Wrath of the Titans

Cinephile deep dive

The take

Jonathan Liebesman directs. Ben Davis behind the camera. Javier Navarrete scores. Martin Walsh cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America, Spain. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

• 1$150M budget — tentpole studio territory.
• 2Released 14 years ago.
• 3International production across 2 countries: United States of America, Spain.
• 4Part of the "Clash of the Titans Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
• 5Directed by Jonathan Liebesman, shot by Ben Davis. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
• 6Original score by Javier Navarrete. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
• 7Editor Martin Walsh shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
• 8Sam Worthington and Liam Neeson and Ralph Fiennes carry the top of the cast.
• 9Marketing tagline: "Feel the Wrath.".
• 10IMDB entry: tt1646987 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
• 11Classified under 9 themes, including "hades", "mythology", "greek mythology", "zeus".
• 12Released under 14 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography

Ben Davis

Original score

Javier Navarrete

Editing

Martin Walsh

Production design

Charles Wood

Costume design

Jany Temime

Makeup / hair

Claire Matthews

VFX supervisor

Nick Davis

Sound

Mike Dowson

Stunt coordinator

Paul Jennings

Runtime

99 min · 1h 39m

Aspect ratio (typical)

1.37:1 (Academy)

Status

Released

Budget

$150,000,000

Box office

$301,970,083

Return

201% of budget

Original language

EN

Certification (US)

PG-13

IMDB

Wrath of the Titans (2012) ↗

Rotten Tomatoes

26% 🥫 Rotten

Metacritic

37/100

IMDB rating

5.7/10 · 205,247 votes

MPAA

PG-13

Part of

Clash of the Titans Collection

A fantasy action franchise based on characters and myths of Ancient Greek mythology involving the Greek hero Perseus.

• 
  Clash of the Titans

  2010
• 
  Wrath of the Titans

  2012 · this one

Also by

Jonathan Liebesman

• 
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  2022 · ★ 8.2
• 
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  2016 · ★ 7.0
• 
  The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning

  2006 · ★ 6.2
• 
  Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

  2014 · ★ 5.9
• 
  Battle: Los Angeles

  2011 · ★ 5.8
• 
  Rings

  2005 · ★ 5.8

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Trailers & featurettes

Watch the pieces

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  Official Trailer 2 "Oblivion"

  Trailer · Official
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  Official Trailer 1

  Trailer · Official

Community reviews

What people are saying

• Andres Gomez2015-12-29
  ★ 5/10

  This could have a pass based on the 3D but, in all honesty, the script and the story is totally senseless and unconnected. The travel through the Underworld maze to the Tartarus is just the best example of how bad the story is. In addition, they just mix the Greek mythology in the most absurd ways, putting a minotaur where it doesn't belong. Make up is quite bad. Specially with the beards and appearance of the gods. Andromeda, who is also misplaced and doesn't really have any relevant role, is the spark to remark, played by Rosemund Pike.

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• Dark Jedi2018-01-09
  ★ 3/10

  The visual effects where very good. Unfortunately, that was about it. The script was just awful. I do not want to watch a movie about Greek mythology just to see the gods being portrayed as week, loosing their power and ultimately disappearing. I don’t know why so many writers today cannot do anything better than to take a well known setting and then totally destroy it for thrills. It seems like they all have some “Lets-destroy-the-Enterprise” complex. To me the awful script ruined this movie. It became depressing despite the good visual effects.

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• r96sk2023-10-11
  ★ 6/10

  I'm split on this one! In some ways I kinda prefer <em>'Wrath of the Titans'</em> to its predecessor, though in other ways it is a downgrade. My positives include the pacing and the use of 'the gods', with both - in my opinion - better done in this 2012 film when compared to the 2010 original. The shorter run time helps, while Liam Neeson and Ralph Fiennes are far better utilised this time. My negatives include the story and (one or two) new cast/characters. The plot didn't really hold my attention very well, at a number of moments I felt my mind drift away from what was occurring onscreen. I wasn't bored or anything, though I could feel myself lose interest immediately after a scene that promised more than it delivered. As for the latter, Rosamund Pike and Édgar Ramírez are disappointing additions. With that said, Bill Nighy is a newcomer here and he actually entertained me - probably my standout character from this sequel. Toby Kebbell is a solid newbie too, to be honest. Elsewhere, Ramin Djawadi is missed on music but Javier Navarrete does a perfectly fine job in fairness. Naturally, I can only speak for myself and to me this is an average, if admittedly forgettable, flick - nought worse.

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Production companies

Who made it

• 

  Thunder Road

  US

• 

  Legendary Pictures

  US

• CO

  Cott Productions

  US

• FU

  Furia de Titanes II, A.I.E.

• 

  Warner Bros. Pictures

  US

Key crew

• Executive ProducerThomas Tull
• Costume DesignJany Temime
• Executive ProducerLouis Leterrier
• Executive ProducerCallum McDougall
• Executive ProducerKevin De La Noy
• Executive ProducerJon Jashni
• ProducerBasil Iwanyk
• CastingJina Jay
• ProducerPolly Johnsen
• Foley ArtistPeter Burgis
• Makeup ArtistClaire Matthews
• Foley MixerGlen Gathard
• Foley ArtistJason Swanscott
• Special Effects Makeup ArtistChris Lyons
• Special Effects Makeup ArtistNathaniel De'Lineadeus
• HairstylistMarc Pilcher
• Makeup ArtistFlora Moody
• Art DirectionMark Swain
• Costume SupervisorAnnie Crawford
• Art DirectionThomas Brown
• Art DirectionMike Stallion
• Production DesignCharles Wood
• Set DecorationLee Sandales
• Art DirectionJordan Crockett

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

• hades
• mythology
• greek mythology
• zeus
• god
• perseus
• ancient greece
• ares
• based on myths, legends or folklore

Release history · US

When it landed

• Theatrical2012-03-29PG-13

Also known as

International titles

• Clash of the Titans 2US
• Clash of the Titans 2 - Wrath of the TitansCA
• Kampf der Titanen 2 - Zorn der TitanenDE
• Furia de Titanes 2 Ira de TitanesES
• La colere des TitansFR
• Gniew TytanówPL
• Furia de titanes 2AR
• Perseus: Wrath of the TitansUS
• Clash of the Titans 2: Wrath of the TitansUS
• Wrath of the TitansUS
• ტიტანთა მრისხანებაGE
• ტიტანთა რისხვაGE
• ტიტანების მრისხანებაGE
• ტიტანების რისხვაGE