A sudden spate of
Wrath of the Titans casting news has sprung forth from the ether. Deadline
broke the news earlier that Venezuelan-born actor
Edgar Ramirez, he of the mightily impressive mini-series
Carlos, is reportedly close to inking a deal to play Ares the God of War in the forthcoming Clash of the Titans sequel. The whispers are that Ramirez has scored the part that
Javier Bardem was said to be in contention for, which seems like a fair swap on paper, but its doubtful whether man of the moment
James Franco, who was also on the Titans shopping list will join the project. Theres only so much of the guy to go around. The handful of people who didnt forget the film before their popcorn was digested may remember British gangster movie stalwart
Tamer Hassan filled the role in Clash of the Titans, but he didnt do anything (dont think the gods called each other c***ts), seemingly being more of a placeholder than anything else.
If this isn't enough,
The Wrap later added word that
Rock n Rolla's Toby Kebbell is in talks for the role of Agenor while
Hayley Atwell (Captain America),
Georgina Haig (Wasted on The Young),
Janet Montgomery (Black Swan),
Dominique McElligott (seen briefly in Moon and Leap Year) and
Clemence Poesy (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows) are shortlisted and testing for the role of Andromeda.
They would join the already contracted
Sam Worthington,
Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes and
Gemma Arterton on a film that Worthington has already promised will be better than its predecessor. You would be forgiven for not believing him, Liam Neeson did
mention before Christmas that they are revamping the whole thing. However he also said they were already on script ten, which is hardly a good sign, unless they there's so many simply to correct spelling. The megaphone is in
Jonathan Liebesman's hands (Battle: LA) this time and lets hope its a movie that can wipe its mouth of the earlier entry. Oh, and please no wretched 3D this time.