USA: Liam Neeson and Sam Worthington attend the world premiere of Wrath of the Titans

Record ID: 220777

  • Title: USA: Liam Neeson and Sam Worthington attend the world premiere of Wrath of the Titans
  • Date: 27th March 2012
  • Summary: NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES (MARCH 26, 2012) (REUTERS) ACTOR LIAM NEESON POSING FOR PICTURES ON RED CARPET NEESON SPEAKING TO REPORTER MORE OF NEESON POSING FOR PICTURES (SOUNDBITE) (English) LIAM NEESON, ACTOR, SAYING: "Well the first one was terrific, this is terrific times ten and you actually really care about all the characters including these pompous egotistical Gods. And the thrills and spills are all there and the 3D is quite phenomenal. I was never a fan of 3D until I saw this one - and I say that with all sincerity." NEESON WITH DIRECTOR JONATHAN LIEBESMAN ON RED CARPET ACTOR SAM WORTHINGTON POSING ON RED CARPET WITH GIRLFRIEND CRYSTAL HUMPHRIES PHOTOGRAPHERS TAKING PICTURES (SOUNDBITE) (English) SAM WORTHINGTON, ACTOR, SAYING: "Well I just feel I've got a responsibility to an audience to improve, the only reason to do a sequel is to up the ante." WORTHINGTON SPEAKING TO REPORTER MORE OF ACTOR SAM WORTHINGTON POSING ON RED CARPET WITH GIRLFRIEND CRYSTAL HUMPHRIES (SOUNDBITE) (English) SAM WORTHINGTON, ACTOR, SAYING: "I think it's all ages. You know, when you have me and Liam and I have a son in this one and it's all about a dysfunctional family trying to connect, I think there are themes in that that women can relate to as well as just guys, guys as you say." ACTOR TOBY KEBBELL POSING FOR PICTURES MORE OF KEBBELL ON RED CARPET (SOUNDBITE) (English) TOBY KEBBELL, ACTOR, SAYING: "That was my gig, that was my role - was to support Sam as best as I could and I think a nice rounded character that has maybe a belief in the sort of other side of it not so serious. It's much better to balance them out." MORE OF KEBBELL ON RED CARPET (SOUNDBITE) (English) TOBY KEBBELL, ACTOR, SAYING: "I did, I saw the first movie and I realized that they needed me in it, the sequel. No, I really enjoyed the first movie, you know, it's difficult when they add 3D on the end it becomes a different film. So this was much more about characters, typically mythology, that's what we were trying to do with this. So hopefully it's better, just fingers crossed on it." EXTERIORS OF THEATER MARQUEE MORE EXTERIORS
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  • Country: USA
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  • Story Text: Stars of the sequel "Wrath of the Titans" hit the red carpet on Monday (March 26) in New York to promote their new film.
    As the follow-up to the 2010 film, "Clash of the Titans" the new movie tells the mythical tale of Perseus, who seeks to rescue his father, Zeus from danger after he is kidnapped by his son Ares and brother Hades.
    Returning for the second outing is Liam Neeson, who plays Zeus, Ralph Fiennes as the brother Hades and Sam Worthington as Perseus, who said he made sure his character was an improvement from the first installment.
    "I just feel I've got a responsibility to an audience to improve, the only reason to do a sequel is to up the ante," said Worthington.
    On the red carpet Neeson describe the film as being ten times better than the first.
    "You actually really care about all the characters including these pompous egotistical Gods. And the thrills and spills are all there and the 3D is quite phenomenal. I was never a fan of 3D until I saw this one - and I say that with all sincerity," Neeson told Reuters.
    Newcomer Toby Kebbell provides the comic relief in the film, as Agenor, Poseidon's demigod son.
    "My role was to support Sam as best as I could and I think a nice rounded character that has maybe a belief in the sort of other side of it - not so serious. It's much better to balance them out," said Kebbell, who went on to joke that the second film needed him.
    "I saw the first movie and I realized that they needed me in it, the sequel," he said while laughing.
    "I really enjoyed the first movie, you know, it's difficult when they add 3D on the end it becomes a different film. So this was much more about characters, typically mythology, that's what we were trying to do with this. So hopefully it's better, just fingers crossed on it," added Kebbell.
    The 3D film is packed with action, monsters and plenty of fight scenes, however, Worthington says the movie is relatable to all audiences.
    "I think it's all ages. You know, when you have me and Liam and I have a son in this one and it's all about a dysfunctional family trying to connect, I think there are themes in that that women can relate to as well as just guys, guys as you say."
    "Wrath of the Titans" releases on March 30th.
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