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New Immortals Trailer: In The Midst Of All The Glistening Eye Candy, There Might Be A Great Film Hiding Here

By TK | Posted Under Trailers | Comments (29)

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Is anyone else getting a little too much deja vu from Tarsem Singh’s Immortals?

Undeniably, it looks absolutely amazing. The trailers are stunning, and it’s not hurt by the fact that Singh has assembled an incredibly good-looking cast to play out his dazzling, grandiose war between men, gods and titans. The story is a wild one:

Years after the Titanomachy, the Titan Hyperion (Mickey Rourke) declares war on humanity. He searches for the Epirus Bow, a legendary weapon created by the war god Ares, which will allow him to free the rest of the Titans from Tartarus and take revenge on the Olympians who brought about their downfall. In accordance with ancient laws, the gods are unable to take a side in the war between Hyperion and humanity. It is left to a peasant named Theseus (Henry Cavill), chosen by Zeus (Luke Evans) and accompanied by the priestess Phaedra (Freida Pinto) and a slave (Stephen Dorff), to protect his homeland and save the gods.

That’s quite a cast, and as I said, it looks lovely. It’d be great if this ended up being a good film, because right now it feels like a blend of Clash Of The TItans and 300, which is a painfully obvious, but inescapable comparison. The problem, of course, is that both of those films range from ridiculous to terrible. 300 was enjoyable at first viewing, but it becomes sillier and more trite and idiotic with each viewing, which given that it’s a Zack Snyder film, is no surprise. Clash Of The Titans was just sheer, unapologetic garbage. It was a monstrous pile of pig vomit turned into a movie, and it should never be spoken of in pollite company. Fortunately, you people are a far fucking cry from polite company.

I digress.

Here’s the new trailer for Immortals, which will hopefully have the visual flair and gratuitous male shirtlessness of 300, minus the stupidity… and the war-of-the-gods intrigue of Clash Of The Titans, minus the suckiness.

Here are a few character posters that also landed recently. Click for hi-res glistening:

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Comments

Ho can anything from RYANSEACREST.COM be good?

Posted by: logan at June 28, 2011 11:17 AM

I want to watch The Fall

Posted by: Nadine at June 28, 2011 11:18 AM

That looks lovely.

Posted by: DeistBrawler at June 28, 2011 11:18 AM

It looks hokey.

Posted by: MRod at June 28, 2011 11:23 AM

I will watch it if there is a lot of nudity :)

Posted by: Ashley at June 28, 2011 11:28 AM

Well I'm pretty sure no one has invented shirts for men in this time period.

Posted by: logan at June 28, 2011 11:30 AM

logan, that is definitely the hope.

Posted by: Anne At Large at June 28, 2011 11:39 AM

is Zeus that skinny orlando bloom looking bitch?

If so, Bullshit. Zeus should look like the king of Bears, ready to impregnate a lady or rock a twink at moment's notice.

Posted by: Matty at June 28, 2011 11:41 AM

You women just want one thing!

Ok two things, half naked men and shoes.

Posted by: logan at June 28, 2011 11:44 AM

Oh that looks AWESOME. And Henry Cavill is looking pretty damn good, too. Rawr.

Gratuitous Glistening Eye Candy is my FAVORITE!

Posted by: Figgy at June 28, 2011 11:51 AM

Don't forget chocolate, Logan.

Posted by: MelBivDevoe at June 28, 2011 12:02 PM

HELL YEAH!

Posted by: ChickaBoom! at June 28, 2011 12:07 PM

so we're doin short one line comments, huh?...Great.

the more Cavill i see, the more i'm worried for Man of Steel. pls bulk the hell up like Evans. pls.

still can't stand Pinto. i know Singh is throwing her a bone but an Indian chick in ancient Greece? wtf?

Posted by: haplo at June 28, 2011 12:23 PM

gratuitous male shirtlessness

This here is what you call a logical fallacy, my friend. Male shirtlessness is NEVER gratuitous. NEVER.

Posted by: Anna von Beav at June 28, 2011 12:49 PM

haplo, I think I love the first line of your comment. The rest was great too, but that first line has just sent me off in a fit of giggles for some reason. Bravo.

Posted by: Nadine at June 28, 2011 1:01 PM

AvB you're shameless! : )

Posted by: logan at June 28, 2011 1:01 PM

Nadine stop, u're making me blush.

Posted by: haplo at June 28, 2011 1:11 PM

Tarsem Singh should do a Dr. Strange movie. All he needs a pretty good script, and Hugh Laurie. It could be SO good.

Posted by: AmbroseKalifornia at June 28, 2011 1:21 PM

I thought the trailer looked really fucking cheesy when I saw it in the theater a couple of weekends ago.
Not the good cheese, either; the completely processed, shaped, and fake-color-added imitation cheese-food-product.

Posted by: Rykker at June 28, 2011 2:08 PM

Yeah, I've seen the preview they've been showing in theaters three or four times now, and each time I go, "NO. Thanks, but NO." Even with all the non-gratuitous male eye candy, it just looks like a pile of incomprehensible fail.

But honestly, my standards are low, so by the time it actually comes out in theaters, I might go see it.

Posted by: MM at June 28, 2011 2:23 PM

Sweet Unholy Cthulhu, can we dispense with the Greek pantheon for just a few movies? Please?

The Epic of Gilgamesh (the first-ever buddy story)?

The Ramayana?

The Kalevala?

Please? Anyone in Hollywood?

Posted by: The Wanderer at June 28, 2011 3:18 PM

The Kalevala

The Wanderer, you are my new favorite person EVER for mentioning something Finnish. Just thought I'd let you know.

Posted by: MM at June 28, 2011 3:32 PM

I love Tarsem and his work - The Fall is one of my favourite films; I will go to bat for The Cell even. But this? This scares me. I am hoping that it does was Trash of The Titans couldn't and actually be a good film - but the trailer just left me cold. And a little scared.

Posted by: Shane at June 28, 2011 5:32 PM

I'll watch it.

300 is beyond overrated. I mean there isn't anything about it that is original enough to compare it with movies that came out after it. Clash of the Titans?

I suppose one can make the comparisons. I mean I even see a Kurosawa influence in the trailer. You know how they are both movies and everything.

Posted by: googergieger at June 28, 2011 6:41 PM

I'm in. But then again I loved 300.

Posted by: James S at June 28, 2011 6:45 PM

There are a LOT of ridiculous, impractical and unsafe helmets in this flick.

That is the only impression I take away from it. Wake me when they do something interesting, like Volund the Smith or How Raven Stole the Sun.

Posted by: Wintermute at June 28, 2011 8:28 PM

Is this movie a parody?

Posted by: Johnnyboy at June 28, 2011 8:32 PM

Fortunately, you people are a far fucking cry from polite company.

Welcome back, my foul-tempered friend.

Posted by: Uriah Creep at June 28, 2011 8:52 PM

Tarsem, why oh why did you have to steal that bow and multi arrow scene from House of Flying Daggers? I hope you're happy now.

Posted by: franamadeus at June 30, 2011 10:47 PM