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Following the smash hit of Warner Bros’ Clash of the Titans and its 3D rush job, the studio announced a sequel in April 2010 and a script coming together from screenwriter Greg Berlanti (he’s a busy man these days).
THR says Berlanti will be joined by Dan Mazeau (The Flash, Jonny Quest) and David Leslie Johnson (The Orphan, The Girl with the Red Riding Hood).
The LA Times has more, saying the studio is fast-tracking (read: hurrying again) the sequel and eyeing a start date as early as January 2011 for a Spring 2012 release. Sam Worthington, Gemma Arterton, Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes, and others are expected to return for the sequel.
Producers are already meeting with directors to take on the sword-and-sandal sequel and Jonathan Liebesman is at the top of the list. He broke into Hollywood as a horror director who made Darkness Falls and the Texas Chainsaw Massacre remake, but Liebesman is behind the camera of the alien invasion flick Battle: Los Angeles.
Louis Leterrier opted out of the sequel, presumably due to problems in post-production like the last-minute 3D conversion and re-edits that dramatically changed the film’s quality. Despite its shortcoming, the original made $486.8 million worldwide after getting hammered by critics (30% on Rotten Tomatoes), particularly for its pop-up book look. At least this one will be shot in 3D, reports the LAT. Titans. Will. Clash. Again.