Actress Antje Traue Joins HERCULES: THE THRACIAN WARS

CBM has reposted a tweet from Brett Ratner confirming that German actress Antje Traue has taken a role in Hercules: The Thracian Wars. Oddly, both that tweet along with Ratner's account have been deleted since. Not sure if Ratner got in trouble for it but it seems like the director has chosen to remove himself from social media for the moment.

Ian McShane, John Hurt, Josepeh Fiennes And Rebecca Ferguson Added To The Cast Of HERCULES Starring Dwayne Johnson

THR and Deadline report a bunch of actors have joined the cast of Hercules. They include Ian McShane (Deadwood, Jack The Giant Slayer, Pirates 4), John Hurt (Alien, V For Vendetta, Snowpiercer), Joseph Fiennes and Rebecca Ferguson (The White Queen). Ian will play Hercules' (Johnson) counselor and fellow warrior.

Rufus Sewell Joins HERCULES Starring Dwayne Johnson

Deadline reports that actor Rufus Sewell (Dark City) has joined the slowly growing cast of Hercules. The Brett Ratner directed swords and sandals actioner stars Dwayne Johnson (Pain And Gain, G.I. Joe: Retaliation). Rufus will play Autolycus in the film which is expected to be released on July 25th 2014 . It's going to be more grounded than previous Greek mythology films and could have more in common with 300 than Clash of The Titans.

After renouncing his mythological origins, Hercules lives in exile and fights as a mercenary for hire alongside his loyal but weary comrades. Hercules and his crew will face their most challenging labor yet when one battle forces the man behind the myth to question everything he once believed, and reconsider the truth behind his own legend.

Aksel Hennie Joins Dwayne Johnson In HERCULES

THR reports the first new addition to the cast of Bret Ratner's Hercules which stars Dwayne Johnson. They say that Norwegian actor Aksel Hennie (Headhunters) will play Tydeus a fellow warrior who welds twin axes. He's also a madman who has to be chained up at night. The film based on the comic book Hercules: The Thracian Wars will be more grounded than previous Greek mythology films such as Clash of The Titans or Immortal. Hercules is aiming for an August 2014 release date with production beginning this Summer.

Dwayne Johnson Could Join Hercules: The Thracian Wars

Hot of the heels of a looming release of Greek mythology blockbuster Wrath of The Titans. Variety reports that MGM and director Brett Ratner are in talks with Dwayne Johnson to lead an adaptation of Steve Moore's comic Hercules: The Thracian Wars. It's expected even with Ratner attached it could end up a gritty battle focused film that hopefully turns out a mix of Conan meets Troy.

It's yet another high profile project for Johnson who has G.I. Joe: Retaliation this summer, Fast Six and Michael Bay's Pain And Gain coming out in the future. Johnson is no stranger to the swords and sandals genre with previously playing the Scorpion King in The Mummy Returns and the prequel The Scorpion King. This also the second comic book character Johnson has played with aspirations to play Luke Cage for Marvel Studios. While I'm on the fence with the involvement of Ratner he's a step up from Peter Berg (Battleship, Hancock). I'm also betting that the charismatic Johnson will at least rangle this into a fun popcorn flick.