<P> Talk of a sequel began with the release of Clash of the Titans in March 2010 . Scribes Dan Mazeau and David Leslie Johnson were hired in June 2010 and director Jonathan Liebesman was brought on board in August 2010 . The majority of the casting took place between January and February 2011 . Principal photography began in London in March 2011 . Like its predecessor, the film was converted to 3D in post-production . Wrath of the Titans was released in 2D and 3D on March 30, 2012 in the United States . The film received widespread negative reception from critics and grossed $305 million worldwide . A sequel entitled Revenge of the Titans was planned for a 2013 release, but was cancelled due to the two films' critical failures and too few ideas for the script . </P> <P> Perseus (Sam Worthington), a son of Zeus (Liam Neeson), lives as a fisherman after the death of his wife, Io (portrayed by Gemma Arterton in the previous film), with his young son, Helius (John Bell). Zeus visits Perseus and asks for his help, saying that humans are not praying to the gods and as a result the gods are losing their power and becoming mortal . They can no longer sustain the walls of Tartarus which are crumbling, and the imprisoned Titan Kronos will soon be free . Perseus, valuing his family's safety, refuses to get involved . </P> <P> Zeus meets his brothers Hades (Ralph Fiennes) and Poseidon (Danny Huston), and his son Ares (Édgar Ramírez) in Tartarus . He asks Hades's help in rebuilding Tartarus's walls, but Hades rejects the offer and attacks Zeus . Ares betrays Zeus, imprisoning him and stealing his thunderbolt . Hades and Ares plan to make a deal with Kronos: in exchange for remaining immortal, they will drain Zeus's divine power to revive Kronos . The walls of Tartarus break, unleashing monsters onto the world . </P> <P> After killing a Chimera that attacked his village, Perseus travels to meet his father . He instead finds a dying Poseidon who informs him of the circumstances and tells him to find his Demigod son Agenor (Toby Kebbell) who will lead him to Hephaestus, who knows the way into Tartarus . Poseidon then gives Perseus his trident and succumbs to the injuries he sustained when meeting Hades and dissolves into dust . Perseus, Andromeda (Rosamund Pike), and Agenor set out to find Hephaestus on a hidden island . Agenor explains that Hephaestus created three weapons which Zeus, Hades, and Poseidon wield: Zeus's thunderbolt, Hades's pitchfork, and Poseidon's trident, and that these weapons can jointly form the Spear of Trium, the only weapon that can defeat Kronos . After an encounter with 30 ft . Cyclopes, the travelers eventually meet the now mortal Hephaestus (Bill Nighy) and reach the entrance of a labyrinth leading to Tartarus . Hephaestus sacrifices himself during an attack by Ares to enable Perseus, Andromeda, and Agenor to enter the labyrinth . </P>

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