Immortals

Year:

2011

Duration:

USA:110 min

Genres:

Action | Drama | Fantasy

IMDB rate:

6.1

Director:

Tarsem Singh

Awards:

1 win & 6 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 2011-11-11

Filming Locations: Cité du Cinéma, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Earnings

Budget: $75,000,000

Opening Weekend: $32,206,425 (USA) (13 November 2011)

Gross: $83,504,017 (USA) (29 July 2012)

Cast

Actor

Character

Daniel Sharman

Immortals

Henry Cavill

Theseus

Mickey Rourke

King Hyperion

Stephen Dorff

Stavros

Freida Pinto

Phaedra

Luke Evans

Zeus

John Hurt

Old Man

Joseph Morgan

Lysander

Anne Day-Jones

Aethra

Greg Bryk

The Monk

Alan Van Sprang

Dareios

Peter Stebbings

Helios

Isabel Lucas

Athena

Kellan Lutz

Poseidon

Steve Byers

Heracles

Stephen McHattie

Cassander

Matthew G. Taylor

Mondragon (King's Guard)

Romano Orzari

Icarus

Corey Sevier

Apollo

Conrad Pla

Jailer

Neil Napier

Beast Handler

Tyrone Benskin

Hoplite Captain

Abdul Ayoola

Kerkyon (Guard)

Dylan Smith

Stephanos

Robert Naylor

Young Theseus

Mercedes Leggett

High Priestess #2

Kaniehtiio Horn

High Priestess #3

Ayisha Issa

High Priestess #4

Jason Cavalier

Heraklion Watchman / Hoplite Soldier #1

Danny Blanco Hall

Archon

Robert Maillet

Minotaur

Alain Chanoine

Checkpoint Gatekeeper

Edward Yankie

Checkpoint Soldier

Gage Munroe

Acamas

Aron Tomori

Young Lysander

Marcello Bezina

Village Father

Roc LaFortune

Hoplite General

Jade Larocque

Young Virgin #1

Charlie Duret

Young Virgin #2

Alisha Nagarsheth

Young Phaedra

Makayla Jayde

Young Priestess #2 (as Makayla Jayde McManus-Leggett)

Madison McAleer

Young Priestess #3

Zelia Mouana-Bankouezi

Young Priestess #4

André Kasper Kolstad

Little Boy (as Andre Kasper Kolstad)

Tyler Hynes

Slave

Carlo Mestroni

Holy Man

Chantal Simard

Lysander's Mother

Brent Skagford

Hoplite Sentry

Kevin Kelsall

Hoplite Soldier #2

Patrick Sabongui

Hoplite Soldier #3

Samuel Platel

Heraklion

Lise Sita

Villager #1

Francis LaFreniere

Villager #2

Shyrelle Yates

Village Child #1

John Churchill

Village Child #2

Austin Beauchamp

Village Child #3

Jimmy Duperval

Soldier

Isabelle Champeau

Woman at Checkpoint (uncredited)

Andre Givogue

Hoplite Soldier (uncredited)

Randy Herman

Hoplite Soldier (uncredited)

Mark Margolis

The New Priest (uncredited)

Tamas Menyhart

Heraklion (uncredited)

Emilie Paquet

Villager (uncredited)

James A. Woods

Captain of the Archers (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

Although this film's plot has a recurring theme of faith in God(s) being preferable to having no faith, director Tarsem Singh is an atheist.

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Early on, Theseus is said to be on an "odyssey," the title of another definitive Greek myth.

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Henry Cavill said he felt very stressed out leading up to filming of his shirtless scenes for the movie. He would wake up every morning and look into the mirror and think "Can I still see the veins in my abs". He said he did look good enough but felt a lot of pressure because he wanted to completely deliver on the shape his director had asked for (a full eight-pack of abs).

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Goofs

When Theseus takes his mother's body into the temple he cuts his right leg and walks in bare feet, but moments later when he's fighting the beast with the barbed wire helmet he has gladiator-style sandals on. He has no shoes on, on the way in deliberately to leave a trail, although not shown one can infer he had shoes with him as well by the way he followed his foot-trails on the way out as he never ventured into the maze with his mother to honor the gods prior to her death, thus would not have known the way out. Furthermore, this is probably a sly allusion to the method (a ball of string) that Theseus used to escape from the labyrinth according to ancient mythology.

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In Hyperion's death scene, Mickey Rourke's make-up is incomplete. The trademark scars and discolorations on his character's face are suddenly missing.

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When Theseus takes off his breastplate after King Hyperion releases the Titans, it clearly flexes as if it is made from soft rubber or vinyl.

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Quotes

Zeus: It's not living as such that's important, Theseus. It's living rightly.

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Stavros: Hyperion's legions are gathering at Tartarus. That's where Hellenists will fall.

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Theseus: Stand your ground! Fight for honor! Fight for the man beside you! Fight for those who bore you! Fight for your children! Fight for your future! Fight for your name to survive! Fight! For immortality!

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Faq

Q

What are the differences between the British Theatrical Version and the original R-Rated Theatrical Version?

A

While it was rated R (for sequences of strong bloody violence, and a scene of sexuality) in the States, the UK make an exception when it comes to censorship. Although a BBFC 18 was available for the uncut version, distributor Universal UK decided that this wouldn't be profitable enough for the British market. Therefore, they decided to cut the film down to a BBFC 15 rating. Unfortunately (and a not so rare occasion by the way), the DVD and Blu-ray contain this censored cut, as well. Different methods were used to tone down the violence. Along with normal cuts, there is one scene where the volume of a gory effect has been reduced and numerous alterations of the blood's colour (black instead of red). It's notable that this mostly affects scenes with fantasy creatures and not humans. A detailed comparison between both versions with pictures can be found here.

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