Leicester Square was temporarily transformed into ancient Greece for the world premiere of the first of the year's big blockbusters, 'Clash of the Titans'. Sam Worthington, Mads Mikkelsen, Gemma Arterton and Alexa Davalos all joined the film's director, Louis Leterrier, on the red carpet to celebrate the launch of the film that tells the mythological tale of a struggle for power that pits men against kings and kings against gods. We are trying to kick it off with a bang. This is a fun, boisterous movie, it shouldn't be taken too seriously, it is a popcorn film. This is the start of the summer blockbusters, Worthington, the film's star, told. 'Clash of the Titans' is an epic action adventure film of men vs. gods. Worthington's Perseus is born of a god but is raised as a man leading a dangerous mission to defeat Hades (Ralph Fiennes) who plots to overthrow Zeus (Liam Neeson) and unleash hell on earth. Helming the project for Warner Bros. Pictures is French director Louis Leterrier ('The Incredible Hulk') who up until 'Titans' had never made a period movie. Taking on the challenge of ancient Greece would test him to his creative limits. The film itself was not originally slated as a 3-D project; Warner Bros. felt that there was an opportunity to ride on the back of the success created by James Cameron's Avatar so Clash of the Titans transfer from 2-D to 3-D delayed the film's original release date.And for Worthington, starring in two major studio movies back to back has elevated his profile to that of global superstar. Worthington's career boost in Hollywood came not so much by acting with others, as much as acting with himself -- in front of a green screen on which computer generated images are filmed for the effects-filled movies like Titans. 'Clash of the Titans' will be released across the UK and the US on April 2.
