The winged horse Pegasus arrives and takes Perseus back to Argos as Hades, having manipulated Zeus and the gods into earning their trust, releases the Kraken. As Io lies dying, she urges Perseus to save Andromeda and Argos. As Perseus and Calibos fight, Perseus picks up the Olympian sword and kills his opponent Calibos’ human form is briefly restored before he dies. Upon leaving Medusa’s lair, Calibos appears and fatally stabs Io. Medusa kills everyone except Perseus, who finally manages to behead her by using the reflective underside of his shield to see her with his back turned. Upon arrival, Perseus and his remaining companions enter Medusa's temple lair, while Io remains outside.
They arrive at the lair of the Stygian Witches who are forced to reveal a weapon to defeat the Kraken: the head of the gorgon Medusa, who resides in the Underworld. They are rescued by a band of Djinn, desert sorcerers who tame the remaining scorpions and lend their aid to Perseus and his group. During the fight, Draco severs Calibos' hand, forcing him to retreat to a desert where the blood from his injury conjures giant scorpions which attack the group. Soon after, they are attacked by the corrupted Acrisius, now known as Calibos, who is working for Hades.
To help his son, Zeus tries to give Perseus a sword forged on Olympus, which he refuses. Perseus, Io, and the King's Guard led by Draco journey to the Stygian Witches, seeking a way to defeat the Kraken. Perseus meets Io, a mysterious woman cursed with immortality, who confirms his origin. He kills Cassiopeia by rapidly aging her threatens to unleash the Kraken upon Argos in ten days, unless Andromeda is offered to it as a sacrifice and reveals Perseus’s godly heritage. The revelry is suddenly interrupted by Hades. While their daughter Princess Andromeda disapproves of her parents’ rebellion, Cassiopeia furthers her boasts. Hades then destroys the family's fishing vessel Spyros and his family drown, with Perseus as the only survivor.įound by another group of soldiers, Perseus is brought before King Cepheus and Queen Cassiopeia, who are celebrating their campaign against the gods. The soldiers are slaughtered by the Furies, who are controlled by Hades. Perseus and the now-dead Danae are found by the fisherman Spyros, who raises the baby with his wife Marmara.ġ8 years later, Perseus and his family watch as soldiers from the city of Argos destroy the statue of Zeus, declaring war on the gods. Zeus retaliates by striking the king with a lightning bolt, which severely deforms him. Upon discovering this, an enraged Acrisius locks the queen and her newborn child in a chest and throws them into the sea. When the human king Acrisius leads a siege at Mount Olympus, Zeus sleeps with his wife Danae, conceiving a demigod son, Perseus. Over time, however, some mortals began to defy their creators. Zeus later created the mortals, whose worship maintained the gods' immortality. Zeus and his brothers then divided the world amongst themselves Zeus took the skies, Poseidon the seas, and Hades, deceived by Zeus, was left to rule the Underworld. The film's success led to a sequel, Wrath of the Titans, released in March 2012.ĭuring the gods’ battle against the Titans, Hades created the Kraken, a fearsome monster that helped win the gods’ victory.
Ĭlash of the Titans grossed $493 million worldwide, though it received generally negative reviews from critics and received two Golden Raspberry Awards nominations. However, it was later announced that the film would be converted to 3D and was released on April 2, 2010. An Australian-American production directed by Louis Leterrier from a screenplay by Travis Beacham, Phil Hay, and Matt Manfredi, starring Sam Worthington, Gemma Arterton, Mads Mikkelsen, Alexa Davalos, Ralph Fiennes, and Liam Neeson, the film was originally set for standard release on March 26, 2010. The story is very loosely based on the Greek myth of Perseus. Clash of the Titans is a 2010 action fantasy film and remake of the 1981 film of the same name produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (the rights to which had been acquired by Warner Bros.
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