Posts Tagged ‘Ralph Fiennes’

Short Take: A very solid effort to end this colossal franchise on a high note

Director: David Yates

Screenwriters: Steve Kloves, J. K. Rowling (novel)

Cast: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Ralph Fiennes, Michael Gambon, Helena Bonham Carter, Jason Isaacs

Length: 2h 10m

Synopsis: We begin right where we left off from Deathly Hallows: Part 1 – Harry (Radcliffe), Hermione (Watson), and Ron (Grint) have three more horcruxes to find in order to render Voldemort (Fiennes) vulnerable. The Dark Lord, meanwhile, is organizing his forces to find Harry and repress his following, looking to ultimately kill the boy as he is all that stands in the way of everlasting rule. The Sword of Gryffindor has disappeared again and must be found in order to battle Voldemort’s final attacks and destroy the last horcruxes, but while the young wizards search Harry begins to discover all of the past events and relationships that have led him to this point. He eventually recognizes what his fate must be, and accepts it for the cause of ridding the world of its ultimate evil. In the end, the two wizard legends face off in an epic battle that will decide the fate of the wizarding world forever.

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Short Take: Has eye candy galore, but is also intriguing

Director: Louis Leterrier (The Incredible Hulk)

Screenwriters: Travis Beacham (Dog Days of Summer), Phil Hay and Matt Manfredi (Aeon Flux)

Cast: Sam Worthington (Avatar, Terminator: Salvation), Liam Neeson (Batman Begins), Ralph Fiennes (The Reader), Jason Flemyng (Kick-Ass), Gemma Arterton (Quantum of Solace), Alexa Davalos (The Mist)

Length: 1h 58m

Synopsis: Cassiopeia (Polly Walker), Queen of Argos, has insulted the Gods by claiming that her daughter Andromeda’s (Davalos) beauty is even fairer than them. Hades (Fiennes), brother of Zeus (Neeson), uses this discretion to his advantage by condemning the whole city to death by way of the Kraken as punishment. The only way to keep the Kraken from destroying the whole city is by sacrificing Andromeda to the beast come an impending solar eclipse, however Perseus (Worthington), mortal son of Zeus, and a faction of soldiers make use of their time by searching for a way to kill the Kraken. Their journey is perilous and arduous, but the risk is worth the reward as they could potentially put an end to the Gods’ torments. Read the rest of this entry »

Sam Worthington as Perseus, son of Zeus

Empire magazine has released a couple of new photos of 2010′s big-budget adventure film Clash of the Titans, which stars Sam Worthington, Liam Neeson, and Ralph Fiennes.

The film is somewhat of a remake of the 1981 Desmond Davis classic, however the story has been drastically rewritten. In the 1981 film, the Goddess Thetis (Maggie Smith) continually attempts to kill Perseus (Harry Hamlin), the favored son of Zeus, for keeping her monstrous son Calibos (Neil McCarthy) from marrying the beautiful Princess Andromeda (Judi Bowker). However it has been said that the newer film is about Perseus’ (Worthington) efforts to kill Hades (Fiennes), God of the Underworld, before he can usurp power from Zeus (Neeson) and control the world.

Other photos are available on the Clash of the Titans (2010) IMDb page.

Source: ComingSoon.net