Sunday, March 29, 2009

Gemma Arterton in Clash of the Titans


Gemma Arterton, better known as "Strawberry Fields" from Quantum of Solace, just announced that she will be playing the character of Io in Louis Letterier's (The Incredible Hulk) remake of Clash of the Titans.

This is the second high-profile project in a row for the up-and-coming actress (she's only 23), after next summer's Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time with Jake Gyllenhaal. Clash will be a reimagining of the stop-motion influenced 1981 film, and definitely has the potential to be awesome if handled correctly. I don't have any knowledge about her character in this film (I don't remember an "Io" in the original, but it's been forever since I've seen it), so I can't say with certainty that she's a good choice for the role. But Gemma's uber-cute, so I'm just glad we'll get to see her up on screen again.

1 comment:

Head Hero said...

Io was not in the original film (I think the love interest was someone called Andromeda if my memory is true).
But she will be the new love interest in this film, as well as in "PoP."
I still didn't like "Quantum of Solace," but that is just my opinion.