{"id":10968,"date":"2013-11-12T12:51:15","date_gmt":"2013-11-12T20:51:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/filmchat\/?p=10968"},"modified":"2013-11-15T12:16:50","modified_gmt":"2013-11-15T20:16:50","slug":"hercules-the-latest-ancient-epic-to-come-out-in-early-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/filmchat\/2013\/11\/hercules-the-latest-ancient-epic-to-come-out-in-early-2014.html","title":{"rendered":"Hercules<\/i> the latest ancient epic to come out in early 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

\"\"<\/a>As a Bible-movie buff, I have paid quite a bit of attention at this blog to the three biblical stories that are hitting the big screen next year. But every now and then I like to take a step back and remember that these movies are part of an even broader trend involving ancient history and\/or mythology.<\/p>\n

Case in point: Summit Entertainment announced today<\/a> that they have acquired distribution rights to Hercules: The Legend Begins<\/i> and will release the film February 7. And that is only the first Hercules movies to come out next year, the other being a flick starring Dwayne \u201cThe RocK\u201d Johnson that comes out July 25.<\/p>\n

In addition to that, we also have the sequel to 300<\/i> coming out in the next few months, as well as a 3D movie about Pompeii. And this is all coming on the heels of recent Greco-Roman flicks like Clash of the Titans<\/i> (2010), Immortals<\/i> (2011) and Wrath of the Titans<\/i> (2012), to say nothing of the Percy Jackson<\/i> films (2010-2013), which are based on ancient Greek mythology but are set in the present day.<\/p>\n

So if you integrate the biblical adaptations with the other films set in the ancient past, the release schedule for next year looks something like this:<\/p>\n