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New Info on Clash of the Titans Gemma Arterton will portray demi-goddess Io in the Clash Of The Titans remake.
The Quantum Of Solace actress, who picked up the best newcomer prize at last night's Empire Awards, described the role as "the coolest part". "Io's not in the original film," she told Empire. "Perseus falls in love with her... It's a really great part." Arterton added that the Warner Bros remake will shift focus on to the character of Perseus, to be played by Sam Worthington. "It's much more about Perseus's mission, and how he deals with being the son of Zeus, and things like that. So it feels a little more about him, and about the issues around that," she said http://prince.org/msg/post.html?fid=100 
Io, who was turned into a cow, is an ancestor of Perseus so I wonder how this is going to turn out. You CANNOT use the name of God, or religion, to justify acts of violence, to hurt, to hate, to discriminate- Madonna
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I’m a big fan of greek myths. They’re so clever, often
shocking, and always entertaining. I’m not really a fan of Persius, but the Io story for some reason cracks me up. Especially when one of the titans is sent to guard her because he has a thousand eyes, and how that story explains his eyes appearing on the feathers of a peacock. 
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ANOTHER remake? When will Hollywood learn? |
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uPtoWnNY said: ANOTHER remake? When will Hollywood learn?
They ran out of ideas decades ago. | |
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There's a Clash of the Titans remake looming?!!  Wow. I have mixed feelings about this one. I'm SO sick of remakes, but this could be interesting.
But... Io?  If she's in it, then Hermes should be -- which would be awesome.  But she was an ancestor of Perseus like 3 or 4 generations removed. It sounds (disturbingly) like they're gonna mishmash a bunch of stuff together. I hope they don't totally dishonor the mythology.Ὅσον ζῇς φαίνου
μηδὲν ὅλως σὺ λυποῦ πρὸς ὀλίγον ἐστὶ τὸ ζῆν τὸ τέλος ὁ χρόνος ἀπαιτεῖ.” | |
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OK... I hate to politicize this, but I've just checked out the casting of this film at IMDB. Liam Neeson as Zeus, Danny Huston as Posiedon, Ralph Fiennes as Hades. Those guys are great -- and I'd actually go see Ralph play Marcus Garvey  -- but we're talking the Mediterranean during the Classical and Hellenistic eras. Um... can we get a little melanin up in here? 
...And to add insult to injury, there's no mention of Hermes.  Ὅσον ζῇς φαίνου
μηδὲν ὅλως σὺ λυποῦ πρὸς ὀλίγον ἐστὶ τὸ ζῆν τὸ τέλος ὁ χρόνος ἀπαιτεῖ.” | |
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I thought it was just a rumor, a joke, a charade! NOOOOO!!!!  I'll probably go see it. | |
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Lammastide said: There's a Clash of the Titans remake looming?!!
Wow. I have mixed feelings about this one. I'm SO sick of remakes, but this could be interesting.
But... Io? If she's in it, then Hermes should be -- which would be awesome. But she was an ancestor of Perseus like 3 or 4 generations removed. It sounds (disturbingly) like they're gonna mishmash a bunch of stuff together. I hope they don't totally dishonor the mythology.The '81 version was also a mishmash of Greek Myths. Pegasus was not in the Perseus myth. Perseus had winged sandals. I'm a fan of the original movie, but this does not sound good to me. Who the hell is Io? What happened to Andromeda who was Perseus's love? | |
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dannyd5050 said: Lammastide said: There's a Clash of the Titans remake looming?!!
Wow. I have mixed feelings about this one. I'm SO sick of remakes, but this could be interesting.
But... Io? If she's in it, then Hermes should be -- which would be awesome. But she was an ancestor of Perseus like 3 or 4 generations removed. It sounds (disturbingly) like they're gonna mishmash a bunch of stuff together. I hope they don't totally dishonor the mythology.The '81 version was also a mishmash of Greek Myths. Pegasus was not in the Perseus myth. Perseus had winged sandals. I'm a fan of the original movie, but this does not sound good to me. Who the hell is Io? What happened to Andromeda who was Perseus's love? Definitely. Bellerophone rode Pegs, not Perseus. The version I most commonly read as a kid was that Pegasus sprang from the blood of Medusa's head mixed with the sea.  They sort of alluded to that in the original movie, if i recall, but not so much as an origin as a resuscitation. Also, there was no "kraken" (which is Norse), the monster was Cetus! And there were no Calibos or Bubo... although I thought an ancient robotic owl was a cool Hollywood nod to Athena's associated bird.
Io, by the way, was one of Perseus' ancestors by way of his mother. What's kind of sick, though -- and typical -- is that Zeus was Perseus' father, but also Io's lover generations before.  Hera was jealous of Io and had her turned into a cow and monitored by the 1000-eyed Argos. To free her, Zeus sent Hermes to tell Argos boring stories until he died ... at which point Hera turned Argos into a peacock (the eyes are still on display in its tail).
...And based on the casting, I guess Andromeda is still in the remake, but I don't know how big of a role she'll have. [Edited 5/22/09 16:38pm] Ὅσον ζῇς φαίνου
μηδὲν ὅλως σὺ λυποῦ πρὸς ὀλίγον ἐστὶ τὸ ζῆν τὸ τέλος ὁ χρόνος ἀπαιτεῖ.” | |
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Lammastide said: dannyd5050 said: The '81 version was also a mishmash of Greek Myths. Pegasus was not in the Perseus myth. Perseus had winged sandals. I'm a fan of the original movie, but this does not sound good to me. Who the hell is Io? What happened to Andromeda who was Perseus's love? Definitely. Bellerophone rode Pegs, not Perseus. The version I most commonly read as a kid was that Pegasus sprang from the blood of Medusa's head mixed with the sea. They sort of alluded to that in the original movie, if i recall, but not so much as an origin as a resuscitation. Also, there was no "kraken" (which is Norse), the monster was Cetus! And there was no Bubo... although I thought an ancient robotic owl was a cool Hollywood nod to Athena's associated bird.
Io, by the was, was one Perseus' ancestors by way of his mother. What's kind of sick, though -- and typical -- is that Zeus was Perseus' father, but also Io's lover generations before. Hera was jealous of Io and had her turned into a cow and monitored by the 1000-eyed Argos. To free her, Zeus sent Hermes to tell Argos boring stories until he died ... at which point Hera turned Argos into a peacock (the eyes are still on display in its tail).
...And based on the casting, I guess Andromeda is still in the remake, but I don't know how big of a role she'll have. [Edited 5/22/09 16:33pm] Interesting. As a kid, Clash of the Titans led me to check out all sorts of books on Perseus. I loved that movie. Had the toys, book, even the soundtrack album! It looks quite dated now but I'm still unsure on how I will like the remake. | |
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Lammastide said: There's a Clash of the Titans remake looming?!!
Wow. I have mixed feelings about this one. I'm SO sick of remakes, but this could be interesting.
But... Io? If she's in it, then Hermes should be -- which would be awesome. But she was an ancestor of Perseus like 3 or 4 generations removed. It sounds (disturbingly) like they're gonna mishmash a bunch of stuff together. I hope they don't totally dishonor the mythology.it's not like they didn't do it with the first one. Pegasus was the child of Medusa that sprang from her neck after she was killed You CANNOT use the name of God, or religion, to justify acts of violence, to hurt, to hate, to discriminate- Madonna
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Lammastide said: dannyd5050 said: The '81 version was also a mishmash of Greek Myths. Pegasus was not in the Perseus myth. Perseus had winged sandals. I'm a fan of the original movie, but this does not sound good to me. Who the hell is Io? What happened to Andromeda who was Perseus's love? Definitely. Bellerophone rode Pegs, not Perseus. The version I most commonly read as a kid was that Pegasus sprang from the blood of Medusa's head mixed with the sea. They sort of alluded to that in the original movie, if i recall, but not so much as an origin as a resuscitation. Also, there was no "kraken" (which is Norse), the monster was Cetus! And there were no Calibos or Bubo... although I thought an ancient robotic owl was a cool Hollywood nod to Athena's associated bird.
Io, by the way, was one of Perseus' ancestors by way of his mother. What's kind of sick, though -- and typical -- is that Zeus was Perseus' father, but also Io's lover generations before. Hera was jealous of Io and had her turned into a cow and monitored by the 1000-eyed Argos. To free her, Zeus sent Hermes to tell Argos boring stories until he died ... at which point Hera turned Argos into a peacock (the eyes are still on display in its tail).
...And based on the casting, I guess Andromeda is still in the remake, but I don't know how big of a role she'll have. [Edited 5/22/09 16:38pm] Don't forget that Persues is Heracles great grandfather. i read that Pegasus was the child of Medusa and Posiedon, Aphrodite caught the two of them having sex in her temple so she made Medusa a gorgan and since Posiedon was the God of Horses their off spring turned out to be Pegasus. You CANNOT use the name of God, or religion, to justify acts of violence, to hurt, to hate, to discriminate- Madonna
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ehuffnsd said: Lammastide said: Definitely. Bellerophone rode Pegs, not Perseus. The version I most commonly read as a kid was that Pegasus sprang from the blood of Medusa's head mixed with the sea. They sort of alluded to that in the original movie, if i recall, but not so much as an origin as a resuscitation. Also, there was no "kraken" (which is Norse), the monster was Cetus! And there were no Calibos or Bubo... although I thought an ancient robotic owl was a cool Hollywood nod to Athena's associated bird.
Io, by the way, was one of Perseus' ancestors by way of his mother. What's kind of sick, though -- and typical -- is that Zeus was Perseus' father, but also Io's lover generations before. Hera was jealous of Io and had her turned into a cow and monitored by the 1000-eyed Argos. To free her, Zeus sent Hermes to tell Argos boring stories until he died ... at which point Hera turned Argos into a peacock (the eyes are still on display in its tail).
...And based on the casting, I guess Andromeda is still in the remake, but I don't know how big of a role she'll have. [Edited 5/22/09 16:38pm] Don't forget that Persues is Heracles great grandfather. i read that Pegasus was the child of Medusa and Posiedon, Aphrodite caught the two of them having sex in her temple so she made Medusa a gorgan and since Posiedon was the God of Horses their off spring turned out to be Pegasus. Very cool.Ὅσον ζῇς φαίνου
μηδὲν ὅλως σὺ λυποῦ πρὸς ὀλίγον ἐστὶ τὸ ζῆν τὸ τέλος ὁ χρόνος ἀπαιτεῖ.” | |
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