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Visually extravagant; a real triumph of special effects, costume design, and art direction that should be commended for its translation of 3D into an immersive experience.

Written by Chris Pandolfi (editor-at-large)

Immortals is visually extravagant – a triumph of special effects, costume design, and art direction. This is to be expected from Tarsem, who belongs on the same shelf as Tim Burton as one of the most unique visually inclined directors alive. While not the film’s greatest achievement, he should be commended for shooting it in 3D and successfully translating the process into a theater format. For the first time in what seems like ages, here is an immersive experience that isn’t dim or muddy; I could clearly see what was going on, even during the dark scenes. I like that I don’t have to give you my usual advice of saving your money and seeing it in traditional 2D. This time around, you can base your decision on what dimension you prefer, not on sparing yourself from a barely visible projection.
But I’m making this sound better than it actually is.

The plot is essentially B-movie material – Greek mythology crossed with the comic-book action of an Italian sword-and-sandal epic. This is somewhat disappointing given Tarsem’s previous film, The Fall. Apart from being a sumptuous visual feast, it was also a heartfelt, beautifully structured story within a story. It was the work of a free filmmaker, bounded only by the limits of his imagination. Here, he brings his vision to a serviceable but routine screenplay of the same league as Clash of the Titans and Conan the Barbarian (in both cases, I’m referring to the remakes). There will inevitably be comparisons to 300, although if you actually see this film, you’ll quickly realize that the two are in fact quite different.

Immortals will probably never rank among Tarsem’s best works, but for what it is, I thought it was entertaining. The story is as follows: King Hyperion (Mickey Rourke) has declared war on humanity and the Olympic gods following the death of his family. He seeks a legendary magic bow, which can produce arrows out of this air when the string is plucked. This weapon will allow him to free the Titans, who for eons have been imprisoned deep within a mountain. Rather than follow the current trend of making them beasts of colossal proportions, they are instead of normal human size, looking like nomads caked with mud. Their prison is actually kind of interesting; they’re neatly lined up within a cramped square cell, and their teeth are clamped on rods passing through the walls. The immediate image that comes to mind is a foozball table.

Anyway, the Olympians, led by Zeus (Luke Evans), are by law forbidden from siding with mortals during times of war. It seems, however, that they’re not forbidden from preparing mortals for battle well ahead of schedule (I admit, the details are a little sketchy). Here enters Theseus (Henry Cavill), the bastard son of a peasant woman. Although he doesn’t believe in the gods, he has been expertly mentored by an old man who isn’t given a name, except for Old Man (John Hurt). Exactly who he is, I leave for you to discover. What I can say is that he delivers the expected wise-elder dialogue – observant, cryptic, and just a touch humorous. A stock character, to be sure. My favorite line of his doubles as the film’s opening title card: “All men are immortal, but righteous men are immortal and divine.”

Into Theseus’ life enters Phaedra, a virgin oracle priestess (Freida Pinto), and a cynical, wisecracking thief named Stavros (Stephen Dorff). Their quest to find the magical bow before Hyperion is surprisingly violent; in the course of this movie, we will see numerous battle sequences, all involving stabbings, beheadings, and impalements. Some scenes achieve an unexplainable perverse beauty through the use of editing, special effects, and choreography. This would definitely include when one of the Olympians decapitates his way through a blockade of Hyperion’s men; the bodies fall in slow motion, and the blood sprays dramatically. Other scenes are a bit too heavy handed. One involves torture victims roasting to death inside an iron bull sitting atop an open flame. Another involves Hyperion taking a sledgehammer to a man’s nether regions.

I mentioned the battle sequences. Most of them are typical action fare – swords clanging, spears flying, wounds opening, people dying. It isn’t until the obligatory final battle that we get the male posturing that was once rousing but is now funny. Just before the fight, Theseus stands on a ledge and shouts to a battalion of men, all ironclad, all raring to go. Tarsem adds interest to the scene by having the men rhythmically pound their swords on their shields. Cavill delivers a line. Bang! Another line. Bang! Line. Bang! Line. Bang! It lasts no more than a minute or two, and yet it achieves an almost musical quality. Can you blame me for laughing at this? Story wise, I have a sneaking suspicion Immortals was intended to be taken with a grain of salt. But in terms of the work that went into the film’s look, it’s impossible to not take that seriously.

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Immortals – Review

 

by Robert Saucedo on November 12, 2011

Beautifully violent imagery helps life up a pedestrian story
There are moments of beauty in the violence of Immortals, the new 3D fantasy film from director Tarsem Singh. As precisely choreographed swordplay strums out on the screen like a Rube Goldberg machine — everything neatly fitting into its place and setting up the next exciting step in the dance — there’s a serenity that slips out and nearly lulls the audience into a weirdly complacent peace. This is poetic violence done as fine art. And then somebody’s eviscerated or brain matter goes flying at the camera like the end result of a Gallagher punchline and Tarsem Singh flips the bird to any ideas of peacefulness or complacency and lets loose the dogs of war. Immortals is an overactive 13-year-old ripping pages out of the history book to make spit wads. It’s also kinda fun.

Immortals stars Henry Cavill as Theseus in a heavily stylized, spiritually combative take on Greek mythology. The film at once both embraces and plays down the fantastical by having the legendary gods of Mount Olympus on the periphery of the story yet humanizing some of the most classic Greek myths by removing monsters such as the Minotaur and replacing them with bondage freaks ripped from the mind of George Miller.

Theseus has been unknowingly trained his entire life by the gods to be the best example of humanity. Powerful with a spear, good hearted and smooth with the ladies, Theseus is Superman in sandals — only fitting considering the role of the Man of Steel is up next for Cavill. Theseus’ wisdom and might is put to the test when the cruel, mask-loving King Hyperion (played by Mickey Rourke) cuts a warpath through Greece in search of a legendary weapon that will allow him to free the monstrous Titans — nasty earthen creatures buried under a mountain by the Greek gods.

Rourke is all hisses and growls in his portrayal as Hyperion. Through the use of throaty threats and piercing eyes (and a real sense of fashion when it comes to scarab shaped headgear), Hyperion makes a menacing villain. What is lacking in sharply defined motivation or any real characterization besides the kind that comes standard with every warlord with a scowl and a sword, Rourke makes up for with genuine menace. He’s a badass that doesn’t waste any time trying to rationalize his badassery. It says he needs to be nasty in the script and that’s all that matters for Rourke.

To combat Hyperion, Theseus is going to need weapons and he’s going to need friends. What he has is Stephen Dorff. As Stavros, a thief and former slave, Dorff is great as the little scamp with a six-pack of abs and a willing sword to lend to Theseus’ quest. Set in the role of comic relief but given nary a punchline, Dorff has little to work with but manages to wring out his role for all its worth — lending great backup vocals, so to speak, to Cavill’s charismatic frontman. Dorff knows his role in the movie and — when it comes time for him to slip into the background of the film — does so without muss or fuss.

Freida Pinto is the requisite love interest, an oracle whose power is removed rather quickly into the film. Stripped of a purpose, Pinto’s Phaedra is perhaps the most useless character in the movie but nobody told Pinto that. She gives the role a sense of regality and pomp that helps distract audiences from the fact that her character serves no purpose once the film gets rolling. Pinto’s intense beauty certainly doesn’t hurt either.

The real star of the film is Tarsem Singh. A visionary with a sense of grounded reality, Singh has not created a copycat of 300, though there are obvious examples that Immortals was influenced by Zack Snyder’s runaway hit. Immortals is much more organic in its feel thanks to Singh’s dusty sets and beautifully ornate costumes. If 300 felt like a video game come to life, Immortals feels like big budgeted Pageant of the Masters — where classic paintings are brought to live using community theater actors. Everything seems rehearsed and choreographed but there’s a weightiness in the action and a heft to the violence. There’s a lot of CGI, don’t be mistaken, but even that is handled with an eye for the anatomically correct. This is a beautiful Renaissance painting as filtered through a comic book artist’s hands. The classically inspired ethereal abstract is accounted for but a modern taste for the ultra violent gives the film a gleefully raucous tone that helps carry the movie through some of its more tedious plot points.

In fact, the script by Vlas and Charley Parlapandies is the film’s weakest spot. Moments where the film takes a post-modern approach to classic Greek myths are entertaining but the paint-by-numbers hero’s quest has been to death. What the film really needed was an off-kilter story to go with Singh’s marvelous imagery. What the film got instead was a very pretty package with a neatly wrapped bow that housed nothing but yesterday’s leftovers.

Director: Tarsem Singh
Notable Cast: Henry Cavill, Stephen Dorff, Luke Evans, Isabel Lucas, Kellan Lutz, Freida Pinto and Mickey Rourke
Writer(s): Vlas and Charley Parlapandides


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Henry Cavill, Luke Evans - 'Immortals' Review IGN

Immortals Review
Superman and Whiplash go to war in Ancient Greece and it is spectacular.

November 10, 2011
by Stephen Lambrechts IGN.com

Let's address one thing straight away – Immortals isn't going to win any awards for its screenplay. Luckily, anyone familiar with Tarsem's previous films The Cell and The Fall will know that the former director of commercials is remarkable at getting emotions, themes and story across with his expert use of visuals. Beware of spoilers ahead.

Immortals is the story of Theseus (Henry Cavill), a peasant who may be humanity's only hope against the mad King Hyperion (Mickey Rourke), who has declared war on not only mankind, but on the gods he detests for not intervening when he and his people needed them most. Ancient law states that the gods cannot intervene with the affairs of humans, unless the Titans have been awakened to wreak havoc on Earth. Hyperion's plan is to acquire the powerful Epirus bow, the only weapon powerful enough to break the Titans free from their prison, so that he can force the gods into a confrontation.

After having his mother and entire village slaughtered by Hyperion, Theseus makes it his sole purpose in life to kill the evil king. Unbeknownst to Theseus, he has been receiving tutelage from Zeus (Luke Evans) for his entire life in the guise of an old man (played by John Hurt) should this dark situation ever arise. He is also aided on his quest by Phaedra (Freida Pinto), a beautiful Oracle who has foreseen Theseus' importance to the outcome of this event, and wants to make sure he stays on the right path, and Stavros (Stephen Dorff), a thief who joins Theseus' cause and proves to be a loyal ally.

While the trailers and marketing for Immortals might make it resemble another 300, it's clear within the film's opening moments that it isn't much like Zack Snyder's film at all. While Snyder's vision for 300 was based on recreating the look and feel of Frank Miller's gritty, high-contrast graphic novel, Tarsem's approach to the visuals in Immortals is steeped in the grandeur of Baroque high-art, with artists such as Caravaggio and Rembrandt as his inspiration. The results are truly outstanding.

Baroque art can convey the drama and chaos of a famous historical scene in a single image, and Tarsem manages to capture that exact essence here with his and his director of photography's masterful shot composition and incredible lighting techniques. Tarsem also uses slow-motion in many of his action scenes, which further gives us the impression of witnessing a moving painting, and also lets us soak in the immensity of what is taking place on screen.

Less successful is the film's use of post-converted 3D. While the effect works well on some occasions, there are a few scenes that are rendered too dark to be truly effective in 3D. While it never plumbs the depths of the Fright Night remake's terribly murky 3D presentation, the film would've looked even more impressive with a brighter and more vibrant presentation that allowed us to clearly see all of the incredible detail.

As Henry Cavill's first big role since being announced as the next Superman, the actor proves himself a true movie star in the making (something that fans of Cavill on the show The Tudors have probably known for a while). There is an earnestness and sincerity to his performance that makes him a likable screen presence, something that could have been lost had the film regressed into typical macho epic movie grandstanding. He's physical and fierce, without resorting to steroids and catchphrases.


Mickey Rourke plays King Hyperion as a man with a vengeance-filled heart. He is able to convey a sense of sadness and anger at the same time, something he has proven very effective at in the years following his role in Sin City. He has a sense of gravitas, which gives the build up leading to Theseus' battle with Hyperion extra weight, and also makes its outcome more emotionally satisfying. Freida Pinto does well with what she has, though her character seems to disappear for much of the third act, and it's always good to see Stephen Dorff on the big screen.

The gods -- played by the aforementioned Evans as Zeus, Isabel Lucas as Athena, Kellan Lutz as Poseidon, Daniel Sharman as Ares and Steve Byers as Heracles -- all get their moment to shine, despite spending the majority of the film looking down at Earth from Mount Olympus. They definitely don't disappoint though, nearly stealing the film with an explosive, slow-motion ass-kicking that results in dozens of slow-motion exploding heads and limbs. It's to Tarsem's credit that every time the film breaks out into hardcore action like this, it still manages to keep its beautiful artistry intact.


With Immortals, Tarsem has created a beautiful and sumptuous mythological epic with visual strengths that far outweigh the weaknesses of its fairly standard script. While that kind of approach might not jibe with everyone, those who are open to this kind of visual storytelling will feel like they've stepped into a living, breathing work of art.

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Henry Cavill, Luke Evans - 'Immortals' Review

IMMORTALS

By: debbie lynn elias Moviesharkdeblore.com


IMMORTALS is truly an "Immortal" film. The latest venture by the visionary visualist, Tarsem Singh, IMMORTALS is not just a high-octane, explosively visceral fantasy blending elements of ancient history with Greek mythology. It comes together under a single vision celebrating Tarsem’s renowned visual palette and styling. With a stylized tableau, the design is a pantheon of visual delights that are breathtakingly rich, lush and panoramic - and the perfect palette for 3D. And this is without a doubt, one of the finest works by Production Designer Tom Foden. But there are some other delights to be had as well; the kind that come in the mortal form. Henry Cavill, Luke Evans, Stephen Dorff, Kellan Lutz and Daniel Sharman all immortalize their "8-pack" bodies as they go toe-to-toe with the baddest bad boy of ‘em all, Mickey Rourke, in a fight to save humanity. As my nephews would say, IMMORTALS is one awesomely fantastic film.

Having been long ago defeated by the Gods of Olympus, the Titans have been sealed and entombed deep within Mount Tartaros for eons. Only he who possesses the Epirus Bow and fires it into the Titans’ rocky prison can release the Titans and once again, reign havoc and destruction on mankind, not to mention annihilating the Gods forever. Thus, after their last battle, Zeus hid the Epirus Bow in a place so secret that it would never be found again. With the passage of time, most mortals have forgotten the legend of the Titans. They have lived in peace for centuries; that is until King Hyperion appears on the scene. The bloodthirsty, and let’s just say it, extremely psychotic, maniacal, vengeful and power hungry Hyperion has declared war on humanity. Rumored that the Bow’s location is known to a Sibylline Oracle, Hyperion has left a trail of bloodshed and mutilated carcasses in his path, searching for the Bow and the Oracle. Declaring a war on humanity, Hyperion wants the Bow so he may unleash the Titans, destroy man and the Gods and have dominion over the mortal and immortal worlds. (Nice guy, huh?)

Now, one would think the Gods could just eliminate Hyperion and his armies with one lightening bolt or tidal wave. Not a chance. Ancient law dictates that the Gods may not intervene in any of man’s conflicts. Thus, they are relegated to looking down from Mount Olympus, praying for someone to stop Hyperion before he can find the Epirus Bow and destroy the world.

Theseus is a simple stone mason, a peasant, if you will. Living alone with his mother, he has been deemed an outcast, a bastard, as he was born out of wedlock. Undeterred by the shunning, Theseus has had one friend through the years; an old man who has taught him to fight, taught him to be strong, showed him courage and bravery and taught him right from wrong.

When word comes that Hyperion’s armies are heading to Theseus’ village sequestered deep within a seaside cliff, the people start to flee to safety. Sadly, there is a caste system for the departure with the peasants left for last with no guards or army to protect them. This includes Theseus and his mother. Outraged, Theseus’ controlled emotions begin to erupt and when Hyperion’s men reach his village and kill his mother, he is pushed over the edge to meet his true destiny. You see, Theseus had long ago been secretly chosen by Zeus to save the people and stop Hyperion.

Meeting the Oracle and enlisting a small band of criminals, thieves and slaves as aides, Theseus embraces his destiny, setting out to find Hyperion and the Bow, culminating in the battle of all battles.

Let’s just get it out in the open right now. Beyond the exquisite, meticulous production values of IMMORTALS, one of the main reasons to see the film is the cast. Producers Gianni Nunnari and Mark Canton, along with director Tarsem Singh, have amassed the most delicious looking cast to ever grace the screen. Just looking at them and the sumptuous tableau they grace are reason enough to see the film.

Dare I say, that Henry Cavill is one "super man" as he immortalizes himself as Theseus. Bringing great confidence to the character, Cavill captures your attention at every turn, drawing your eyes to him, making Theseus stand out when set against an extremely full canvas. Training in martial arts, flexibility and hand-to-and combat for 6 months before the cameras even started to role, Cavill seems proudest that he "did not sustain any major injuries" during production. One weak moment in his performance, however, comes when rallying the troops for an epic showdown at Mount Tartaros. While a large scale scene, a better audio mix might have made Theseus’ speech, and Cavill’s presence, more dynamic. Co-star Mickey Rourke has the highest praise for Cavill. "He’s very young, enthusiastic. It’s nice to work with somebody who’s at the beginning of their career and see them so gung-ho."

Joining Cavill in Theseus’ mortal escapades is none other than Stephen Dorff. A huge departure from his prior roles, and particularly after his critically acclaimed turn in "Somewhere", Dorff is electrifying - and adds carefully placed comic relief - as the self-serving Stavros, a man enslaved by Hyperion. Describing IMMORTALS as "Gladiator meets 300", Dorff always felt the film had a "Star Wars" type template. "I felt like I was kind of Han Solo. . . I wanted to make it a little more contemporary, a little more human, a little more like the ‘every guy’."

Looking down from the heavens, Luke Evans is more than god-like as the immortal Zeus. Powerful and commanding, there is not a moment you don’t envision him as King of the Gods. Evans describes feeling "absolutely totally badass" playing the part, downplaying the soreness, achiness and hunger that went with being a perfect physical specimen and fighting machine. According to him, "there’s a lot of training before you start something like this because it’s physically demanding. There was no faking any of it. We were put through our paces. And Henry [Cavill] especially, did a huge amount of work."

Interestingly is Evans’ observation at how the physical training helpful inform his actual acting performance. "It makes you stand differently. It informs your character in a sort of subliminal way." In agreement, Cavill notes that "it’s like wearing a permanent costume. It makes you feel different."

Joining Evans in the skies above are Kellan Lutz, Daniel Sharman and Isabel Lucas as Poseidon, Aries and Athena, respectively.

For Lutz, a well read fan of Greek mythology, "Poseidon is just the role that I’d love to play. It’s really an honor to be able to play that." Part and parcel to Poseidon is an elaborate headpiece consisting of two huge conch-like shells over each ear designed by Oscar winning costume designer Eiko Ishioka. And while Lutz admits it was difficult not only working with the cumbersome headpiece but hearing, on the up side, "I could always listen to the ocean which was really nice."

According to Sharman, "[For a God of War] Aries is incredibly precocious and had so many flaws and so many problems that were so interesting at the same time." But Sharman’s real challenge, and one he executes beautifully, is wearing an ornate spiked headpiece also designed by Ishioka. "These costumes are made for thousands and thousands of dollars. So, I’m fighting wielding my hammer around thinking I just hope I don’t (a) kill someone or (b) break this helmet. It was very interesting."

But it’s not all about the boys because as with Isabel Lucas’ Athena, Freida Pinto is flawlessly luminous as the Oracle. By her very nature, Pinto exudes a breathtaking mysterious aura that intensifies with her performance.

And then we have none other than Mickey Rourke as King Hyperion. Talk about type-casting! Rourke just blows me away with his evil decadence and majestic command of the screen. Notable is that with his very movement and dialogue delivery, Rourke adds layers to Hyperion beyond the visible evil. "I fight very hard in the last couple years playing bad guys. I find them also much more interesting than a good guy. . .The bad guy doesn’t always have to be one dimensional. You try to find layers and reasons to justify why he is what he is. I try to find the moments where he’s not that cliched, evil bad guy. I fight for that all the time and this character was hard because he’s written as pure evil. I can only try to justify the King’s actions so far. I never look at the guy as pure evil. I always try to find there’s a reason." Making Rourke’s job a little more taxing was the fact he had just come out of bicep surgery and lost his entire tendon, making the physical action more difficult. "I was worried about just being able to tie my shoes."

Adding to the imposing figure of Hyperion, literally and figuratively, are more incredible costume creations from Eiko Ishioka who has to be a shoe-in for an Oscar nomination with her work. Rourke is more than appreciative of the detail to Eiko’s work noting, "This layer, then another layer, then a layer up here. Then a belt over here and a gauntlet over here. . .and the shoes were like 300 pounds apiece. Then once I got dressed it was another two hours in the make-up chair." The arm gauntlet was, in fact, added as a means to cover his surgical scar. And while he admittedly loved playing Hyperion, "I would rather have been one of the guys dressed in gold. Really! I saw those outfits and I went ***k, that’s the real me."

A warm and welcoming performance comes from John Hurt as the old man who trains Cavill’s Theseus. Providing sage wisdom, he grounds the film with a moral conscience

Written by brothers Charley and Vlas Parlapanides, the story and script that is fantastical and exciting, rooted in history and myth with a creative melding of concepts that result in an energetic and entertaining story. And thanks to Tarsem’s visual interpretation, IMMORTAL is possibly the bloodiest film of the year. According to Charley, " I think Tarsem struck a great balance between ‘the sacred and the profane.’ Yeah, it is bloody, but it is beautiful as well." Daniel Sharman sings his praises for the script describing it as having "such a lovely arc to it; a nice little way about going. I just thought it was a beautiful script."

Everyone involved in this film came on board for two reasons and two reasons only - the script and Tarsem Singh. For Kellan Lutz, this was a dream come true. " I’ve always wanted to work with [Tarsem]. It’s been a goal of mine as an actor." According to Dorff, "He’s got a great energy...which I think you need on a big one like this. He’s a real technician, but very good with performance." Rourke flat out agrees. "The main reason I took this movie was to work with Tarsem .He brought some drawings of the character and different characters and I thought, ‘This guy’s really prepared.’ And I like working with guys that do a very long pre-production because they know exactly what they want and because he [came] out of commercials and had such a fabulous look the way he lights everything and stuff, I think he could take this material to another level. I don’t necessarily know if I would have done this movie if it wasn’t Tarsem involved."

Self-described by Tarsem as a "painting action movie", IMMORTALS has over 100 special effects and some 20 sets at play, in addition to the actual physical live action taking place. Using some of the latest state-of-the-art technology, Tarsem brings a very stylized perfect composition to life. The system InterSense was used as a means to allow Singh to see both green screen with live action in pre-production, enabling sets to be built to exacting specification and Singh to meticulously frame each shot. During shooting, the Moses system was employed which allowed Singh to "see past the green screen" as a form of pre-visualization thus creating the perfect 3D reality. If there was ever a match between man and technology, this is it. 3D was made for Tarsem Singh or Tarsem was made for 3D.

Tarsem, together with DP Brendan Galvin and Editors Stuart Levy and Wyatt Jones, does strike a profound visual balance. And so much of the violence and carnage is so poetic to watch thanks to his lensing with the 70's style of slo-mo with certain aspects of the fighting. There is nothing gratuitous in the blood letting or some of the more shocking tongue cutting or ball breaking scenes. According to scribe Charley Parlapanides, "Tarsem's direction is nothing short of amazing and the cast is truly great, across the board."

A big part of IMMORTALS are the battle sequences incorporating both CGI and live action, all of which are intensified by Tarsem’s disciplined use of three distinct battle stylings. Under the direction of stunt coordinator Artie Malesci, not only does the stunt team execute meticulously choreographed action but the main actors as well. For Cavill, all the training gave him "a big tool box to work with."

Propelling IMMORTALS to even greater levels of heart-pounding energy is a score by Trevor Morris. Describing this scoring as "very collaborative", "With a director so visual as [Tarsem] you have to be working together. It’s a visual effects drive movie in the sense that it’s CGI so it’s developing as the score is being developed." Key to the drive of this particular score are the tempos and orchestrations. Calling on "initial instincts" "following the story", Morris pays close attention to what he sees on screen. "The colors, editing - quickly or slowly -is the color saturated. I respond a lot to what I see." Here, the music really does compliment the various color saturations of the different tableaus that Tarsem has going, helping to set the stage and tell the story.

Having already seen the film, Rourke capsulizes it succinctly. "It’s entertainment. It looks great. Tarsem did a helluva job. It’s just a wild looking two hours of something you can escape to that’s different."

Mythic and mythical, IMMORTALS is fantastical, exciting, high octane, thrilling entertainment. It’s immmmortal.


Theseus - Henry Cavill
Hyperion - Mickey Rourke
Zeus - Luke Evans
Stavros - Stephen Dorff
Poseidon - Kellan Lutz
Aries - Daniel Sharman
Athena - Isabel Lucas
Oracle - Freida Pinto

Directed by Tarsem Singh. Written by Charley and Vlas Parlapanides.

Henry Cavill's career gets mythological with 'Immortals'

Having played the scheming Duke of Suffolk in the Renaissance-era soap opera "The Tudors," British import Henry Cavill is set to tackle a uniquely American icon -- Superman -- in Zack Snyder's 2013 reboot of the comic book franchise.

But before he dons the cape and tights in "Superman: Man of Steel," Cavill goes mythological as the ancient Greek hero Theseus in the epic action adventure "Immortals."

The 28-year-old is an ancient history buff who jumped at the chance to play the stonemason turned rebel warrior who embarks on a mission to avenge his mother's killing at the hands of the brutal and bloodthirsty King Hyperion (Oscar nominee Mickey Rourke at his absolute meanest). Theseus and his men must stop the mad monarch before he destroys humanity and takes on the gods of Mount Olympus by unleashing a regiment of demigods known as the Titans.

Lots of blood

Plenty of blood and gore are in store in this 3-D fight-fest. The film is produced by the same team that brought the similarly ancient-themed "300" to the big screen in 2006. Visionary filmmaker Tarsem Singh ("The Cell," "The Fall"), who simply goes by Tarsem, directs from a script by Charley and Vlas Parlapanides.

Cavill says he has long admired Tarsem's work in film and music videos and relished the opportunity to work with him.

"Tarsem had a very exact vision for the job; a lot of passion about it," he says. "When it came to meetinghim, I was sort of picked up by all his excitement about the project. There was no saying 'no' to that."


Cavill grew up on Jersey in Britain's Channel Islands. He had planned to go to college to study ancient history, specifically Egyptology, before turning his sights to acting. Earlier this year, he visited Istanbul to learn more about the ancient world.

"I found out that the Bosphorus (the strait that separates Europe from Asia) was cut by Zeus," he says of the legend.

"I've always been interested in mythology and history in general," he continues. "When it comes to mythology, it's even better because it is a made-up story in the interpreter's tale, but when you hear that kind of thing, you are delving into someone else's imagination."

Cavill's previous knowledge of the myths and legends that inspired the film played only a small part in creating his character.

"You can draw some parallels to the popular mythology of Theseus," the actor says. "But this certainly is not the traditional story. This is a battle of men versus men. There are gods and then there are Titans, but they do not take a direct hand in (human) affairs."

Working the abs

To get into top form, the already strapping Cavill began training six months before production (while he was still filming "The Tudors.")

"I was getting up at 4 in the morning, working for two hours on basic martial arts, and then going to work," he says.

It was a very specific body type he was trying to create -- not of a bodybuilder, but more of a swimmer's body. He kept up the regimen throughout shooting.

"I told him it couldn't be a six-pack," recalls Tarsem. "You've got to come home with an eight-pack. There has to be no body fat because I don't have too many clothes for you to wear."

With the action set in Tarsem's colorful Caravaggio-inspired world of ancient Greece, filming took place on meticulously decorated soundstages and incorporated hundreds of visual effects.

"Tarsem did this wonderful thing of building many, many (miniature) sets of everything and then creating a visual storyboard," Cavill recalls. "He had everyone come into a room and showed us where we start, this is what it looks like, and talked us through the entire movie for about two hours."

Playing a commoner turned rebel leader, Cavill says the fight sequences were all very challenging, but a climactic mano-a-mano brawl with Rourke was particularly intense.

"The fight is brutal and messy," says Cavill, who squared off with "The Wrestler" star. "These are two exhausted, desperate men who want to tear each other's throats out. There's some jujitsu, some Greco-Roman grappling, but mostly it's two guys kicking the crap out of each other."

'IMMORTALS'

Starring: Henry Cavill, Mickey Rourke, Luke Evans, Isabel Lucas, Kellen Lutz
Rating: R (violence, nudity)
Director: Tarsem Singh
Running time: 110 minutes. Rated R for violence, nudity.
Opens: Friday Bay Area wide

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Henry Cavill, Luke Evans - 'Immortals' Fight Scene

A very bloody fight scene from "Immortals" *Warning: graphic violence*

Henry Cavill, Kellan Lutz & Luke Evans Hunk Up ‘Immortals’ Premiere [PHOTOS]

 

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The premiere of Relativity Media’s Immortals presented in RealD 3D last night (November 8) at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live in Los Angeles, California was a feast of beauty.

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Henry Cavill was all dressed up in a three-piece Tom Ford suit, while his co-star Luke Evans went for a three-piece suit as well. Kellan Lutz was all smiley and lovey dovey on the red carpet with his new girlfriend Sharni Vinson.

The Ladies weren’t so shabby themselves. Freida Pinto wore a stunning cream Antonio Berardi, and then a hot red dress Nina Ricci to the after party in which she was accompanied by boyfriend Dev Patel.

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Isabel Lucas chose a satin Roksanda Ilincic dress with ribbon shoulders for the event. While The Hills stars Kristin Cavallari and Audrina Patridge opted for red, with Kristin wearing a Mimi Plange dress, and Audrina wore a red satin blouse tucked into leather trews and clompy boots.
Watch video of Henry Cavill from the premiere after the jump.

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Henry Cavill, Luke Evans - Good luck 'Immortals'!

GOOD LUCK TO 'IMMORTALS' AS IT HOLDS ITS WORLDWIDE PREMIERE TODAY!


After many months of following the production of this epic movie, watching countless interviews, trailers and featurettes, the day has finally arrived! Today 'Immortals' directed by Tarsem Singh premieres in Hollywood at the Nokia Theater.

We, at The League of British Artists would like to wish two of 'our' lovely and talented actors, Henry Cavill and Luke Evans, the best of luck in tonight's festivities at the red carpet event and in the premiere.

Through Twitter we know of some lucky fans that will be attending the premiere and also wish that they enjoy meeting with these two wonderful men and the rest of the cast and crew.

We are very lucky that the main cast will be in attendance for this anticipated event, they include: Henry Cavill (Theseus), Luke Evans (younger Zeus), Freida Pinto (Phaedra), Isabel Lucas (Athena), Mickey Rourke (Hyperion), Kellan Lutz (Poseidon) and Tarsem Sing (Director) among others.

We would also like to thank all of them for their hard work and for taking such pride in what they do, it shows! As fans of these great actors we certainly appreciate all the effort they put, not only into the production of the movie, but also in allowing us to get to know more about how it came about, during interminable interviews for our benefit.

Last, but not least a big congratulations to the team of brothers who wrote such fantastic story Vlas and Charley Parlapanides! Great job!

GOOD LUCK 'IMMORTALS'.

Henry Cavill, Luke Evans - 'Immortals' Movieweb On Set Videos

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Watch: 8 new action-heavy, ab-ilicious clips from 'Immortals'

 

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By Chris Eggertsen Sunday, Oct 30, 2011 8:32 PM

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In their ongoing campaign to turn "Immortals" into the next "300", Relativity Media has released eight new clips for the upcoming mythological action film featuring a bevy of beefed-up male stars in various states of stunningly macho undress.

Clip #1 has Zeus (Luke Evans) taking out his pent-up aggression on some poor guy in a spiky gold helmet, which seems a little harsh. I mean who does he think he is, the Father of gods and men or something?

In Clip #2, the villainous King Hyperion (a scarred-up Mickey Rourke) looms in the shadows as he confronts a young, incredibly good-looking traitor with great hair.

Theseus emasculates the hell out of Hyperion in this next clip, in which Rourke appears to be wearing some type of ancient gas mask.

Get ready for lots of studly, guttural snarling in Clip #4 as Theseus (Henry Cavill) and a masked Hyperion engage in a little no-holds-barred hand-to-hand combat. Because that's what real men do. In skirts.

Fresh from a good ol' fashioned bronzing and leg wax, Theseus bellows in a really, really deep voice so as to assure his soldiers that he isn't at all gay just before leading them into battle in Clip #5.

Kellan Lutz took some time off from filming "Twilight" sequels and running shirtless on the beach in Malibu to shoot this action-packed scene, in which his character Poseidon creates an enormous tsunami through the power of his perfectly chiseled physique - all in a seeming attempt to kill his son Theseus and a bunch of other people, including the girl from "Slumdog Millionaire". A tanner Theseus must then outrun the giant wave, which involves him jumping through the air and being all like, "AAAHHH!!"

In Clip #7 Theseus is attacked by the Minotaur, played by 6'10" professional wrestler Robert Maillet. The Minotaur attempts to kill the square-jawed hero by swinging around a big club, which is in no way a metaphor for this movie.

What is he holding?" asks one man to another in this final clip, and then the other guy goes "the bow", meaning the Epirus Bow, the most powerful freaking magical bow in the entire universe, and then Hyperion lifts the bow and shoots an enchanted arrow made out of light into the castle, and then everything goes BOOM! and stuff starts to explode!

Henry Cavill - 'Immortals' Flicks and Bits

Henry Cavill Interview For Tarsem Singh’s ‘Immortals’

Flicks and Bits

Visionary director Tarsem Singh (The Cell, The Fall) and producers Gianni Nunnari (300), Mark Canton (300) and Ryan Kavanaugh (The Fighter) unleash an epic tale of treachery, vengeance and destiny in ‘Immortals,’ a stylish and spectacular 3-D adventure. As a power-mad king razes ancient Greece in search of a legendary weapon, a heroic young villager rises up against him in a thrilling quest as timeless as it is powerful. The brutal and bloodthirsty King Hyperion (Mickey Rourke) and his murderous Heraklion army are rampaging across Greece in search of the long lost Bow of Epirus. With the invincible Bow, the king will be able to overthrow the Gods of Olympus and become the undisputed master of his world. With ruthless efficiency, Hyperion and his legions destroy everything in their wake, and it seems nothing will stop the evil king’s mission. As village after village is obliterated, a stonemason named Theseus (Henry Cavill) vows to avenge the death of his mother in one of Hyperion’s raids. When Theseus meets the Sybelline Oracle, Phaedra (Freida Pinto), her disturbing visions of the young man’s future convince her that he is the key to stopping the destruction. With her help, Theseus assembles a small band of followers and embraces his destiny in a final desperate battle for the future of humanity. ‘Immortals’ is set for release November 11th 2011. Look out for a more in-depth interview with Henry Cavill and the rest of the cast closer to the films release date.

What was the appeal of this project?

Henry Cavill: Tarsem Singh, the way he described each individual piece, just his vision for the movie. Also, when you’re growing up as a boy, the idea of playing a sword-wielding hero, and beating up the bad guys is always a fun thing, and you get to play it in the big leagues, and for real, and get the real costumes on, and have all the special effects. But ultimately it was down to director Tarsem Singh. Reading the script, it had a few kinks in it initially, but Tarsem’s vision was the one thing that sold me on it, and his passion for it. Even if Tarsem came to me with a piece of wood and pretended it was a script and said, ‘No really, I’m really passionate about this,’ he would be able to sell me on it, and it would be an amazing piece of wood (laughs).


The world Tarsem creates in this film is striking…

Henry Cavill: The artistry that Tarsem has added to this, it makes it a different word. It is a different world, it’s not a world we would necessarily recognise, parts of it are, but it is straight out of Tarsem’s mind. It’s new, it’s stunning, it’s beautiful, it’s breathtaking. Yet it’s also dark, brutal and scary at the same time. It definitely provides a feast for the eyes, it really gets your adrenaline going as well.



This is a physical role, aesthetically to look the part and also with the fighting. How did you prepare to play Theseus?

Henry Cavill: We were given certain briefs that actually changed as we were training. They wanted photographic evidence of how I was doing so it was very difficult initially. Then when we finally got our groove, we finally got our brief on what they wanted me to look like, we just trained and trained and trained and trained and trained and trained…..it was 8 hours a day in the gym, 5 days a week – a crazy amount of training. We worked on my dynamic movement, so when it came to me learning the choreography, the stunts, it wasn’t as taxing as it could have been. The physical training was extensive and exhausting. I think I was doing 9 to 5 at one stage with the training.

That must have helped you get the ball rolling with the training for Superman?

Henry Cavill: Yeah, I certainly learnt a lot, just going through that process once. You learn how to do it more efficiently the second time. Although I’ve had a trainer both times, it’s a very different kind of thing for Superman. For example, I’m 25 pounds heavier now than I was in ‘Immortals.’ That is enough said really. It’s prepared me mentally. When you have that negotiation, when you’re training and you get to that rep which is difficult, and you know you’ve got 10 more reps to go in that 1 set, and another 5 sets after that, and you say, ‘I don’t really have to do this. I can do something else. If I just put the weights down, and have a bit more rest, it will be fine.’ It teaches you how to negotiate and win the negotiation, and how to notice the lie in your head, which is like, ‘Oh, it hurts, it’s dangerous,’ as opposed to, ‘Yeah, it hurts, but that’s good.’ As my new trainer says, ‘It doesn’t have to be fun to be fun.’ That’s very telling.

The fight with King Hyperion is vicious….

Henry Cavill: The fight with King Hyperion is a brutal, messy….it’s just two exhausted men who want to tear each others throats out, it’s non-stylised – it was a painful experience (laughs). It’s in a small space, they’re just throwing each other against the walls, hitting each other with anything that may kill them. This is the human representation of the conflict between the Gods and the Titans, these are the chosen champions on either side. And this is not sort of Wu Shu Martial Arts, or anything like that – there’s some Jiu Jitsu, there’s some grappling in there, but these guys…..they basically just kick the crap out of each other (laughs), that was fun.

Henry Cavill, Luke Evans - 'Immortals' Italian Trailer

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Another clip from Immortals w/Henry Cavill, Luke Evans, Mickey Rourke

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A new clip has surfaced for the upcoming Immortals in which Theseus (Henry Cavill) comes face to face with King Hyperion (Mickey Rourke). As you'd expect, it's not an especially pleasant encounter.
Along with Cavill and Rourke, Immortals stars Luke Evans, Kellan Lutz, Isabel Lucas, and Daniel Sharman.

Synopsis:
As a power-mad king razes ancient Greece in search of a legendary weapon, a heroic young villager rises up against him in a thrilling quest as timeless as it is powerful.
The brutal and bloodthirsty King Hyperion (Mickey Rourke) and his murderous Heraklion army are rampaging across Greece in search of the long lost Bow of Epirus. With the invincible Bow, the king will be able to overthrow the Gods of Olympus and become the undisputed master of his world. With ruthless efficiency, Hyperion and his legions destroy everything in their wake, and it seems nothing will stop the evil king’s mission.
As village after village is obliterated, a stonemason named Theseus (Henry Cavill) vows to avenge the death of his mother in one of Hyperion’s raids. When Theseus meets the Sybelline Oracle, Phaedra (Freida Pinto), her disturbing visions of the young man’s future convince her that he is the key to stopping the destruction. With her help, Theseus assembles a small band of followers and embraces his destiny in a final desperate battle for the future of humanity.
Directed by Tarsem Singh and produced by 300’s Mark Canton and Zombieland’s Ryan Kavanaugh, Immortals hits the big screen November 11th!

 


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HENRY CAVILL, LUKE EVANS - 'IMMORTALS'

Immortals Fighters from Montreal Featurette

A new featurette has arrived online for the Realtivity Media adventure Immortals, which hits theaters nationwide November 11. Click on the video player below for a look at the Montreal stunt fighting crew in Tarsem Singh's mythological tale.

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Immortals comes to theaters November 11th, 2011 and stars Mickey Rourke, John Hurt, Isabel Lucas, Henry Cavill, Freida Pinto, Kellan Lutz, Robert Maillet, Corey Sevier. The film is directed by Tarsem Singh.

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Henry Cavill, Kellan Lutz and Luke Evans in new images from Immortals

 

Posted by: Brad Sturdivant

Today must be Henry Cavill day. After debuting new set photos of a shirtless Cavill from MAN OF STEEL, we now get new shirtless pics of Cavill in IMMORTALS. But if Cavill isn’t your thing, then don’t fret, ladies, we also have shirtless pics of Kellan Lutz and Stephen Dorff. Given the style, it’s hard not to compare this to 300, but I’m still holding out hope this provides a fresh take. That, and I’m anxious to see how Cavill does in a leading role. Taking on Superman is a hefty task and this will be a good indicator as to whether or not he can pull it off.
IMMORTALS is directed by Tarsem Singh and stars Henry Cavill, Kellan Lutz, Luke Evans, Stephen Dorff, Freida Pinto, Mickey Rourke and John Hurt. The film hits theaters everywhere in 3D on November 11^th.

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IMMORTALS INTERNATIONAL TRAILER

Here is a Japanese version of Tarsem Singh's highly-anticipated film, Immortals. The trailer really does not have any new footage, but its still one of the coolest looking films on the horizon.

The film follows the mythological tale of the young warrior Theseus, who leads his men into battle with the immortal Greek gods to defeat evil and the powerful elder gods of the Titans in order to save mankind.The the fantasy action adventure movie stars Henry Cavill, Stephen Dorff, Isabel Lucas, Freida Pinto, Luke Evans, Kellan Lutz, John Hurt and Mickey Rourke.





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