'Clash of the Titans' Trailer Now Online!
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In a scant twelve years, Louis Leterrier has gone from being a production assistant on Alien: Resurrection to directing what has just, with a single trailer, become one of my most anticipated films of 2010: Warner Brothers' remake of Clash of the Titans. Sure, he has progressively proven himself a champion of the fantastic, evolving from The Transporter series to last year's The Incredible Hulk, but as much as I've been impressed by his eye for spectacle thus far, I wasn't ready for how fun his take on Titans looks. It's just our first look, but I couldn't stop smiling by the end of this teaser.
And yet, I don't know why I should be so surprised. The original is, after all, a landmark fantasy film packed with Ray Harryhausen's indelible stop-motion imagery. Add on Leterrier commanding a great cast ranging from Liam Neeson to Ralph Fiennes to Sam Worthington, and a script whose bones were written by Raiders of the Lost Ark screenwriter Lawrence Kasdan before WB brought in the duo of Phil Hay and Matt Manfredi to flesh things out. Perhaps the shock of seeing this trailer came from just how indelible Harryhausen's Titans actually were. I knew it would undergo an extreme visual overhaul, but in the back of my mind I was still expecting stop-motion giants, not Troy by way of God of War.
There's nothing stop-motion about this new re-envisioning of the wars between Gods and men. Purists will not be on board with the amount of digital wizardry, but any fan of seeing mythological worlds brought to life should be in love with the energy Leterrier has infused in his Clash of the Titans. You can see for yourself after the jump, then click over to Moviefone to grab it in a variety of HD flavors. Additionally, we've got some fantastic screenshots in the gallery below.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
11-10-2009 @ 7:53PM
Stan Winsome said...
I'm looking forward to this movie but this marketing is just silly. All the money they spend on these campaigns and the best they can come up with is "TITANS. WILL. CLASH." Yawnnnnn. I'm going to go get a job writing trailers right now...
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11-10-2009 @ 7:54PM
martisco said...
PLEASE tell me this horrible rock crap is not going to be the soundtrack.
ugh. I feel like watching the original Clash of the Titans already.
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11-10-2009 @ 9:32PM
Jessica said...
that "horrible rock crap" is the Used. Not sure why they used it, but I'm rather fond of the original song. And it's pretty rare that the songs in the teaser trailers like this make it to the final soundtrack, so I doubt you'd hear it past this trailer (I'd be surprised, anyway).
11-11-2009 @ 10:11AM
ML said...
Trailer music is virtually never used for the film. The final music is not available when the trailers are put together (unless the picture was shelved or something odd like that).
11-10-2009 @ 8:23PM
rle4lunch said...
color me 'not that impressed'. seems like a ripoff of 300/gladiator..
It could be good, but I doubt it will be.
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11-11-2009 @ 9:22AM
Thanos said...
Dude its not a rip of 300 or Gladiator, it's a remake to a classic fantasy film from the 80s', Do your research before opening that sorry excuse of an orifice.
11-10-2009 @ 8:24PM
Ash said...
I really wish they went with a director that had a clue about STORY. From this it looks like another flashy action flick/video game tie in. The original is such a classic. Really hope this doesn't suck.
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11-10-2009 @ 8:24PM
Kurt Munro said...
it looks like everything I hoped it wouldn't be.
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11-10-2009 @ 8:46PM
Shalekendar said...
Over the last few years I've developed a philosophy that, when applied to movies like this, makes then impressively enjoyable: Expect absolutely nothing but eye candy. This way if there is actually something resembling a plot then it's a pleasant surprise rather than a disappointment when you notice its absence.
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11-10-2009 @ 9:28PM
Kate said...
"Titans will clash"? Are they serious?
Oh who the fuck am I kidding. I'll probably see it.
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11-10-2009 @ 11:53PM
pete thomson said...
So anyone over the age of 25 should stay at home? Especially Classical Greek scholars. It looks ridiculous as bad as Troy! Lots of British thesps doing it for the huge buckets of cash. Expectations tres low!!
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11-11-2009 @ 12:10AM
Jen said...
Absolutely ridiculous.
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11-11-2009 @ 12:33AM
TheDude said...
Looks like just another lame, formulaic, effects-laden Hollywood marketing campaign masquerading as a film.
Yawn.
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11-12-2009 @ 2:50AM
couchkik said...
Bad CGI, bad music, it just looks like the mummy... A shame because mythology could look really strong, like let's say lord of the rings. Just a good pop corn & coke movie for the summer I guess.
And straight to the long list of not to be remembered remakes...
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11-11-2009 @ 10:21AM
MarkH said...
I'm not sure why you think fans of the original movie (which wasn't that good, at least when compared to a true classic like Jason and the Argonauts) would care if the VFX this time were CGI instead of stop motion.
As for the trailer...meh. All I see is boring "300"-style generic action shots. Snore. I would personally love to see those old Jason/Sinbad-style epics redone, but if all they're going to spend their money on is the effects -- for example, this dull trailer -- then why bother?
Eventually someone in Hollywood is going to remember that great stories make great movies. Eye-candy effects can't make a bad movie good. Never have, never will.
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11-11-2009 @ 9:44AM
Stan Winsome said...
Posts 2 and 14- eff off with the SPAM already gawd...
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11-11-2009 @ 10:35AM
ML said...
Interesting to see how people are reacting to this trailer. It's hard for me to see how this version treats the story since it's not telling me much more than "action!!!" I guess others are reading this as "there is no story; if you like story, don't buy a ticket!" I agree with the poster who commented that of the movies that Harryhausen worked on, Clash was hardly the best. Personally, I didn't care for the casting of Hamlin and the sillier aspects of the script & concept (wasn't there a ridiculous clockwork owl or something like that? It's been quite a while). I'll say one thing for this project and it's that the casting seems more solid to me than for either Troy or Alexander (what were they thinking?). Another thing is that this is mythology rather than history, so I'm willing to cut the project a little more slack (even than the ever-so-fictionalized and stylized 300). Plus it's nice to see some sword & sandals coming out again, even at a trickle (did it start with Gladiator?). So, even though this trailer didn't tell me as much about the movie as I might like, I'll probably see it, hoping that the fun will outweigh the stupidity. I'm hoping that it will be less stupid than the original Clash (I love Harryhausen, but I mean, really, that movie makes you pay for the good bits, you must admit).
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11-11-2009 @ 10:54AM
Scott K. said...
I agree that the tagline (Titans. Will. Clash. Really?) is d.u.m.b. But the movie looks good. I liked the Incredibile Hulk and Unleashed and I don't blame Transporter 2 on him (the first was good though), so I'm interested. He does good action and has been able to focus on story appropriately for the genre he's working in (unlike Ang Lee's Hulk, for example).
And, while I like the original Clash of the Titans, it was a bit cheesy at times. It's not like he's remaking Lawrence of Arabia...
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11-11-2009 @ 11:11AM
Batzarro said...
Not too bad. And it was the teaser, so there wasn't much time to show Robot Owls or Goddesses discussing what animals they turn into when Zeus tries to rape them.
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11-11-2009 @ 12:29PM
rle4lunch said...
@ Thanos. Umm, yeah, I know what it's based on. I was alive when the original came out in 81. Albeit I was only 5, but I still remember seeing it. I was referring to how the cinematography looks like the ripped it off from 300/Gladiator, and it's the same style. It'll probably have the same slowmo scenes depicting deaths and arrow shots and all that crap as well. For the record, I really enjoyed both those movies, but was not impressed to see it regurgitated into a remake of a classic.
I really love how you flew off the handle over such a benign post, it really shows that the anonymity of the internet somehow makes people feel 'empowered'. Either that, or your from the east coast where everyone is eternally pissed off for no reason at all.
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