Titans (1981)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved May 28, 2016.
  7. ^ "Clash of the Titans (2010)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved May 28, 2016.
  8. ^ "Clash of the Titans". Metacritic. CBS. Retrieved 2012-01-03.
  9. ^ "Wrath of the Titans (2012)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved May 28, 2016.
  10. ^ "Wrath of the Titans". Metacritic. CBS. Retrieved April 6, 2012.
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