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• Directo Louis Leterrier is a big fan of Clash of the Titans (1981), having watched it in his childhood.
  
  
• Originally, Stephen Norrington was going to direct the film, but as he hadn't seen the original film he wasn't sure he could make a new yet faithful remake, so in June 2008 he handed the project over to Louis Leterrier.
  
  
• Originally, the film's script was written by John Glenn and Travis Wright, who replaced the "chess game of the gods" with a more brutal, direct celestial confrontation. Then, Travis Beacham, a fan of Clash of the Titans (1981), wrote a draft in 2006. Later in 2007, and Lawrence Kasdan wrote a draft of the script in 2007, which had an R-rating. However, the final scriptwriters of the film were Phil Hay and Matt Manfredi, who adapted Kasdan's script to make it more family-friendly.
  
  
• Concept designer Aaron Sims considers designing Medusa his most difficult task: "Are they all the same snake in her hair? Do they look more like hair? Are they different in silhouette or in light? And how much of a human face does she have, or is it more like a snake? I worked on one design, and people said it reminded them of Lord Voldemort because there was no nose. You have to be careful so it still looks like it's an original idea."
  
  
• Director Louis Leterrier frequently requested that Ray Harryhausen, co-producer and visual effects creator of Clash of the Titans (1981), be involved in the film. However, Harryhausen had retired in 1981 and would not be drawn back.
  
  
• Liam Neeson took a role in this film because his sons are big fans of Greek mythology.
  
  
• The volcano scenes were shot at the Dinorwic Slate Quarry in Wales. This is a notorious location, used for fantasies like Willow (1988) and Street Fighter (1994).
  
  
• The concept of the battle with the giant scorpions came when Louis Leterrier saw the Scorponok Desert Attack in Transformers (2007), and wanted to score over that.
  
  

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