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Clash of the Titans Remake

I like to think that this is going to be a good year for Greek Myth inspired fiction. In addition to my two Nocturne Bites, MIDNIGHT MEDUSA (a retelling of the gorgon myth) and WILD, TETHERED, BOUND (a new way to look at ancient dryads and chimeras), I have two forthcoming Myth-inspired novels and to top it off, they’re re-making Clash of the Titans!

Perseus was never really my favorite Greek hero. He seemed to get a lot more divine help than he really deserved and I always had a soft-spot for Medusa. But how can I pass up rooting for an update of this classic? According to an early script review, the creatures that appear in the film include “Sylphs, Lotophagi, Strix, Minotaurs, Centaurs, Nephilim, Giant Scorpions, Anubite Jackals, Hyena Men, and Pegassi.”

I know what you’re thinking. This has the potential to be a giant box-office disaster. But apparently Liam Neeson has signed onto the project and despite the Star Wars debacle that was Episode One, he rarely picks a bad script. I, for one, am totally looking forward to seeing what kind of travesty they make of ancient legend.

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2 Responses to “Clash of the Titans Remake”

  1. karen wester newton Says:
    September 13th, 2009 at 8:39 pm

    You can’t blame Liam Neeson for STAR WARS EPISODE ONE. For one thing, the worst of it was Jar Jar Binks and he was CGI so Neeson probably saw him for the first time in a theater with the rest of the world.

    If they’re remaking mythical stories, I’d like to see them remake The 1001 Nights, or maybe some Hercules.

  2. Stephanie Draven Says:
    September 14th, 2009 at 11:52 am

    Karen, I’d totally be down for those remakes.

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