Does the Sword & Sandal Genre Have Staying Power?
I hope the Clash of the Titans people aren’t getting ahead of themselves in chatting up “trilogy potential” for their new movie. I have to say that as the author of MIDNIGHT MEDUSA I am predisposed not to like Perseus very much–especially in this picture! The director said:
It’s like James Cameron
with ‘Avatar,’ he can explore different planets. Well, I can explore Greek mythology. You’ve got so many creatures, so many heroes, so many gods. You have Daedalus, Icarus, Percivel. Amazing stuff. You’ve got several worlds. I could spend the rest of my life directing Greek mythology movies and I would still not finish everything.”
“If ‘Clash’ does well and we’re lucky enough to make it into a franchise, that’s what I’d love to do,” he said. He even offered some hints as to where things could go next! “Before the gods, there were the titans, there were even bigger creatures and monsters. That could be something. It’s ancient superheroes.”
Tags: clash of the titans, daedalus, Greek Myth, Greek Mythology, greek pantheon, icarus, medusa, perseus, sword & sandal, sword & sandal genre
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February 11th, 2010 at 5:02 pm
Umm, “Percivel?” I admit it’s been a while since I’ve read Greek mythology, but who the heck is “Percivel?” [blinkblink] Unless I’m missing something major (which is always possible) I don’t know that this is the best person to be presenting Greek mythology to the public….
Angie
February 11th, 2010 at 5:29 pm
I thought maybe it might be a variant on Perseus…but now that you point this out, I am laughing a lot!
February 11th, 2010 at 7:42 pm
I was wondering the same thing! Percival belongs in Arthurian legend… not that I’d mind more movies for that genre as well!
February 11th, 2010 at 8:46 pm
Percival? Yeah, that guy is as Greek as Guinevere. The director has publicly dissed Ray Harryhausen, so it’s safe to say he’s an idiot.
February 12th, 2010 at 3:24 am
Or he was misquoted….never know. But definitely has to be Perseus.