Somehow someone thought that it would be a great idea for
there to be not one, but two Hercules movies hitting our cinemas next
year. First up is Renny Harlin's (Die
Hard 2, The Long Kiss Goodnight) offering, staring Twilight's extremely buff
Kellan Lutz which is coming out on 8th August in the UK and on January 10 in
the US.
In Ancient Greece 1200 B.C., a queen succumbs to the lust of
Zeus to bear a son promised to overthrow the tyrannical rule of the king and
restore peace to a land in hardship. But this prince, Hercules, knows nothing
of his real identity or his destiny. He desires only one thing: the love of
Hebe, Princess of Crete, who has been promised to his own brother. When
Hercules learns of his greater purpose, he must choose: to flee with his true
love or to fulfil his destiny and become the true hero of his time. The story
behind one of the greatest myths is revealed in this action-packed epic - a
tale of love, sacrifice and the strength of the human spirit. (IMDB)
From the trailer it looks like a cross between Gladiator and
300 but judging on what I can see I don't think Lutz it going to have as much
punch as Crowe and Butler. The word
cardboard comes to mind but I will reserve opinion until I have seen the whole
thing.
Also, someone needed to step in and confiscate the slow-mo
technology. There is such a thing as too
much where that is concerned.
Here is the trailer so you can judge for yourself, let me
know what you think in the comments!
By Kate Phillips
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I'm a huge fan of greek mythology and I always love to see movies and tv shows about the subject. BUT. I grew up with Kevin Sorbo as Hercules and, honestly, he's the one and only Hercules out there. You're right about the slow motion thing. It really is getting on my nerves. I don't have any desire to see every single blood drop or sweat or whatever. I might watch the movies for the hunks, but I'm not sure about them, really....
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