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After this weekend’s Percy Jackson and The Lightning Thief  brought the colorful world of Greek mythology back to the big screen, I think the stage has been perfectly set for Louis Letterier’s Clash of the Titans remake. Percy featured several of the same big players (Zeus, Hades, Medusa) and plays a like a training wheels version of this story.

It also placed second in this weekend’s box office with an estimated 31 million dollars, which I imagine Titans will easily demolish upon it’s release.

About that release; it appears that now Clash will undergo a 3-D transfer process (not as optimal as filming it that way to start with) that will postpone it’s opening by another week. Now Perseus and his crew are setting sail on April 2nd, a day before my birthday. Seeing the mighty Kraken and the winged Pegasus in 3-D will be a great way to celebrate.

To tide all the movie buffs over until that day, we’ve been given a new featurette that includes a few of the stars (Worthington, Neeson and Fiennes) talking about their characters and the movie’s monsters. Since those monsters were the absolute best reason to watch the original, it’s nice to see them front and center in the video.

Specifically, I’m intrigued by Medusa, who keeps most of her creepy serpentine design but gains some speed and agility that the stop-motion creation never had. The Kraken looks spectacular as well; the one real improvement here over the predecessor is the perspective on the monster that gives us a sense of just how big and overwhelming this brute really is.

I don’t expect this one to replace the original in my affections because Harryhausen’s critters have a personality that is hard to beat. I do know, that for the first time in a long time, I’m actually excited by the prospect of seeing a remake at the theaters. Let the Clash begin!

Stay tuned to Atomic Popcorn this week when I take a look back at that original film and the myths and monsters it contains. Until then, check out the featurette for the remake: