Greek gods are all the rage — Wrath of the Titans is coming [Video]

Alright, I am writing this. I was taking a leisurely browse through YouTube earlier when I nearly choked on my sandwich because the good folks at Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures decided that Clash of the Titans needed a sequel. You’ve probably heard of this little movie that’s coming soon, it’s aptly named Wrath of the Titans.

I suppose when I was eight and I watched the original Clash of the Titans with Laurence Olivier, Harry Hamlin and Maggie Smith I did wish there was a sequel. Then a decade and a bit later when I grew up and watched the remake, I was unimpressed. So no I actually wasn’t looking for a sequel but now we have one.

Warner Bros sent out this larger than life trailer over a week ago and there’s been some interest. Kara Swisher at AllThingsD sounds pretty excited about it or it could just be because it stars Liam Neeson and has A LOT of special effects.

Here is the premise, it’s 10 years later, good old Perseus is chilling on some Greek or Ethiopian (you never know) isle with his kid as a single dad. His wife is either dead, ran off with a better looking guy or Gemma Arterton (the actress that played his love in the last movie) couldn’t be bothered to come back for another installment. Either way, Perseus is a single dad who finds out that his king of the gods dad has been kidnapped by Kronos, his granddad, a Titan, with the help of his uncle Hades and big brother, Ares (god of war) — following? Good.

So what does every single dad do? Head for the underbelly of the underworld to rescue his dad. Talk about drama. I am super keen so see what cool special effects we get.

It seems Hollywood loves showing off their CGI chops with Greek mythology. With Clash of the Titans and the Immortals and now this, it seems we are in for some epic Greek story telling.