Immortals (2011 film)

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Directed by	Tarsem Singh
Written by	Vlas Parlapanides Charley Parlapanides
Produced by	Mark Canton Ryan Kavanaugh Gianni Nunnari
Starring	Henry Cavill Stephen Dorff Luke Evans Isabel Lucas Kellan Lutz Freida Pinto Mickey Rourke John Hurt
Cinematography	Brendan Galvin
Edited by	Wyatt Jones Stuart Levy
Music by	Trevor Morris
Production company	Relativity Media Rogue Pictures
Distributed by	Relativity Media Universal Pictures
Release date	November 11, 2011 (2011-11-11)
Country	Template:Film US
Language	English

Immortals is an upcoming 2011 3D epic fantasy-adventure film directed by Tarsem Singh and starring Henry Cavill, Freida Pinto, and Mickey Rourke. The film was previously named Dawn of War and War of the Gods before being officially named Immortals and is loosely based on the Greek myth of Theseus and the Minotaur and the Titanomachy.

It is set to be released in 2D and in 3-D (using the Real D 3D and Digital 3D formats) on November 11, 2011 by Universal Pictures and Relativity Media.

Plot

Years after the Titanomachy, the Titan Hyperion (Mickey Rourke) declares war on humanity. He searches for the Epirus Bow, a legendary weapon created by the war god Ares (Daniel Sharman), which will allow him to free the rest of the Titans from Tartarus and take revenge on the Olympians who brought about their downfall. In accordance with ancient laws, the gods are unable to take a side in the war between Hyperion and humanity. It is left to a peasant named Theseus (Henry Cavill), chosen by Zeus (Luke Evans) and accompanied by the priestess Phaedra (Freida Pinto) and a slave (Stephen Dorff), to protect his homeland and save the gods.

Cast

• Henry Cavill as Theseus, founder and king 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 god of light, king of Crete and the film's antagonist. King Hyperion is loosely based on King Minos, the king of Crete and the villain in the myth of Theseus. Hyperion is a fisherman who discovers the corpse of a dead Titan, becomes possessed by the titan's blood and leads his army across Greece to free the imprisoned titans.
• 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 Athena, Apollo, Heracles and Ares.
• Isabel Lucas as Athena, goddess of warfare, battle strategies, wisdom and justice.
• Stephen Dorff as Stavros, a cunning slave and master thief who joins Theseus on his quest to save Greece from the dark threat of the titans.
• John Hurt as Old 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 music, poetry, archery, medicine, art, healing and prophecy.
• Alan Van Sprang as Dareios, a slave who joins Theseus on his quest.
• Mercedes Leggett as High Priestess 1.
• Ayisha Issa as High Priestess 2.
• Kaniehtiio Horn as High Priestess 3.
• 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, fertility and grain 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, an Athenian soldier who joins King Hyperion on his quest.
• Aron Tomori as Young Lysander.
• Anne Day-Jones as Aethra, mother of Theseus, who 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 whom Theseus kills during a wrestling match.
• Mark Margolis as the New Priest.

Production

This movie incorporates classical Greek myths filmed using 3D technology, necessitating extensive post production. Director Tarsem Singh said that he is planning an action movie using Renaissance painting styles. He then goes on to say that he is "Basically, Caravaggio meets Fight Club. It's a really hardcore action film done in Renaissance painting style. I want to see how that goes; it's turned into something really cool. I'm going for a very contemporary look on top of that so I'm kind of going with, you know, Renaissance time with electricity. So it's a bit like Baz Luhrman doing Romeo + Juliet in Mexico; it's just taking a particular Greek tale and half (make it contemporary) and telling it."

Release

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 film at WonderCon from April 1 to April 3. On June 24, 2011, it was announced that Henry Cavill, Luke Evans, Kellan Lutz, Freida Pinto, Stephen Dorff and producers Mark Canton and Gianni Nunnari would be holding a panel discussion and presenting more footage from the film at Comic-Con on July 23.

The film is set for theatrical release on November 11, 2011.

External links

• Official website
• Immortals at IMDb
• Immortals at Rotten Tomatoes