Henry Cavill (“Stardust”, TV’s “The Tudors”) has revealed that Tarsem Singh’s “War Of Gods” has been delayed but still hopes to start shooting later this year.
In a recent interview, Cavill shed light on the status of ‘Gods’: “It’s been delayed and still sitting in pre-production. Hopefully we’ll start shooting after Tudors finishes. The script is still being re-written.” Shooting for ‘Tudors’ is slated to begin in June and last year was completed by October.
Cavill also discussed his character in the film; “[Theseus] is a fairly angry man. Angry because he feels like he’s been dealt with unfairly throughout life, and has taken on fairly aggressive qualities. He’s still a good man, and still fairly self-aware, but I think he’s peeved at the world. Peeved is a light word to use, there.”
‘Gods’ is a mythological tale set in war-torn ancient Greece, as the young warrior prince Theseus leads his men in a battle against evil that will see the gods fighting with soldiers against demons and titans. The potential style for the film was described by Tarsem as ‘Caravaggio [an Italian Baroque artist circa the 16th Century] meets “Fight Club”.’
“It’s a really hardcore action film done in Renaissance painting style,” he added. “I’m going for a very contemporary look on top of that so I’m kind of going with, you know, Renaissance time with electricity. So it’s a bit like Baz Luhrman doing “Romeo + Juliet” in Mexico; it’s just taking a particular Greek tale and half contemporizing it and telling it.”
‘Gods’ was scribed by Charley and Vlas Parlapanides and has a tentative release date of 2010.