Louis Leterrier's "Clash of the Titans" remake is quickly coming together, and the director has mimicked the 1981 original by recruiting the best of Britain and Ireland to reside in Mount Olympus. According to Variety, Ralph Fiennes is set to play Hades, the God of the Underworld, and Liam Neeson will be flinging lightning bolts as the top god Zeus -- a role played by Sir Laurence Olivier in the original film.
Fiennes and Neeson join Sam Worthington (Perseus), Gemma Arterton, Mads Mikkelsen, Alexa Davalos in Leterrier's retelling of the Greek myth. The director is already departing from both versions of the story by giving a big part to Hades, and by adding Mikkelsen's character Draco, head of the Praetorian Guard. Read more...

