Hardly anyone will remember seeing it on screen, but Wrath of the Titans was part of two currents that shaped cinema for years: The 3D hype and sandal films.
The 2012 fantasy hit starring Avatar star Sam Worthington is the sequel to Clash of the Titans. Both films are huge spectacles that can be blamed for a lot, but at least they made the cinema halls tremble. Wrath of the Titans is on TV today at 10:55 p.m. on ProSieben. The repeat will follow at 3:30 a.m. that night. We explain why on the expensive and complex film no sequel followed.
Today on TV: That’s what the expensive fantasy hit Wrath of the Titans is about
Wrath of the Titans – TV Spot 4 (English) HD
Like its predecessor, the blockbuster takes up various motifs, legends and figures from Greek mythology. Director Jonathan Liebesman was primarily tasked with a lush $150 million budget, to create screen values from these ingredients. The plot was rather secondary. In Wrath of the Titans, the wrath of the titans is not only directed at Zeus (Liam Neeson), but at all of humanity.
After Hades (Ralph Fiennes) and Ares (Édgar Ramírez) allied with Kronos and lured Zeus into a trap, it falls to demigod Perseus (Sam Worthington) to defend the humans in yet another battle against the Titans. Together with Queen Andromeda (Rosamund Pike), Poseidon’s son Agenor (Toby Kebbell) and Hephaestus (Bill Nighy), Perseus embarks on a dangerous journey into the underworld to avert the wrath of the Titans. (Enthralling fantasy at Disney +: This film not only enchants Lord of the Rings fans)
Did Wrath of the Titans Flop? Why wasn’t there a third part?
Wrath of the Titans wasn’t a blockbuster hit, but it wasn’t a non-starter either. The 150 million budget has a worldwide box office result of just over $300 million vs, which was significantly upgraded by the home cinema revenues, which were still very high at the time. Just the international result of 221 million US dollars could have justified another sequel.
In fact, a 3rd part was developed before part 2 hit theaters. Two of Wrath’s writers wrote the script, Dan Mazeau and David Leslie Johnson. The title of Part 3 has been circulating ever since Revenge of the Titansso Revenge of the Titans. But, as you may have noticed, this film was never made. Why? There are two reasons for this.
Wrath of the Titans, while profitable, grossed significantly less than its predecessor ($493 million). The trend was bad.
A third film has been developed, but of course, if no one knows what was supposed to happen to the characters in it, it will be a rather difficult task. According to “Zorn” producer Basil Iwanyk, that was unfortunately the sad state of affairs.
No ideas, no people who would have put their heart and soul into the project and no financial incentives for a studio: So vran Clash of the Titans 3 in the sand. That’s a bit of a shame.
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