Who's Involved:
Release Date:
Friday, July 25, 2014 Nationwide
epic battle sequences, violence, suggestive comments, brief strong language and partial nudity
Plot: What's the story about?
Everyone knows the legend of Hercules and his twelve labors. Our story begins after the labors, and after the legend… Haunted by a sin from his past, Hercules has become a mercenary. Along with five faithful companions, he travels ancient Greece selling his services for gold and using his legendary reputation to intimidate enemies. But when the benevolent ruler of Thrace and his daughter seek Hercules' help to defeat a savage and terrifying warlord, Hercules finds that in order for good to triumph and justice to prevail... he must again become the hero he once was... he must embrace his own myth... he must be Hercules
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Who stars in Hercules: Cast List
Dwayne Johnson ... Hercules
Moana 2, Red One
Aksel Hennie ... Tydeus
Sisu, The Martian
Ian McShane ... Amphiarus
Snow White and the Huntsman, Ballerina
The Mother, Risen
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II
Dune: Part Two, Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part Two
Man of Steel, Pandorum
Reece Ritchie ... Iolaus
10,000 B.C., Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Old, The Tourist
Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle, War Horse
Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters, The Diary of Lawson Oxford
Tobias Santelmann ... Rhesus [Villain]
Point Break, Out Stealing Horses
Who's making Hercules: Crew List
A look at the Hercules behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Brett Ratner last directed Movie 43 and Tower Heist. The film's writer Ryan Condal last wrote Rampage and Ocean.
Director
Screenwriters
Producers
Gary BarberRoger Birnbaum
Beau Flynn
Jonathan Glickman
Barry Levine
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Production: What we know about Hercules?
Key Facts
- Tobias Santelmann will play Rhesus, a golden-locked barbarian and revolutionary who is Hercules' main foe in the movie.
- Aksel Hennie, the star of the Norwegian thriller Headhunters, will play Tydeus, a warrior devoted to Hercules who wields twin axes and is such a madman that he needs to be chained up at night when he sleeps.
- Based on a five-issue comicbook series by Steve Moore, which debuted in May 2008.
Filming Timeline
- 2014 - July: The film was set to Completed status.
- 2014 - March: The film was set to Post-Production status.
- 2013 - June: The film was set to Production status.
Principal photography began today.
- 2013 - January: The film was set to Pre-Production status.
Brett Ratner's Hercules will be released in theaters Aug. 8, 2014. Dwayne Johnson in the titular role.
- 2009 - August: The film was set to Development status.
Hercules Release Date: When was the film released?
Hercules was a Nationwide release in 2014 on Friday, July 25, 2014. There were 9 other movies released on the same date, including Lucy, Step Up All In and The Fluffy Movie.