Hercules – warrioro Rai 4 is an epic action-adventure starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson as the iconic demigod Hercules in a new version inspired by the graphic novel and directed by Brett Ratner from the trilogy. Peak hour and continuation X-Men – The Last Stand.
Hercules the Warrior – Plot and cast
Dwayne Johnson: Hercules
Ian McShane: Amphiarai
John Hurt: King Cotys
Rufus Sewell: Autolycus
Irina Shayk: Megara
Rhys Ritchie – Iolaus
Joe Anderson – Phineas
Isaac Andrews – Arius
Ingrid Bolsø Berdahl: Atalanta
Rebecca Ferguson: Ergenia
Peter Mullan: General Seatacles
Nicholas Moss – Demetrius
Tobias Santelmann: back
Axel Hennie: Tideus
Barbara Palvin: Antimaka
Joseph Fiennes: King Eurystheus
Robert Maillet: Executioner
Ian White: Bessie’s leader
Italian voice actors
Saverio Indrio: Hercules
Carlo Valli: Anfiarao
Luciano De Ambrosis – King Cotis
Fabrizio Pucci: Autolycus
Gabriele Sabatini – Iolaus
Metellus Mori: Phineas
Mattia Fabiano: Ario
Claudia Razzi: Atalanta
Monica Ward: Ergenia
Nino Prester: Sitakle
Mario Bombardieri: Demetrio
Carlo Scipioni: King Eurystheus
Fabrizio Dolce: back
Hercules the Warrior – Plot and Trailer
Both human and mythical, Hercules leads a group of mercenaries to help end the bloody civil war in Thrace and return the rightful king to the throne. A tormented soul from birth, Hercules has the power of a God, but feels the suffering of a man faced with an unimaginable evil that will test his mythical strength.
After the terrible “Hercules. The Legend Begins directed by Renny Harlin and starring a former vampire. Twilight Kellan Lutz, the legendary bastard son of the demigod Zeus, returns to the big screen thanks to director Brett Ratner, who adapts the comic book in which the famous mythological figure lives in a world where the supernatural is almost non-existent and portrays the tormented Hercules. by the massacre of his family, who, after completing the legendary “twelve labors”, leads a group of mercenaries who offer their martial skills and incredible strength in the service of the highest bidder.
It will be a ruler who is threatened by an invading army and will ask for help from Hercules, who with the support of his men will train a group of farmers, turning them into deadly soldiers, but the decisive battle is around the corner and Hercules soon finds himself forced to deal with the death of his family and with one last unfinished “effort” whose completion would transform him from hero to myth.
The Hercules myth in cinema had its golden moment with the Basque 60s, and then returned in the 80s in a pair of B-movies with Schwarzenegger’s face in the debut. Hercules in New York and Lou FerrignoHercules Luigi Cozzi.
Despite his high-profile mythological pedigree, Hercules never managed to truly gain a foothold in the cinematic imagination, and the general public remembers him primarily for Sam Raimi’s successful TV series, in which he had the face of Kevin Sorbo, and, naturally, for the beloved Disney classic .
So Brett Ratner’s Hercules fills the void, and luckily for it, it’s preceded by the aforementioned Harlin film, which does nothing but add points to this cartoonish action epic directed with a sure hand and featuring a notable lead performance actor Dwayne Johnson. With his craggy physique and experience as a wrestler, he is well suited to embody the cocky Hercules and is much less “tamar” than he may seem at first glance.
Ratner, who directed the action movie Peak hour With Jackie Chan and the third X-Men film, he juggles visual effects well and tries to do what his colleague Antoine Fuqua did in his time. King Arthur, the similarities between these two films are indeed many, and if in this case we tried to give a historical context to the legend of King Arthur, here we do the same, striving for realism and discarding mythological creatures, supernatural elements and, above all, the halo of legend surrounding Hercules , a play of mirrors that humanizes a myth just enough to make it enjoyable and self-deprecating. At the same time, the story still manages to give the protagonist the imprint of a hero, capable, if necessary, of overcoming his own physical limitations, which are naturally the basis of a myth such as that of Milius’s cinematic Conan, another film in which the supernatural peeks out. but remains on the margins of a story of heroic deeds and great battles in a world of extreme cruelty, where we are always in need of heroes, legends and deities.
“Hercules the Warrior” is a film that works not only because of a successful protagonist who doesn’t allow himself to be drawn into over-characterization that risks parody, but also because of an unprecedented “realistic” approach to the myth, humor that peeks through every now and then, smoothing out the more dramatic side of the story and well-choreographed visuals; In short, fun, dynamic and in some ways surprising, Hercules is, in short, not to be underestimated if you’re looking for good adventurous fun and a charismatic protagonist.
Curiosity about the film
- Brett Ratner is directing Hercules the Warrior from a script by Ryan J. Condal and Evan Spiliotopoulos, based on the graphic novel Hercules: Thracian Wars by Admira Vijay and Steve Moore, published by Radical Comics.
- While filming the scene where Hercules breaks free from his chains, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson said he “passed out” after every take: “I asked the props department to lock me up with real steel chains that I couldn’t break, so the performance was real. When Hercules finally accepts his destiny to be the son of Zeus, it is an epic moment in mythology and our film. We shot this scene eight times. I lost consciousness every time. He was on his knees. But it was worth it. This moment is significant. I’m really glad you saw it.”
- When King Eurystheus (Joseph Fiennes) congratulates Hercules (Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson) for killing the Hydra, he is shown raising peacocks. This is the sacred animal of the goddess Hera, the enemy of Hercules, and a prototype of the true intentions of Eurystheus.
- Dwayne Johnson (Hercules) wore a fake beard made from yak testicle hair in this film.
- Tydeus (Axel Hennie) was the father of the Greek hero Diomedes, a participant in the Trojan War described by Homer in the Iliad.
- According to Greek mythology, Autolycus (Rufus Sewell) is the grandfather of Odysseus.
- In this film we talk about the Trojan War as if it were already a thing of the past. In the original Trojan War myths, Hercules died before the Trojan War and is an important part of his past.
- To prepare for the role of Hercules, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson underwent a grueling eight months of training.
- King Rhesus of Thrace was an ally of the Trojans in Homer’s Iliad. His name was given to a species of macaque monkey that lives in Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, China, Myanmar (Burma) and some neighboring countries.
- First, Iolaus (Rhys Ritchie) is suspended by his arms in a sitting position over a torture device called a pyramid, which ends with a sharp point inches from the victim’s buttocks. This was a popular method of torture back then as gravity would pull the victim down and eventually impale him.
- The author of the original comic, Steve Moore, did not receive any compensation for the film adaptation of his comic. For this reason, he asked that his name be removed from this adaptation of his work. Moore died in March 2014, three months before the film’s release, and there is a dedication to him in the credits, despite the fact that the author disowned the film. Renowned writer Alan Moore, a friend of Steve Moore, accused the filmmakers of using his death as “free publicity” and later called for a boycott of the film.
- It is common for modern adaptations of Greek mythology to use the Roman name Hercules instead of the Greek name Heracles, despite the fact that Greek names are used for all other characters, places, and things.
- It turns out that “centaurs” are just people on horses. Horseback riding was not at all common in Ancient Greece, so it is likely that, upon seeing a horse and rider galloping past, a person could mistake what he saw for a human head on the body of a horse.
- With the exception of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s American English, all roles are spoken in British English, or the actors and actresses speak English that is not their native language.
- This film features three Norwegian actors: Axel Hennie as Tydeus, Ingrid Bolsø Berdahl as Atalanta and Tobias Santelmann as Rhesus.
- The story is very different from the Greek myths. Among the most notable differences are Atalanta being depicted as an Amazon, Hercules’ “group” fighting alongside her, and the chronology and cause-and-effect of certain events.
- Joseph Fiennes plays King Eurystheus. His older brother Ralph Fiennes played Hades in Clash of the Titans (2010) and Wrath of the Titans (2012), which were also based on Greek mythology.
- The cast includes John Hurt, who played Professor Bloom in Hellboy and its sequel Hellboy II: The Golden Army, and Ian McShane, who played Professor Bloom in the Hellboy reboot.
- Robert Rodriguez was nominated to direct the film.
- The film marks the debut of Karolina Szymczak (Alkmena) and Barbara Palvin (Antimaka), the latest Hungarian supermodel who first appeared in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue in 2016 and became a Victoria’s Secret Angel in 2019.
- Hercules throws the statue of Hera onto Cotys. This seems an appropriate punishment for Cotys, who tried to kill his daughter and grandson, since Hera is the goddess of marriage, fidelity and childbirth. This means that Hera somehow intervened to help Hercules. Although Hera is the rival of Hercules in Greek myth, he is the son of her husband Zeus by another woman, which she, as the goddess of marriage and marital fidelity, considers an unforgivable act. However, since Cotys has committed a more serious crime, he punishes him by using his rival Hercules as a means.
- In the penultimate act, Amphiaraus says that “tonight a fiery spear will pierce my heart.” As he finishes his story in the final scene, he looks up at the sky and sees lightning flashing and thunder sounding closer than usual. This may indicate that he was struck by lightning, since for people at that moment the lightning appeared nearby as a spear of blue flame.
- Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s $12 million salary was 1,000 times what Steve Reeves earned for his role in Labors of Hercules (1958).
- It was one of two Hercules films released in 2014. The second was Hercules – The Legend Begins (2014). Unlike the first, this film was a moderate success at the worldwide box office and was better received by critics. The Legend of Hercules (2014) was a box office success but was universally panned.
Hercules Warrior – Soundtrack
- The original music for the film was written by a Spanish composer. Fernando Velazquez (“The Impossible”, “Mother”, “Devil”, “Shelter”, “Crimson Peak”).
- The soundtrack includes the song Jungle From Jamie N. Commons & X Ambassadors.
1. Son of Zeus
2. Pirate camp
3. Hercules
4. Arrival of Lord Kotis in the city.
5. Memories
6. Athens
7. Palace of Lord Kotis
8. I will believe in you
9. Lion’s tooth
10. Bessie Valley
11. Bessie-Battle
12. Bonfire
13. Training
14. Centaurs
15. Battle
16. Rhesus caught
17. Dungeon and I’m Hercules
18. Kill Eurystheus
19. Kotis leads Aria
20. Final battle and death of Tideus
21. Fall of the statue
22. Comrades stand together
23. Alternate ending
24. End Headings
25. Chorus Theme
The Hercules the Warrior soundtrack is available on Amazon.