The new remake of epic Greek mythology-based Clash of the Titans by The Incredible Hulk director Louis Leterrier has officially started filming near London. The title is one of many new projects that had recently been announced that are based on the popular tales involving the many gods of Greek mythology. Titans begins their forward progress with a destination release date of March 26, 2010. The script written by Phil Hay & Matt Manfredi (Æon Flux) is based on Clash of the Titans (1981).

The movie stars Sam Worthington (Terminator Salvation, Avatar) as Perseus; Liam Neeson (Taken, Gangs of New York) as Zeus; Ralph Fiennes (Harry Potter, In Bruges) as Hades; Gemma Arterton (Prince of Persia) as Io; and Mads Mikkelsen (Casino Royale, King Arthur) as Draco.

To offer up just a taste of what we might be in store for, a few images were taken in Spain of one of the sets that will be used in the movie. All things considered, it’s a pretty damn impressive set piece. You can see one of the images above — click to go large. Head on over to Loque Pasa En Tenerife to see the rest of them.

Click over for the official plot synopsis from Warner Bros.

It’s been a while since we’ve heard anything on Greek mythology movie front, but two big-time casting announcements have been made with Liam Neeson and Ralph Fiennes joining the cast of Louis Leterrier‘s upcoming take on Clash of the Titans. Fiennes is still in the negotiation stages of the deal.

In the movie, the pair of actors will be taking on the top two gods of Greek mythology — one on the good side, and one on the evil. Liam Neeson will be taking on the role of the God of Thunder, Zeus; while Ralph Fiennes will use his skills as a creepy-ass baddie to embrace the God of the Underworld, Hades. The two larger-than-life beings are also siblings, with Hades on a destructive course toward trying to over-take his brother and rule all of Mt. Olympus.

Also starring in the movie is Sam Worthington (Terminator Salvation, Avatar) as son of Zeus, Perseus; Mads Mikkelsen (Casino Royale, King Arthur) as Draco; Gemma Arterton (Prince of Persia, Quantum of Solace) as Io; and Alexa Davalos (Defiance, The Mist) as Andromeda.

The march of the Greek mythology movies has begun to move forward as casting has started for both the Clash of the Titans remake and War of Gods.

For Clash of the Titans, Warner Bros. is in talks with Terminator Salvation and Avatar star Sam Worthington to star as Perseus. The movie will be directed by Louis Leterrier (The Incredible Hulk) and is written by Lawrence Kasdan (The Empire Strikes Back, Raiders of the Lost Ark).

Relativity Media is handling War of Gods and is talking to Henry Cavill (The Tudors) to star as Theseus. This one is being directed by Tarsem Singh (The Fall, The Cell) and is written by Charley and Vlas Parlapanides.