Hercules

Hercules is the upcoming American Adventure movie based on the graphic novel Hercules: The Thracian Wars (Radical Comics) by Steve Moora and Admira Vijaya.

The Film is Directed by Brett Ratner and stars Dwyane “The Rock” Johnson, Ian McShane , Rufus Sewell, Joseph Fiennes, Peter Mullan and John Hurt. The Screenplay is written by Ryan Condal and Evan Spiliotopoulos.  It’s jointly distributed by Paramount Pictures and MGM.

Brett Ratner is known for his Films like X-Men The Last Stand, Horrible Bosses , 21,Rush Hour Trilogy and The Family Guy.His Upcoming Movie is Beverly Hills Cop slated to be released in the year 2016.

Premise of the Talkie

After completing his legendary twelve labours, Hercules ( Dwyane Johnson), the Demigod, has his life as the sword for hire tested when the King of Thrace (John Hurt)  and his daughter seeks his aid to defeat a ruthless warlord.

For the preparation of this role, The Rock took on a grilling training routines like none another, working for 8 months and while filming too and this is what he has to say about the routine.

 "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 f*****g twice."

Total budget for this movie is $110 million and is scheduled to hit the screens on 25^th of July, 2014.

It is awkward that this version of Hercules is actually second movie to be released this year, first being Summit Entertainment’s The Legend of Hercules, which bombed at the Box Office, i mean literally.