The first look at director Louis Leterrier’s new CLASH OF THE TITANS is here in the form of a teaser trailer. The film is a remake of the classic 1981 fantasy actioner, originally starring Harry Hamlim as Greek hero Perseus who does battle with Medusa and the Kraken monster to save Princess Andromeda.
In this 300-style update, Sam Worthington takes on the lead role with Liam Neeson replacing Laurence Olivier as Zeus.
Leterrier should be familiar to action film fans as the helmer of French-Hollywood productions UNLEASHED and TRANSPORTER 2. He previously worked as a production assistant on Luc Besson’s THE MESSENGER so he already knew his way around a period epic before tackling this one.
While digital effects will undoubtedly be the centerpiece of the film’s action, the film also boasts fight choreography by veteran stuntman and coordinator Buster Reeves whose previous credits include fight work on MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE III and THE DARK KNIGHT where he doubled Christian Bale. Hailing from Yorkshire, England, Reeves has a background in Wado Ryu karate and has captured several titles in competitive jujitsu.
CLASH OF THE TITANS will be making its way to theaters March 26, 2010.
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