Immortals (Movies Showing November 2011)

Immortals (Showing November 2011)

Film Type: Fantasy, Action, Drama

About the film:
Immortals (2011), is an action-fantasy drama film from Universal Studio that is directed by Tarsem Singh (known as the director of "The Fall (2006) and "The Cell (2000)) and stars Henry Cavill, Freida Pinto, and Mickey Rourke. The film Immortals was previously titled "Dawn of War" and "War of Gods" and it was based on the Greek Myth of Theseus, the Minotaur and the Titanomachy. The film is set for release on November 11, 2011.

CASTS:
Henry Cavill as Theseus, king and founder of Athens, son of Poseidon and the film's protagonist.
Freida Pinto as Phaedra, an oracle priestess who joins Theseus on his quest
Mickey Rourke as King Hyperion, the titan 'Hyperion' disguised as a king, king of Crete and the film's main villain.
Kellan Lutz as Poseidon, god of the sea, brother of Zeus and Demeter and father of Theseus.
Luke Evans as Zeus, god of the sky and lightning, king of the gods, brother of Poseidon and Demeter and father of Heracles.
Isabel Lucas as Athena, goddess of warfare, battle strategies, wisdom and justice.
Stephen Dorff as Stavros, a master thief who joins Theseus on his quest.
John Hurt as Older Zeus, an older and earthly manifestation of Zeus and mentor of Theseus.
Robert Maillet as Minotaur, the half-man and half-bull monster that lives in the labyrinth of Crete.
Corey Sevier as Apollo, god of light, music, poetry, art, healing, medicine, archery and prophecy.
Alan Van Sprang as Dareios, a slave who joins Theseus on his quest.
Mercedes Leggett as High Priestess.
Ayisha Issa as High Priestess.
Kaniehtiio Horn as High Priestess.
Steve Byers as Heracles, demi-god son of Zeus.
Romano Orzari as Icarus, a skilled craftsman who built the labyrinth of Crete.
Neil Napier as Beast Master, one of King Hyperion's disfigured soldiers who controls the Minotaur.
Kristel Verbeke as Demeter, goddess of the earth, grain and fertility and sister of Zeus and Poseidon.
Robert Naylor as Young Theseus.
Alisha Nagarsheth as Young Phaedra.
Greg Bryk as Nycomedes.
Stephen McHattie as Cassander.
Dylan Smith as Stephanos.
Peter Stebbings as Helios, god of the sun.
Joseph Morgan as Lysander.
Aron Tomori as Young Lysander.
Anne Day-Jones as Aethra, mother of Theseus, whom is killed by King Hyperion.
Gage Munroe as Acamas, son of Theseus and Phaedra.
Daniel Sharman as Ares, god of war and the god who forged the Epirus Bow.
Matthew G. Taylor as Mondragon.
Abdul Ayoola as Cercyon, king of Eleusis and one of the bandits that Theseus kills during a wrestling match.

DIRECTOR:
Tarsem Singh

WRITER:
Vlas Parlapanides
Charley Parlapanides

PRODUCERS:
Mark Canton
Ryan Kavanaugh
Gianni Nunnari

PLOT:
The story of the film is about a young heroic villager who fight against King Hyperion, a titan Hyperion disguised as a cruel mad king who wreck Greece looking for a legendary weapon . The brutal and bloodthirsty King Hyperion (Mickey Rourke) and his murderous Heraklion army are rampaging across Greece in search of the long lost Bow of Epirus. With the invincible Bow, the king will be able to overthrow the Gods of Olympus and become the undisputed master of his world. With ruthless efficiency, Hyperion and his legions destroy everything in their wake, and it seems nothing will stop the evil king's mission. As village after village is obliterated, a stonemason named Theseus (Henry Cavill) vows to avenge the death of his mother in one of Hyperion's raids. When Theseus meets the Sybelline Oracle, Phaedra (Freida Pinto), her disturbing visions of the young man's future convince her that he is the key to stopping the destruction. With her help, Theseus assembles a small band of followers and embraces his destiny in a final desperate battle for the future of humanity.


PRE-PRODUCTION REVIEW:
When I first heard about the title "Immortals", I never thought it is a Mythology film about gods and goddesses. I still prefer the previous titles that they gave this film. If you love Greek Mythology you'll definitely love this film. Mythology film are becoming rare, and the last film that I saw about mythology is "Clash of the Titan" that stars Tom Worthington and directed by Louis Leterrier. Although this film "Immortals" is the first film about mythology for Singh, it was also the first mythology film for Leterrier when he made the Clash of the Titan. Let's just hope Singh can deliver the same film as Leterrier did.

About Henry Cavill, he is now casts as the next "man-of-steel" on the upcoming Superman film on 2011.

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NEWS & UPDATES:

• The mythological film is being produced with advanced techniques of cinematography experts. Using mixed reality equipment, the film aims to create scenes showing the manifest exploits of the mythical hero, Theseus. According to legend, Theseus is the being who founded and rules the capital of Athens. Theseus is a well-known figure in mythology, and his fame became legend with the victorious battles won during his many exploits. Among the great conquests of this film is the battle of Theseus against the Minotaur.
• Most of the production details are held back until the premiering. This movie incorporates Classical Greek legend filmed using the most advanced for the time 3D technology, and necessitating extensive post production. Early development was convoluted also, and was touted by some to potentially be a modern mythological blockbuster film with special effects and in HD. Director Tarsem Singh tells that he is planning an action movie to be a visual masterpiece using renaissance painting styles. He then goes on to say that he is "...kind of going for a very contemporary look on top of that so I'm kind of going with, you know, Renaissance time with electricity... a bit like Baz Luhrmann doing Romeo + Juliet in Mexico; it's just taking a particular Greek tale and half (make it contemporary) and telling it." Stephen Dorff has described the movie as " Gladiator meets 300". On March 11, 2011, it was announced that Tarsem Singh, Mark Canton, Gianni Nunnari, Henry Cavill, Luke Evans, Kellan Lutz and Isabel Lucas would be holding a panel discussion and present the first footage of the movie at WonderCon from April 1 to April 3.