War of Gods

[Raph's Girl]

Bye bye Vampires...hello movies about mythology. First there's Percy Jackson and the Olympians (out now), then Clash of the Titans (out soon) and soon.... War of Gods... which has the plot of Percy Jackson only set in ancient times.

http://www.mania.com/pinto-clashing-...le_120822.html

Variety reports Relativity Media and Universal Pictures are planning a little mythical incursion of their own with War of Gods.

The studio has tasked actress Freida Pinto (Slumdog Millionaire) to star in the feature which will be helmed by Tarsem Singh. Jason Keller wrote the most recent draft of the script, which was originally written by Charley and Vlas Parlapanides.

300 producer Gianni Nunnari and Mark Canton are on board to produce, as is Relativity's Ryan Kavanaugh. The company's Tucker Tooley and Craig Flores of Hollywood Gang are executive producing. Production will begin in April.

And what's the plot?

The story follows a young warrior Theseus who leads his men into battle with the immortal Greek gods to defeat evil and the powerful elder gods of the Titans in order to save mankind. Pinto is set to play Phaedra, an oracle priestess who must join Theseus (Henry Cavill) on his quest to prevent the cataclysmic war from erupting.

So..it's like Percy Jackson only it's Theseus and Phaedra.

Now in myth Phaedra ends up shacking up with her step son (the son of Theseus and Hipolyta..you know her... Wonder Woman's mommy). Well Phaedra claimed she was raped by Hippolytus and well in most versions of the story he was killed brutaly...and in one Phaedra commits suicide.

Well. At least the soundtrack is already set.

*sings the Nancy Sinatra song Some Velvet Morning* Flowers growing on the hill, Dragonflies and daffodils, Learn from us very much, Look at us but do not touch, Phaedra is my name