Post weekend catch up

Angela Burton
Clash of the Titans Kraken

It's Monday, you're tired, so to kick-start your week we have a fantasy round up: Posters of Titans, news on Daredevil, and Superbowl goodies from Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time and Alice in Wonderland.

Five new posters for Clash of the Titans have been released and what an ugly bunch these mythological monsters are. First up is the Kraken, who is all teeth and putrid breath (we imagine). His size is shown by the tiny Perseus atop Pegasus, heading straight for that foreboding dark area at the back of the Kraken's mouth – we’re surprised they manage to stay aloft.

Clash of the Titans, the Kraken.

The Stygian Witches with their single eye take centre stage next, their creepy forms drooling as they point with thick taloned fingers, no doubt marking someone’s doom.

The Witches, Clash of the Titans.

Next up are the heroes. From left to right we have Sam Worthington’s Perseus, Gemma Arteton’s Io, someone we can’t place (sorry), Ian Whyte’s Sheikh Sulieman and Pegasus, leading an army against the giant scorpion.

Heroes, Clash of the Titans.

You can’t have heroes without villains: here we have Ralph Fiennes’ Hades (pulling a theatrical baddie pose you’ll recognise as Harry Potter’s Voldemort) and Liam Neeson’s Zeus, before the witches with their single eye, the Kraken and some winged beasts.

Villains, Clash of the Titans.

Last, but certainly not least, we have the giant scorpion unleashed upon ancient Greece, alongside an unimpressed Perseus. Clash of the Titans is now being released in 3D, a week later than was previously expected. Catch it from April 2.

Clash of the Titans, giant scorpion.

Daredevil.Rumours have been circulating that Fox were interested in making another Daredevil movie. Before names such as Ben Affleck come to mind we should mention the magic word: reboot. The plan is to wipe the slate clean and start again with screenwriter David Scarpa and producer Peter Chernin. Whether or not we need another Marvel superhero movie what with Hulk, Punisher, The Fantastic Four and Spider-Man floating around, especially one that has already tried and failed, we’re undecided. We'll delay judgement until we have more information.

Ah, the Superbowl. Even if you’re not in America you can enjoy it because so many film studios make special TV spots to air in the ad breaks. Ones we haven’t seen until now are Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time and Alice in Wonderland. Prince of Persia is still concentrating on making sure you know that the Dagger of Time makes the bearer go back in time. If you haven’t got that yet we’re surprised, but one more time, just in case: The Dagger of Time makes the bearer, this time Prince Dastan, go back in time. Got it? You can check it out in cinemas from May 28.

Time is running out in this Alice in Wonderland TV spot, at least that's what the ticking time bomb soundtrack reminds us of. There’s not much in terms of new footage here but this is action heavy, rather than focusing on the characters as in pervious clips and snippets. The first words from Stephen Fry’s Cheshire Cat are here, giving the crafty feline more character and the March Hare’s craziness is also brought to light. Don’t forget, your very important date is March 5. Tick tock. 

08/02/2010 @ 14:20

Nearly all bad news today it seems. The Titans posters are pretty messy. And rebooting Daredevil is a ker-razy idea. Even if you buy into the idea that films need 'rebooting', shouldn't you have at least had one successful instalment once, to indicate a degree of public demand? And that Prince of Persia trailer is lame too, utterly failing to shake the notion that this will be one of 2010's crappier blockbusters.