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2014 American film
Hercules
Theatrical release poster
Directed byBrett Ratner
Screenplay byRyan J. Condal
Evan Spiliotopoulos
Produced byBrett Ratner
Barry Levine
Beau Flynn
StarringDwayne Johnson
Ian McShane
Rufus Sewell
Joseph Fiennes
Peter Mullan
John Hurt
CinematographyDante Spinotti
Edited byMark Helfrich
Julia Wong
Music byFernando Velázquez
Production
companies		Flynn Picture Company
Radical Studios
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures
Release date
  • July 25, 2014 (2014-07-25)
Running time98 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$110 million

Hercules is an upcoming American adventure film directed by Brett Ratner and starring Dwayne Johnson, Ian McShane, Reece Ritchie, Ingrid Bolsø Berdal, Joseph Fiennes, and John Hurt. It is based on the graphic novel Hercules: The Thracian Wars. Distributed jointly by Paramount Pictures and MGM, it is set to be released on July 25, 2014.

It is one of two Hollywood-studio Hercules films released in 2014, the other being Summit Entertainment's The Legend of Hercules.

Plot

Having completed his legendary twelve labours, Greek demigod Hercules has his life as a sword-for-hire tested when the King Cotys of Thrace and his daughter seek his aid in defeating a tyrannicalwarlord.

Cast

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Production

The film is directed by Brett Ratner. The producers are Beau Flynn, Barry Levine, and Ratner, with Peter Berg, Sarah Aubrey, Ross Fanger, and Jesse Berger serving as executive producers.

To prepare for the role, Johnson took on a grueling training routine, stating: "I trained and worked harder than ever for 8 months for this role. Lived alone and locked myself away (like a moody 260-lb. monk) in Budapest for 6 months while filming. Goal was to completely transform into this character. Disappear in the role. Press journalist asked me today, with the mental & physical toll the role had on me, would I do it again? Not only would I do it again.. I'd do it fucking twice."

Controversy

Steve Moore, the recently deceased author whose name is used in the promotion of the film wanted to have his name disassociated from the adaptation, according to an interview excerpt with his friend, acclaimed author Alan Moore posted at BleedingCool.com

According to Bleeding Cool editor-in-chief Hannah Means-Shannon:

"In essence, Alan Moore’s account suggests that Steve Moore had been observing multiple drafts of his contract with Radical Comics over time and was firmly under the impression that he would receive at least a 'paltry' 15,000 dollars should a film be made, but upon closer investigation found that the final version of the contract had removed that clause without his attention being fully drawn to that fact. And therefore leaving him unable to make any legal claim to payment. That fact alone should be enough to give potential viewers of the film pause, but there’s also the fairly callous way in which his name has been used against his wishes to promote the film in a way that is, unfortunately, typically opportunistic of the film industry."

Critical reception

The film received positive reviews, and has a Rotten Tomatoes score of 70% based on 10 reviews.

See also

References

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