Immortals (2011)
- IMDb page: Immortals (2011)
- Rate: 6.2/10 total 54,516 votes
- Genre: Action | Drama | Fantasy
- Release Date: 11 November 2011 (USA)
- Runtime: USA:110 min
- Filming Location: Cité du Cinéma, Montréal, Québec, Canada
- Budget: $75,000,000(estimated)
- Gross: $216,310,059(Worldwide)(31 January 2012)
- Director: Tarsem Singh
- Stars: Henry Cavill, Mickey Rourke and John Hurt
- Original Music By: Trevor Morris
- Sound Mix: Dolby Digital | SDDS | DTS
- Plot Keyword: God | King | Bow | Zeus | Revenge
Writing Credits By:
- Charley Parlapanides (written by) (as Charles Parlapanides) &
- Vlas Parlapanides (written by)
Known Trivia
- Director Tarsem Singh described the film as being “done in Renaissance painting style”.
Goofs: Incorrectly regarded as goofs: When Theseus takes his mother's body into the temple he cuts his right leg and walks in bare feet, but moments later when he's fighting the beast with the barbed wire helmet he has gladiator-style sandals on. He has no shoes on, on the way in deliberately to leave a trail, although not shown one can infer he had shoes with him as well by the way he followed his foot-trails on the way out as he never ventured into the maze with his mother to honor the gods prior to her death, thus would not have known the way out.
Plot: Theseus is a mortal man chosen by Zeus to lead the fight against the ruthless King Hyperion, who is on a rampage across Greece to obtain a weapon that can destroy humanity. Full summary » »
Story: Eons after the Gods won their mythic struggle against the Titans, a new evil threatens the land. Mad with power, King Hyperion (Mickey Rourke) has declared war against humanity. Amassing a bloodthirsty army of soldiers disfigured by his own hand, Hyperion has scorched Greece in search of the legendary Epirus Bow, a weapon of unimaginable power forged in the heavens by Ares. Only he who possesses this bow can unleash the Titans, who have been imprisoned deep within the walls of Mount Tartaros since the dawn of time and thirst for revenge. In the king's hands, the bow would rain destruction upon mankind and annihilate the Gods. But ancient law dictates the Gods must not intervene in man's conflict. They remain powerless to stop Hyperion…until a peasant named Theseus (Henry Cavill) comes forth as their only hope. Secretly chosen by Zeus, Theseus must save his people from Hyperion and his hordes…Written by Anonymous
Synopsis
Synopsis: When the world was young, the gods did battle in the sky. The victors ruled on Mt. Olympus and imprisoned the vanquished — the Titans — beneath Mt. Tartarus on Earth. Also lost during the battle is the Bow of Epirus, a mighty weapon that can shoot invincible energy arrows.
Centuries later, King Hyperion (Mickey Rourke) mounts a campaign to recover the Bow of Epirus and free the Titans. Bitter over the deaths of his wife and children due to disease, he is resolved to destroy the gods who refused his prayers to spare his family. He overtakes the Sybelline Monastery, imprisoning the virgin oracle Phaedra (Freida Pinto) and her attendants, then lays waste to villages in the area. In one village works the stone mason Theseus (Henry Cavil). Theseus has been trained in the military arts by a mysterious Old Man (John Hurt) who encourages him to be a protector of all humanity; Theseus, whose devout mother was raped and thus considered an outcast, refuses. When the goddess Athena (Isabel Lucas) visits the Old Man, he is revealed to be Zeus (Luke Evans) in human disguise.
When Hyperion’s forces destroy Theseus’s village, he kills Theseus’s mother in front of him and imprisons Theseus, where Phaedra and her attendants are also kept. Phaedra inadvertently touches Theseus and has a vision of him as either the savior of humanity or the ally of Hyperion in the destruction of the world. That night, she and her attendants seduce and kill the guards; Phaedra escapes with Theseus and two other slaves, Stavros (Steven Dorff) and Daerios (Alan Van Spring).
Although Zeus has forbidden the gods to intervene unless the Titans are freed, Athena, Poseidon (Kellan Lutz) and Ares (Daniel Sharman) determine to protect Theseus as best they can. Phaedra tells Theseus he must return to his village and properly bury his mother. There, Theseus discovers the Bow of Epirus. Hyperion has sent the Minotaur (Robert Maillet) and soldiers to intercept them. The soldiers kill Daerios but, after a brutal battle with the Minotaur, Theseus uses the Bow to free the others. That night, Phaedra makes love to Theseus to free herself from her premonitory powers.
The humans make their way to the Sybelline Monastery, where Hyperion has laid another trap. A jackal steals the Bow of Epirus and takes it to Hyperion, but the timely arrival of Athena and Ares saves Thesus, Phaedra and Stavros. This enrages Zeus who kills Ares in punishment but allows Athena to provide horses to Theseus so he can join a last stand against Hyperion’s forces.
As Theseus leads the fight against Hyperions’ army, Hyperion uses the Bow to free the Titans from their prison. This prompts Zeus to intervene, and he, Athena, Poseidon, Heracles and Apollo fight a ferocious battle against the Titans. Theseus confronts Hyperion and, though mortally wounded, finally kills him. The Titans kill all of the gods except Zeus who destroys Mt. Tartarus to contain them again. Zeus takes Athena and Theseus to Olympus with him.
Several years later, Phaedra lives in Theseus’s village with her son, the result of her coupling with Theseus. The Old Man approaches the boy and tells him to prepare for a coming war in heaven. The boy closes his eyes and has a vision of Theseus leading the gods in battle against the resurgent Titans.
—The following is not a plot synopsis, as Tarsem Singh, regardless of his "vision," is not part of the plot of the film.
Visionary director Tarsem Singh (The Cell, The Fall) transports us in this epic tale of treachery, vengeance and destiny in Immortals, a stylish and visually spectacular 3D action adventure. As a power-hungry king razes ancient Greece in search of a legendary weapon, a heroic young villager rises up against him in a thrilling quest as timeless as it is powerful.
The brutal and bloodthirsty King Hyperion (Mickey Rourke) and his murderous Heraklion army rampage across Greece in search of the long lost Bow of Epirus. With the invincible Bow, the king will be able to overthrow the Gods of Olympus and become the undisputed master of his world. With ruthless efficiency, Hyperion and his legions destroy everything in their wake, and it seems nothing will stop the evil king’s mission.
As village after village is obliterated, a stonemason named Theseus (Henry Cavill) vows to avenge his mother, who was killed in one of Hyperion’s brutal raids. When Theseus meets the Sybelline Oracle, Phaedra (Freida Pinto), her disturbing visions of the young man’s future convince her he is the key to stopping the destruction. With her help, Theseus assembles a small band of followers and embraces his destiny in a final, desperate battle for the future of humanity. Immortals is produced by Gianni Nunnari (300), Mark Canton (300) and Ryan Kavanaugh (The Fighter).
FullCast & Crew
Produced By:
- Robbie Brenner known as co-executive producer
- Mark Canton known as producer
- Jason Felts known as executive producer
- Craig J. Flores known as co-executive producer
- Ogden Gavanski known as service producer: Montreal
- Tony Grazia known as line producer: additional photography
- Ken Halsband known as co-producer
- David Hopwood known as associate producer
- Ryan Kavanaugh known as producer
- Jamie Marshall known as associate producer
- Gianni Nunnari known as producer
- Rene Rigal known as co-executive producer
- Nico Soultanakis known as associate producer
- Tucker Tooley known as executive producer
- Tommy Turtle known as executive producer
- Jeff G. Waxman known as executive producer
- Jeff G. Waxman known as line producer
FullCast & Crew:
- Henry Cavill known as Theseus
- Mickey Rourke known as King Hyperion
- Stephen Dorff known as Stavros
- Freida Pinto known as Phaedra
- Luke Evans known as Zeus
- John Hurt known as Old Man
- Joseph Morgan known as Lysander
- Anne Day-Jones known as Aethra
- Greg Bryk known as The Monk
- Alan Van Sprang known as Dareios
- Peter Stebbings known as Helios
- Daniel Sharman known as Ares
- Isabel Lucas known as Athena
- Kellan Lutz known as Poseidon
- Steve Byers known as Heracles
- Stephen McHattie known as Cassander
- Matthew G. Taylor known as Mondragon (King's Guard)
- Romano Orzari known as Icarus
- Corey Sevier known as Apollo
- Conrad Pla known as The Jailer
- Neil Napier known as Beast Handler
- Tyrone Benskin known as Hoplite Captain
- Abdul Ayoola known as Kerkyon (Guard)
- Dylan Smith known as Stephanos (as Dylan Scott Smith)
- Robert Naylor known as Young Theseus
- Mercedes Leggett known as High Priestess #2
- Kaniehtiio Horn known as High Priestess #3
- Ayisha Issa known as High Priestess #4
- Danny Blanco Hall known as Archon
- Robert Maillet known as Minotaur
- Alain Chanoine known as Checkpoint Gatekeeper
- Edward Yankie known as Checkpoint Soldier
- Gage Munroe known as Acamas
- Aron Tomori known as Young Lysander
- Marcello Bezina known as Village Father
- Roc LaFortune known as Hoplite General
- Jade Larocque known as Young Virgin #1
- Charlie Duret known as Young Virgin #2
- Alisha Nagarsheth known as Young Phaedra
- Makayla Jayde McManus-Leggett known as Young Priestess #2
- Madison McAleer known as Young Priestess #3
- Zelia Mouana-Bankouezi known as Young Priestess #4
- André Kasper Kolstad known as Little Boy
- Tyler Hynes known as Slave
- Carlo Mestroni known as Holy Man
- Chantal Simard known as Lysander's Mother
- Brent Skagford known as Hoplite Sentry
- Jason Cavalier known as Heraklion Watchman
- Kevin Kelsall known as Hoplite Soldier #2
- Patrick Sabongui known as Hoplite Soldier #3
- Samuel Platel known as Heraklion #1
- Lise Sita known as Villager #1
- Francis LaFreniere known as Villager #2
- Shyrelle Yates known as Village Child #1
- John Churchill known as Village Child #2
- Austin Beauchamp known as Village Child #3
- Jimmy Duperval known as Soldier
- Mark Margolis known as The New Priest
- Tamas Menyhart known as Heraklion
- Isabelle Champeau known as Woman at Checkpoint (uncredited)
- Andre Givogue known as Hoplite Soldier (uncredited)
- Randy Herman known as Hoplite Soldier (uncredited)
- Emilie Paquet known as Villager (uncredited)
- James A. Woods known as Captain of the Archers (uncredited)
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Supporting Department
Makeup Department:- Jocelyne Bellemare known as makeup supervisor: background
- Marianne Bobet known as makeup artist
- Gillian Chandler known as makeup artist
- Annick Chartier known as makeup department head
- Ken Diaz known as makeup artist: Mr. Rourke
- Melissa Fafard known as makeup artist
- Christiane Fattori known as makeup artist
- Nathalie Garon known as extras key hair stylist
- Christophe Giraud known as assistant makeup artist
- Andrée-Anne Huberdeau known as makeup artist
- Lyne Lapiana known as hair stylist
- Félix Larivière known as head of hair department
- Sophie Lebeau known as makeup artist
- Camiel McLean known as makeup artist
- Louise Mignault known as makeup department head: second unit
- Julie Mignot known as makeup artist
- Adrien Morot known as special makeup effects supervisor
- Martin Nepton known as assistant hair stylist
- Sonia Ngadi known as makeup artist
- Cynthia Patton known as key hair stylist
- Gabriela Polakova known as makeup artist
- Cécile Rigault known as makeup artist
- Nikoletta Skarlatos known as makeup department head
- Nikoletta Skarlatos known as makeup designer
- Nathalie Trépanier known as makeup artist
- Kathy Tse known as shop coordinator
- Galia Vaillancourt known as assistant makeup artist
Art Department:
- Carole Arpin known as on-set props
- Francis Back known as concept designer
- Jeffrey Benoit known as previs artist
- Julian Caldow known as concept illustrator
- J. André Chaintreuil known as digital set designer
- Steve Christensen known as set designer
- Andy Chung known as concept artist
- Max Daly known as design researcher
- Adam Davis known as set designer
- Louis Frederic Denomme known as set dresser
- Katia Kim Depatie known as first props
- Henry Fong known as concept illustrator
- Lucie Fournier known as head sculptor
- Alain Giguère known as head scenic painter
- Mathieu Giguère known as model maker
- Vincent Gingras-Liberali known as assistant art director
- The Godding Brothers known as set dresser
- Etienne Gravrand known as draftsman/modelmaker
- Martin Handfield known as on-set prop master
- Rafael Kayanan known as concept illustrator
- Paul Lacerte known as painter
- Raphael Lacoste known as matte painter
- Brent Lambert known as set designer
- Michel R. Lambert known as set dresser
- Simone Leclerc known as property master
- Jim Martin known as illustrator
- Jean-François Merlot known as scenic painter
- Jean-Francois Mignault known as concept artist
- Mathieu Raynault known as matte painter: Rodeo FX
- Benoit Robitaille known as set dresser
- Tino Schaedler known as concept illustrator
- Rene Sekula known as art researcher
- Dean Sherriff known as illustrator
- Doris Simard known as art coordinator
- Vladimir Spasojevic known as production illustrator
- Frederic St-Jean known as art department coordinator assistant
- Lucie Tremblay known as set designer
- Viviane Vallée known as art coordinator
- Nathaniel West known as concept artist
- Jerome Zurfluh known as set dresser
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Company
Production Companies:
- Relativity Media (presents)
- Virgin Produced (in association with)
- Mark Canton Productions
- Atmosphere Entertainment MM
- Hollywood Gang Productions
Other Companies:
- 3DCG: The Stereo Consulting Group 3D Stereo Consulting
- A & R Brochu Construction set construction
- Air Lyndhurst Studios music recorded at
- Caleche Travel Inc. travel agency
- De Lane Lea ADR recording
- Dennis Davidson & Associates Public Releations (DDA) international publicity consultants
- Digital Media Services (DMS) digital marketing asset management
- Dolby Laboratories sound mix
- Gallagher Entertainment insurance
- Heenan Blaikie Canadian legal services
- Intelligent Media international monitoring agency
- Laurus Educational Services on-set tutor coordination (as Laurus Education Services Inc.)
- London Session Orchestra, The orchestra (uncredited)
- London Voices choir
- On Set Stunts action design
- Pfaff Protective Group cast security
- Pivotal Post Avid HD editing equipment provided by
- Relativity Media funding
- Relativity Music Group soundtrack
- Sky Media Travel travel agent
- Trevor Morris Studios score recorded and mixed at
- Visual Motion camera trucks and trailers provided by
- Wildfire Studios editorial facility
- Wildfire Studios post-production sound services
- Yellow Cab Studios adr recording studio
Distributors:
- A-Film Distribution (2011) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Alliance Films (2011) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Constantin Film (2011) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Energía Entusiasta (2012) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Incognito Films (2011) (Estonia) (theatrical)
- Incognito Films (2011) (Latvia) (theatrical)
- Incognito Films (2011) (Lithuania) (theatrical)
- Metropolitan Filmexport (2011) (France) (theatrical)
- Pioneer Films (2011) (Philippines) (theatrical)
- Pris Audiovisuais (2011) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- Relativity Media (2011) (USA) (theatrical)
- Toho-Towa (2011) (Japan) (theatrical)
- United International Pictures (UIP) (2011) (Hong Kong) (theatrical)
- United International Pictures (UIP) (2011) (Singapore) (theatrical)
- Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2011) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2011) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
- Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2011) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2011) (UK) (theatrical)
- Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2011) (New Zealand) (theatrical)
- Village Films (2011) (Greece) (theatrical)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2012) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
- CatchPlay (2011) (Taiwan) (all media)
- Mongkol Major (2011) (Thailand) (all media)
- Multivision Multimedia India (2011) (India) (all media)
- Paradise Group (2011) (Russia) (all media)
- Pinema (2011) (Turkey) (all media)
- Queen Film (2011) (Indonesia) (all media)
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Other Stuff
Special Effects:
- ReThink VFX (visual effects production services)
- ScanlineVFX
- 3DRevolution (3D stereo conversion)
- BarXseven
- Christov Effects and Design
- Comen VFX (end titles)
- Image Engine Design (visual effects)
- Modus Fx
- NeoReel
- Proof (previsualization)
- Rodeo FX (visual effects)
- Third Floor, The (previsualization)
- Tippett Studio
- XYZ-RGB (cyberscanning and digital modelling)
Visual Effects by:
- Nathan Abbot known as digital compositor
- Eva Abramycheva known as vfx stereo coordinator: Image Engine Design Inc.
- Sean William Adair known as digital compositor
- Ritesh Aggarwal known as stereoscopic supervisor
- Gus R. Aguilera known as rotoscope artist: Scanline VFX
- Ajesh.k.t known as roto & cleanup
- Krista Allain known as visual effects coordinator
- Damian Allen known as compositing supervisor: 3DRevolution
- Oliver Allen-Wielebnowski known as lead stereoscopic compositor
- Francine Almeida known as matte painter: Prime Focus
- Marcus Alqueres known as animation supervisor: Modus FX
- Marcello Altieri known as stereoscopic compositor: 3DRevolution
- Marcello Altieri known as stereoscopic visual effects
- Alp Altiner known as lead concept artist
- Stéphane Amram known as 3d conversion artist: Mikros Image
- Michael Anders known as stereo conversion coordinator: Prime Focus
- Lindsay Anderson known as lead stereoscopic compositor
- Jean Arousi known as vfx production assistant: Modus FX
- Jose Astacio known as previs artist: The Third Floor
- Davey Atkinson known as stereoscopic conversion compositor
- Jim Aupperle known as lighting technical director
- Marie-Ève Authier known as precompositing: Modus FX
- Marie-Pier Avoine known as texture artist: Modus FX
- Mostafa Badran known as CG Supervisor: Modus FX
- Richard Baker known as senior stereographer
- Ido Banai known as stereoscopic technical director
- Ankush Barman known as rotoscope and paint lead
- Hernan Barros known as stereoscopic conversion lead
- Monica Rodriguez Bautista known as digital paint and roto artist
- Barthelemy Beaux known as 3d conversion artist: Mikros Image
- Claire Bee known as vfx coordinator: Prime Focus
- Patrick Bennar known as 3d conversion artist: Mikros Image
- Jordan Benwick known as compositing supervisor
- Sylvain Berger known as lead pipeline TD: Modus FX
- Mathieu Bertrand known as lead look development: Modus FX
- Laxman Singh Bhati known as stereoscopic artist
- Patrick Bissonnette known as VFX financial controller: Modus FX
- Bruno Blain known as lead td rigging: Modus FX
- Laurie Blavin known as staffing manager: Scanline VFX
- Ann-Marie Blommaert known as senior visual effects coordinator
- Jeremy Boissinot known as digital artist: Rodeo FX
- Jonathan Boisvert known as technical support: Modus FX
- Markus Boos known as visual effects artist: Scanline VFX
- Nicolas Borens known as 3d conversion artist: Mikros Image
- Kristen Borges known as texture painter: Tippett Studio
- Guy Boudreau known as precompositing: Modus FX
- Marc Bourbonnais known as VFX executive producer: Modus FX
- Aharon Bourland known as CG supervisor
- Renaud Bousquet known as visual effects artist: Modus FX
- Nadège Bozzetti known as lead td lIghting: Modus FX
- Michaela Braun known as team-assistant: ScanlineVFX Munich
- Matthew Bristowe known as stereoscopic producer
- Nicholas Brooks known as visual effects consultant
- James W. Brown known as animation supervisor
- Michael Brunet known as lead animator
- Marc Brzezicki known as stereoscopic compositor
- Christian Burggraf known as systemadministration: ScanlineVFX Munich
- Shannan Burkley known as matte painter
- Shannon Burkley known as matte painter: Scanline VFX
- Andrew Burnett known as visual effects data technician
- Meggie Cabral known as visual effects coordinator: Rodeo FX
- Shannon Caldwell known as roto/prep artist
- Howard R. Campbell known as lead lighting technical director
- Alexandre Canniccioni known as texture artist: Modus FX
- Francesco Capone known as stereoscopic conversion artist
- Jimmy Caron known as visual effects artist: Modus FX
- Tom Castellani known as show technical director for stereo conversion
- Korey J. Cauchon known as visual effects producer: Prime Focus
- Michael Cavanaugh known as visual effects editor: tippett studio
- Irfan Celik known as lighting/shading: ScanlineVFX Munich
- Christophe Chabot-Blanchet known as digital compositor: Rodeo FX
- Guillaume Champagne known as Modeler: Modus FX
- Freddy Chavez Olmos known as visual effects compositor: Image Engine
- Jeremy Cho known as digital paint & roto artist
- YouJin Choung known as compositor
- Anita Clipston known as stereoscopic compositor
- Nicolas Cloutier known as lead concept & matte painting: Modus FX
- Francis Clément known as visual effects production assistant: Rodeo FX
- Valérie Clément known as vfx sales & marketing manager: Modus FX
- Esme Coleman known as stereo compositor
- Tara Conley known as visual effects producer: Rodeo FX
- Matt Conway known as matte painter
- Chad Cortvriendt known as stereo conversion coordinator
- Marc Cote known as visual effects executive producer
- Daniel Coupal known as digital compositor
- Nick Crew known as digital compositor: Scanline VFX
- Jacynthe Côté known as VFX Production Manager: Modus FX
- Timm Dapper known as massive td: ScanlineVFX Munich
- Patrick David known as digital compositor: Rodeo FX
- Erwan Davigano known as stereoscopic advisor & senior stereoscopic compositor: Mikros Image
- Samadrita Deb known as paint lead
- Hugo Debat-Burkarth known as look development: Modus FX
- Joel DeGraff known as stereoscopic compositor: 3DRevolution
- Jake Delaney known as stereoscopic coordinator
- Nigel Denton-Howes known as digital effects artist
- Simon Devault known as digital compositor: Rodeo FX
- Natalia Diaz known as roto artist
- Hugo Dominguez known as lead visual effects artist: Prime Focus
- James Dornoff known as digital producer: Scanline VFX
- Jason Dourgarian known as stereoscopic compositor: Prime Focus
- Jason Dowdeswell known as head of studio: Image Engine
- Peter Dudley known as digital compositor
- Vincent Dudouet known as digital compositor: Fake Studio
- Chris Edwards known as previsualization producer: The Third Floor
- Zahraa El Tatari known as stereoscopic coordinator
- William Elder-Groebe known as animator
- Janeen Elliott known as senior compositor: Image Engine
- Karen Elliott known as stereoscopic conversion compositor
- Stephen Elphick known as fx technical director
- Stephen Elphick known as on-set previs
- Andrew Emmerson known as stereoscopic compositor
- Andrea Espinal known as digital precompositing: Modus FX
- Mathieson Facer known as rigging technical director: Prime Focus
- Chris Falson known as visual effects producer: 3DRevolution
- Scott Farrar known as stereo conversion producer: Prime Focus
- Joe Farrell known as compositing supervisor: Scanline VFX
- Earl Fast known as animator: Image Engine
- Damon Fecht known as additional visual effects editor
- Paul Fedor known as matte painter: Scanline VFX
- Jean-François Ferland known as digital compositor
- Marilyne Fleury known as digital artist: Rodeo FX
- Richard Flores known as previz animator
- Jérôme Foucout known as 3d conversion artist: Mikros Image
- Jérôme Foucout known as stereo compositor
- Allen Fowlkes known as digital effects artist
- Brad Fox known as technical director: Tippett Studio
- Page Frakes known as color pipeline supervisor: Tippett Studio
- Ron Frankel known as previsualization supervisor: Proof Inc.
- Laura Fremmerlid known as compositor: Image Engine
- Carlos Fueyo known as visual effects artist: Scanline VFX
- Jean-Francois Gagne known as digital compositor: Rodeo FX
- Aron Galabuzi known as digital paint artist: Prime Focus
- Alok Gandhi known as Lead TD: Modus FX
- Dominic Gaudreau known as director of technology: Modus FX
- Brad Gayo known as stereoscopic conversion
- Jack Geist known as visual effects producer
- Eric Gervais-Despres known as render wrangler: Modus FX
- Raymond Gieringer known as visual effects supervisor
- Lena Gieseke known as pipeline td: ScanlineVFX Munich
- Kyle Gilbertson known as vfx production manager: 3DRevolution
- Pascal Giroux known as stereo conversion producer
- Mitchell J. Glaser known as visual effects editor
- Frederikke Glick known as paint artist
- Virginie Goulet known as digital compositor
- Edward Grad known as matte painter: Rodeo FX
- Clark Graff known as workflow consultant
- Monty Granito known as previsualization animator: Proof Inc.
- Luke Gray known as technical supervisor
- Eoin Greenham known as global technical supervisor: Prime Focus
- Erik Gronfeldt known as digital artist
- Jason Gross known as CG supervisor: Image Engine
- Provôt Guillaume known as visual effects artist
- Marc-André Guindon known as previsualization supervisor
- Dong Guo known as stereoscopic conversion lead
- Sameet Gupte known as CG supervisor
- Robin Hackl known as digital compositor
- Whitney Hagan known as vfx coordinator: Scanline VFX
- Markus Hagemeier known as i/o: ScanlineVFX Munich
- Lee Hahn known as digital production manager
- Melissa Halarides known as visual effects production assistant
- Robert J. Hall known as paint/prep artist
- Laurent Harambillet known as 3d conversion artist: Mikros Image
- Laurent Harambillet known as stereoscopic conversion
- Rio Harrington known as lead stereoscopic compositor
- Ben Harrison known as stereoscopic coordinator
- Tom Heddell known as stereoscopic compositor
- Jessica Hee known as matchmove artist: Tippett Studios
- Carla Heinzel known as massive td: ScanlineVFX Munich
- Matthew Hendershot known as senior compositor
- Sonia Henkel known as visual effects coordinator
- Nick Hiatt known as matte painter
- Tim Hickson known as visual effects producer: 3DRevolution
- Nicolas Houle known as digital compositor
- Josiah Holmes Howison known as senior digital compositor
- Lubo Hristov known as environments art director
- Venti Hristova known as visual effects matte painter
- Melissa Huerta known as digital artist: Scanline VFX
- Melissa Huerta known as paint and rotoscope artist: Scanline VFX
- Simon Hughes known as visual effects supervisor: Image Engine
- Vivien Hulbert known as visual effects coordinator: Image Engine
- Wendy Hulbert known as i/o coordinator: Scanline VFX
- Érick Hupin known as 3d conversion artist: Mikros Image
- Érick Hupin known as stereo compositor: Mikros Image
- Marc Hutchings known as compositor: Primefocus
- Timo Hyhs known as fx artist: ScanlineVFX Munich
- Amanda Instone known as visual effects artist
- Marco Iozzi known as digital matte painter
- Velichko Ivanov known as stereoscopic lead
- Albena Ivanova known as stereoscopic compositor
- Travis Wade Ivy known as compositor: Scanline VFX
- Matt Jacobs known as visual effects supervisor: Tippett Studio
- Steven Qi Jin known as previsualization artist: The Third Floor
- Julie Joannoteguy known as td lighting: Modus FX
- Danny Jones known as roto/paint supervisor
- Justin Jones known as stereoscopic supervisor: Prime Focus LA
- Felix Jorge known as previsualization artist: The Third Floor
- Pablo Jouyaux known as cg artist: stereoscopic conversion
- Ross Kakuschke known as r&d developer
- Lari Karam known as visual effects artist: RedFX
- Dushyant Kashyap known as visual effects
- Stéphane Keller known as matte painter: Rodeo FX
- David Kennedy known as i/o coordinator: Scanline VFX
- Ara Khanikian known as digital compositor: Rodeo FX
- Dam Khuman known as visual effects artist: Prime Focus
- Jin Yong Kim known as matchmove artist: Tippett Studio
- Jiwoon Kim known as digital compositor
- Ken Kokka known as visual effects producer: Tippett Studio
- Julianna Kolakis known as texture painter: Image Engine
- Rohit Korgaonkar known as stereoscopic conversion artist
- Christian Kratzert known as animation: ScanlineVFX Munich
- Christian Kugler known as senior matte painter
- Sebastian Küchmeister known as fx artist: ScanlineVFX Munich
- Pascal Laflamme known as render wrangler: Modus FX
- Pascal Laflamme known as td layout: Modus FX
- Louis Laflamme-Fillion known as vfx production assistant: Modus FX
- Jeremy Lambolez known as previz artist: Modus FX
- Abhijeet Lamture known as senior texture artist
- Toby Langley known as stereoscopic production manager: Prime Focus
- Wendy Lanning known as production executive: ReThink VFX
- Xavier Lapointe known as pipeline TD: Modus FX
- Kirk Larkins known as matchmove artist: Tippett Studio
- David Larochelle known as compositor
- Joe Laude known as stereoscopic artist
- Charles Le Guen known as cg supervisor: Barxseven
- Chris LeDoux known as on set supervisor: Scanline VFX
- Cory Lee known as lead stereoscopic compositor
- Simon Lehembre known as digital compositor: Modus FX
- Bertrand Lempereur known as 3d conversion TD: Mikros Image
- Lukas Lepicovsky known as fx artist: Scanline VFX
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Release Date:
- Croatia 10 November 2011
- Greece 10 November 2011
- Hungary 10 November 2011
- Israel 10 November 2011
- Lebanon 10 November 2011
- Netherlands 10 November 2011
- Russia 10 November 2011
- Slovenia 10 November 2011
- Bulgaria 11 November 2011
- Canada 11 November 2011
- Estonia 11 November 2011
- Finland 11 November 2011
- Germany 11 November 2011
- India 11 November 2011
- Indonesia 11 November 2011
- Ireland 11 November 2011
- Italy 11 November 2011
- Japan 11 November 2011
- Lithuania 11 November 2011
- Poland 11 November 2011
- South Africa 11 November 2011
- Sweden 11 November 2011
- Turkey 11 November 2011
- UK 11 November 2011
- USA 11 November 2011
- Armenia 15 November 2011
- Hong Kong 17 November 2011
- Serbia 17 November 2011
- Singapore 17 November 2011
- Iceland 18 November 2011
- France 23 November 2011
- Australia 24 November 2011
- Czech Republic 24 November 2011
- Portugal 24 November 2011
- Slovakia 24 November 2011
- Norway 25 November 2011
- Belgium 30 November 2011
- Denmark 1 December 2011
- Philippines 7 December 2011
- Thailand 8 December 2011
- Mexico 15 December 2011
- Spain 23 December 2011
- Brazil 30 December 2011
- Malta 4 January 2012
- Argentina 26 January 2012
- Peru 26 January 2012
- Chile 15 March 2012
MPAA: Rated R for sequences of strong bloody violence, and a scene of sexuality
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29 Mar 2012, 5:20 pm
I read quite a lot of good reviews so I was pretty excited when I whento watch the film. Unfortunately it was one of the worse films I'veever seen. If you know even a few things about Greek mythology then doNOT watch it. I didn't expect them to follow it completely but sincethey are using the names of heroes and gods they could at least usetheir background.
First of all, Theseus was not a "bastard" as they call him. His fatherwas the king of Athens (Aegean) and he certainly was not a peasantsince he became the king of Athens himself.
Second there were 12 gods not 6 and I've never heard of Zeus killingany other god or about the law of not interfering with humans. Godsloved to "play around" with people.
Third: as soon as I saw the so called Titans I felt like leaving thetheater. The last time I checked, they were not blue people who jumparound like monkeys and have no intelligence.
Fourth: I am not a racist. I have friends from all around the world butusing an Indian actress as Phaedra and black people for warriors feelsout of space. I repeat I am not a racist but in a film "based" on Greekmythology they could at least use actors that resemble the people ofthe country and since the priests were talking in "Greek", they couldat least make it sound like Greek. It took me some time to realize theywere not talking in an alien language and when I did, I still read thesubtitles to understand what they were saying, even though it is myfirst language.
I do not want to over analyze the mistakes concerning the mythology butI have to day that Phaedra was not a priest but a princess and Theseusdefinitely did not bury his mother in the labyrinth of minotaur whichis in Crete, minotaur was not a man with an iron mask on his head andTheseus did not follow his own bloody traces to leave the labyrinth.
I could write pages about mythology but I will stop here. Other thanthat, I did not really enjoy the fights much. I must say that some ofthem were amazing but most of them concentrated on showing too muchblood. If you enjoy watching people chopping off body parts andliterally smashing people into nothingness in slow motion then this isa film for you.
Also, there was not depth in the characters. They are all shallow andyou can easily guess what their choices they will make or how they willreact to certain situations. The same goes with the plot. The ending ispretty much known from the beginning there is no mystery at all. Welearn everything in the first 20 minutes and then just watch severalfights until the end.
All in all, the makers just used some "famous" names from the Greekmythology and created a lot of violent fights in an attempt to gain theattention of the viewers.
29 Mar 2012, 5:20 pm
If you're going to mess up Greek mythology, I guess you might as wellmake it pretty. Immortals is a semi-related-sequel to the incrediblefilm 300, which not only looked beautiful but had this incredible storyof triumph and strength, overcoming powerful numbers with a sense ofknowing who you are and the pride you have. Immortals was created bydirector Tarsem Singh who also directed The Cell, which was an alrightstory followed up by some great visuals, the same thing happens here. Ithink Tarsem is just known for making a beautiful movie with a weakstory, he's more of a visualist rather than a story teller. I stillcouldn't wait to see Immortals and sadly was very disappointed,unfortunately this was just a weak story with some bizarre miscasts.
King Hyperion has declared war on humanity. He searches for the EpirusBow, a legendary weapon created by the war god Ares, which will allowhim to free the rest of the Titans from Tartarus and take revenge onthe Olympians who brought about their downfall. In accordance withancient laws, the gods are unable to take a side in the war betweenHyperion and humanity. It is left to Theseus, who was chosen by Zeusand accompanied by the priestess Phaedra and a thief named Stavros, toprotect his homeland and save the gods.
To begin with the positives, like I said the visuals really areincredible. Now the CGI is over the top, but sometimes I don't mind, weneed the pretty occasionally. Plus like I said if you are going to messup mythology at least we could make it beautiful to look at. When I goto a museum and look at the Greek statues, I am in awe and that's whatI felt with some of the visuals in the film. The fight scenes were sowell choreographed, a little ripped off from 300, but that's alright.They took the 3D to their advantage with the blood splatter and thestabbings and honestly, it was fun to watch. And if not for the script,the story was actually very good, it's something that just needed somework.
The cast though: Henry Cavill as our hero, Theseus, I don't know if itwas the actor or the way he was written but I couldn't really root forhis character. He seemed to lack the charisma that made me believe thatnot only is this man a hero but that he's a God. He has this scenewhere he is giving the big speech to his army that is freaking out whenthey see the numbers they are about to face in war and he sayssomething along the lines "I bleed like you bleed" and randomly they'rejust like "Yeah!", that's it? It didn't take much encouragement and theway that Henry delivered it was weak in my opinion. Freida Pinto,beautiful lady, decent actress, however was an unneeded character andhad no chemistry with Henry. Stephen Dorff did an alright job as thesidekick who often lends a joke when needed but makes for a goodfighter and has some good action scenes. Mickey Rourke really does tryvery hard to be the bad God like King Hyperion, but again the threatwasn't so much there. He mumbles so many lines and won't stop eatingwhen on the screen, why not just give him a cat to stroke while talkingabout his plan? The ending fight scene between Hyperion and Theseus wasso anti-climatic to me. The mighty legendary incredible God Zeus playedby… Luke Evans? Oh, my*slaps head and groans*, I don't think I need tosay more, that was just wrong.
I think that if the story besides some casting issues, maybe if thefilm was trimmed down a bit, the film would have worked a lot better.Despite being over the top, I like the Greek mythology as a soap operaof some sorts, that's what it was like while writing and telling thesestories. The film has a lot of flaws, however, I would recommend seeingin the theater if anything, go see the matinée. The visuals areabsolutely beautiful and the fight scenes are a lot of fun. But don'texpect the story to be there, this movie is not a rental, even as a bluray, I'd recommend just seeing it in the theater if you want to seesome great special effects. But Tarsem does need to work on hisstories, I know he has some major potential, 300 was pretty and had agreat story to boot, if there's a sequel, you have one more chance tomake this story into a classic that we can proudly display with Jasonand the Argonauts.
5/10
29 Mar 2012, 5:20 pm
Watching Immortals is like eating a big platter full of candy andsugary sweets. There's plenty to look at and many savoury sweets toindulge in… Only for you to not realize that by the time it's allover and done with, you'll be left with a lingering stomach ache. Whichis exactly what is the problem with all types of candy; eye candy orthe actual food itself. It's not until you're finished devouring suchhuge portions of it you realize you've absorbed absolutely nothing.
I have nothing at all against Tarsem Singh, an amazingly talented andvisionary director. I loved The Cell, even though it was a bitmind-screwy (though as soon as it's done, you realize what was real andwhat was not). Every shot in that film was to die for, starting withthe opening frame of Dead Vlei. The Fall was a movie that I managed tostumble upon by accident on IMDb. I watched the trailer and quicklydecided "I must see this!". Soon after I rented the DVD, watched it,and thought "holy crap, that was amazing."
So as you may or may not be able to tell, I went into Immortals solelydue to Singh's namesake, and the one thing that entered my mind as soonas his name appeared over the closing credits was "did someone hold agun to his head and force him to direct this boring 'movie'?"
It really is a shame. I love Greek mythology, and I thought Singh wouldbe able to carry a Greek mythology themed film well. Let's say he didwell with the visuals part; his trademark visual brilliance is all overthis film. Every single frame of the movie is a work of art in itself.That said, the script is so agonizingly slow, boring and disgustinglypatronizing.
Sure there's a lot of holes in the mythos- Theseus being a bastard, thesacred bow, etc. But those are the least of the films problems. Thestory and sequence of events plays as if it were adapted from agore-obsessed 10 year old's paper on Greek mythology. One particularlyinsulting plot hole comes from the bow- when Theseus buries his deadmother in the cave, we are to assume the bow chose him and deemed himworthy of using the bow itself- yet Hyperion can use it withoutproblem?!
The acting is insultingly awful. Cavill seems to think that juststanding there and looking handsome and what not is acting. And whilehe is indeed a handsome fellow, he fits the role of Theseus in looksonly. He barely emotes throughout the film, and even the one scene(where he watches his mother get killed) isn't enough to redeem hisboring performance. Freida Pinto does an alright job though herperformance wasn't nothing we saw in Slumdog Millionaire or Rise of thePlanet of the Apes. And I have a gigantic man crush on Mickey Rourke,but he was just hilariously bad. He rehashed his performances from IronMan 2 and Sin City, and the result was not good.
The film plods along at a snail's pace. We get a handful of action, andall are very short. Even the battle scene at the end was boring asfrack. The slow, sedated pace wouldn't be such a problem if thedialogue weren't so awful. The dialogue sounds like an immature 14 yearold wrote it, and I wouldn't be surprised if one did. The explodingheads scene was awesome, but that was it.
In short, guys will go see Immortals for the battle sequences and godsfracking stuff up, and girls will go see it for the guys walkingaround, letting their abs/muscles be the center of attention, neitherof which being anything they wouldn't get from viewing the IMDbpublicity stills for the movie- something they can do for free. Well,girls, if your boyfriend takes you to this movie, swiftly pull himaside and tell him "maybe you and me being together just isn't workingout for either of us…". Guys, if your group of buddies drags you tothis movie, immediately cut all ties with them and inform them thatthey're idiots.
And to the writers, your scripts are more suited for no-talent hackslike Michael Bay or Terrance Malick. Have you seen either of Singh'sprevious 2 films? That guy has a wicked imagination. Let him use it onworthy scripts.
OVERALL: 3/10
THE GOOD: It looks pretty. There's exploding heads and Mickey Rourke.And Freida Pinto naked.
THE BAD: …everything else.
29 Mar 2012, 5:20 pm
I'll start this off by saying, if you plan to waste you're money onthis movie regardless of all the negative reviews, then watch it in2-d. DON'T BOTHER with the 3D as it ads NOTHING to the movie. I havewatched many films in 3D where it didn't add a whole lot to the movie,this is the first time where I can safely say, not only doesn't it addANYTHING to the movie, it probably makes the viewing WORSE. So steerclear of 3D.
Now onto the movie, it starts off promising, I'll give it that. Thefirst 5 minutes of this movie are probably the most exciting of thehole movie. The introduction builds suspense, intrigue, and excitement.Remember that feeling as from that point forwards, you won't feel thatanymore. Rather, you'll start to feel confusion, frustration, and mildnausea.
Acting is mediocre at best. Micky Rourke's performance is dry in thisfilm, as is Henry Cavills and the rest of the cast. The script ispathetic, really. The dialogue is corny at best.
The story doesn't feel suited for a movie, either that or it hasn'tbeen executed well. Throughout this whole film I kept thinking tomyself the story and sequences would be much better suited to a videogame. On top of that, there are MAJOR plot holes:
Why is the king after the bow? if world domination is on his mind, thenhow does freeing the 'titans' going to help him achieve this goal?? Whydo the titans run around like thoughtless monkeys? Why in one scene isPhaedra intent on keeping her gift of foresight, and in the next scenegives up the gift to sleep with a man? Why put so much emphasis on herfaith and devotion if she plans to give away her gift anyway? Why am Ieven asking these questions when the director has already cashed out atthe bank??
The final blow from this movie is through the trailer. The "action"sequences you see in the trailer are ALL the action sequences you willsee in this movie. The trailer is substantially more exciting than themovie.
Don't waste your time with this one.
As for anyone calling this movie "art", I'd suppose they are pompousand pretentious fools who don't know what real art is. I do agree somemovies can be considered 'art', but only if they are visually stunning,great story, great acting, soundtrack etc…i.e a whole package. When amovie just has several nice pictures in it, it's not "art", it's justtrying to hide the fact that the story and dialogue is lacking..
3/10
29 Mar 2012, 5:20 pm
Because it was beautiful to behold, I give this four stars of AWESOMEvisuals (including the pretty cast) but really, what a horrible story.And S L O W. Let's face it, the previews show nothing but action andthat's why we pay the big bucks for Imax 3D films but when the actionis nestled in between long, long drawn out and ill-formed dialogue (Ihonestly thought lines were forgotten in many scenes and they wererunning low on budget or time and just went with it) and extremely poorstory-telling…..you start to feel duped. When you spend more mentalenergy thinking about another Coke Icee, you know you've just paddedHollywood's pockets.
29 Mar 2012, 5:20 pm
I hadn't seen any previews going into this movie. I was just out withfriends and went along with what they wanted to see because, hey, Ilike pretty much all movies (emphasis on "pretty much" in this case).This movie could have been really good. It really could have been. Butthe plot had major holes and attempted to do too much without thedevelopment to support it. Everything just flitted between one thingand the next. One second the Virgin Oracle was determined to keep hervirginity and her gift (foresight). The next minute (and for noapparent reason) she decides she wants to give it up for the chance tobe "normal" and has sex with the main character. This was completelyand entirely just for a meaningless sex scene. They hardly interact forthe rest of the movie. Beyond that, there's a 20th century style damwhich they are using as a wall. Okay sure, but why is it in the middleof a desert with a mountain next to it that looks like it has alwaysjust been a mountain? Plot hole. And okay, so Titans vs. Greek Gods, itisn't original but it has the potential to be good. But why do thetitans look like they were covered in gray paint and made to wear sillyhelmets? And why do they keep flying out of the floor in an endlessstream? I really could keep going. Like, why were they determined tofind the bow when the King couldn't find it. So by finding it they wereleaving it open to be stolen (which it was… immediately). Just don'tgo to it. Rent Alexander or Agora or a mindless action movie by someonelike Steve Austin. Just… Avoid.
29 Mar 2012, 5:20 pm
The plot felt like something written the night before a deadline bysomeone who once heard about Greek myths several years ago, but hasn'tdone any research on them. Certain aspects of the scenery wereobviously chosen because they look sorta Greek, with no thought ofchecking with an ancient historian. The characters are boring andone-dimensional. The suggestion that the characters were based on Greekmyths is laughable. The whole film looks like it was filmed in sepia -but for the pretty golden gods, the shiny silvery plastic breastplatesand the unlikely blue cloaks – I can only assume in an effort to lookgritty and interesting. Someone on the design team seems ratherobsessed with stupid-looking hats too: gods and mortals alike provokedlaughter over their headwear. The overall message of the film seemed tobe a very American one: atheists are evil/stupid and faith in thegods/God is the only way of winning. Also apparently negotiation ispointless. Overall, the the film was a mess – badly plotted, with asee-through message, full of anachronisms and just dull. It tried tohard and fell short.
29 Mar 2012, 5:20 pm
I wasn't expecting much. Really. I was prepared for the raping andgutting of the Greek mythology, and I got what I expected in spades. Iwas prepared for the total of lack of a consistent, comprehensibleplot, and the movie didn't let me down. I was prepared for poor acting- check! I was prepared for all kinds of anachronisms – they were allthere! The story of Hyperion trying to wreak his vengeance on the gods(thank you, IMDb reviewers, you helped me understand what the hell hewas actually driving at with all this running around and butchery) andthe story of Theseus achieving his hero's status are intertwined in amanner worthy of a five-year-old composing a story with nothing betterto do; there are not many logical links between scenes and events andno smooth unfolding of a story in general. This is what makes it soexcruciatingly boring. However, as I said, for all that I was prepared.
But I expected visuals, because I still remember the Cell, more thanten years since, and in that film, the visuals made up for the absenceof a story, they were a story in themselves, and they evoked if notrational, then at least emotional response. In this film, I thought thevisuals were boring, monotonous, and borderline ridiculous.
To top it off, the characters' sensibilities are thoroughly modern(Sybilla actually talks about changeable future! About free will! Yegods!). Then suddenly, almost at the end of the film, Theseus sayssomething that could only be said by an ancient. I will not say what itis for that would mean spoiling it for those who haven't yet wastedtheir time on this piece of boring entertainment, but this unexpectedbit of authenticity doesn't even come near redeeming what has passedbefore.
29 Mar 2012, 5:20 pm
I went to this movie on a whim and because my friends pushed me to it.I have to say that I did not regret going. The story plays out wellthroughout with some rushed character development and cut corners instorytelling. However, the direction was top notch, the visuals werebeautiful, and the casting was even better. Mickey Rourke did anamazing job as King Hyperion, the villain you love to hate. The thingthat excited me the most about this movie is how well the action andfight scenes were choreographed. I always choose story over action whenit comes to films but this movie far exceeded my expectations whereaction was concerned. I can't stress that the story was still a goodone but the choreography and intensity of the action lets you careabout little else.
Bottom line: I was entertained and happy.
29 Mar 2012, 5:20 pm
If you go to this looking for an accurate representation of Greekmythology, you'll be sorely disappointed. If you go to this looking fora decent, nice looking, 300-type action film you'll enjoy it. Assomeone who knows a bit about classical mythology I can choose to beunbelievably annoyed by them using it as a reference for this film, asit's ridiculously inaccurate, but I'm not.
Leave your smarts/knowledge at the door, enjoy the pretty action andpeople, the brutal violence and Freida Pinto in the buff, and you'llhopefully feel that you got your money's worth.
That's about it.