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  • Hercules: The Legend Begins Trailer Now Online

    Following the trend of everything else in Hollywood these days, we’re now slated for two Hercules movies in 2014. One is a big budget film starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, and the other is Hercules: The Legend Begins starring a guy from Twilight. Unfortunately we’ll be talking about the latter of the two.

    Hercules: The Legend Begins stars Kellan Lutz as the Greek demigod and was directed by Renny Harlin (Die Hard 2). The film seems to be an ultra-stylized, 300-ish, re-imaging of the classic story. You can check out the three-minute long preview for yourself below:

    You can read the films official synopsis below:

    “In Ancient Greece 1200 B.C., a queen succumbs to the lust of Zeus to bear a son promised to overthrow the tyrannical rule of the king and restore peace to a land in hardship. But this prince, Hercules, knows nothing of his real identity or his destiny. He desires only one thing: the love of Hebe, Princess of Crete, who has been promised to his own brother. When Hercules learns of his greater purpose, he must choose: to flee with his true love or to fulfill his destiny and become the true hero of his time. The story behind one of the greatest myths is revealed in this action-packed epic — a tale of love, sacrifice and the strength of the human spirit.”

    Hercules: The Legend Begins is slated to hit theaters sometime in 2014, though it’s likely to not see a wide-release.

    (Lead image via GeekTyrant)

  • Kellan Lutz Promotes “Hercules” at NY Comic Con

    Kellan Lutz’ latest flick, Hercules: The Legend Begins, has just released the first full-length trailer (below). At the helm of the pectoral pictorial is Renny Harlin (of action-dramas Die Hard 2 and Cliffhanger) who also co-wrote the script.

    The film’s marketers took advantage of this weekend’s New York Comic Con to debut the trailer. Lutz and supporting cast Gaia Weiss, Liam McIntyre and Scott Adkins appeared on the convention’s main stage to promote the film.

    Lutz, perhaps best known for his Twilight Saga time as Emmett Cullen, aspires to an Academy Award but this seems unlikely to get him there just yet. Based on early reviews, fans will likely be those who gravitate toward CGI-heavy, dialogue-light, 3D, costume-action-drama films… and a shirtless Lutz.

    That is, when it’s finally released in March 2014. Nu Image and Millennium Films are producing and the timing, if all goes as planned, precedes the higher-profile, Paramount and MGM-produced Hercules: The Thracian Wars, in which Dwayne Johnson portrays the demi-god.

    In this iteration of the legend, Hercules is exiled from his homeland when he falls in love with his brother’s betrothed, Hebe, Princess of Crete, played by Weiss. Hercules vows to return for Hebe, sets out to fulfill his destiny as offspring of Zeus and battle scenes ensue.

    Harlin says of this version, “We wanted to really go to the origins of this character and really start with a young man who doesn’t even know that he is Hercules.”

    Weiss is a newcomer to the industry, her two previous productions premiering in 2013. Followers of the Spartacus TV series will recognize McIntyre in the role of Sotiris, Hercules’ trusted battlefield comrade. Adkins has several credits, albeit in smaller roles, with such films as Zero Dark Thirty and The Bourne Ultimatum.

    Lutz is busy with other productions as well. He’s joining the Expendables franchise at number three and will voice a character for the animated Guardians of Luna, both due out in 2014.

    [Image via YouTube.]