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Rosamund Pike has starred in many projects that went on to become big hits, and most recently, she was a part of Prime Video’s The Wheel of Time. As the streamer shockingly decided to cancel the series, the actress found success in a 13-year-old fantasy sequel.
In 2012, Pike starred in the sequel to 2012’s Clash of the Titans, Wrath of the Titans. Although the first installment didn’t receive the best reviews, it was a commercial hit. Wrath of the Titans didn’t have the same luck and is finding a new life on Netflix as the fantasy adventure film debuted in sixth place globally, per Tudum.
Wrath of the Titans returned on Netflix, and during the week between June 2 and 8, the film received strong views. The fantasy film is only available on Netflix U.S., where it debuted in fourth place. Wrath of the Titans attracted 3.2 million views and 5.2 million hours viewed. On the domestic charts, it fell just behind Tyler Perry’s new thriller, Straw, Now You See Me, and the animated film Bee Movie.
Clash of the Titans had poor scores from the critics and the audience, with only 27% from the former and 40% from the latter. However, it was a commercial hit. The fantasy adventure film starring Sam Worthington in the leading role grossed $493.2 million worldwide against a budget of $125 million, and was the 11th highest-grossing film of the year.
The sequel didn’t follow the same pattern. Wrath of the Titans had an abysmal 26% from the critics but a slightly higher rating from the audience, 49%. With a bigger budget of $150 million (without marketing and distribution costs), the film covered its initial cost and ended its run with $305.2 million worldwide (via The Numbers). However, that wasn’t enough to be a hit, and a third entry, Revenge of the Titans, was canceled because of sequel’s poor performance.
Jonathan Liebesman directed the sequel, with a script by Dan Mazeau and David Leslie Johnson. Pike starred alongside Worthington, Bill Nighy, Édgar Ramírez, Toby Kebbell, Danny Huston, Ralph Fiennes, and Liam Neeson. Pike also turned down an appearance in Zack Snyder’s Man of Steel so she could join the cast of the fantasy movie.
The Wheel of Time Fans Are Trying to Revive the Series
Fans had many issues with the adaptation of the popular book series, and the first three seasons struggled to impress. However, Season 3 had the best rating out of all seasons. It received a near-perfect score from the critics, an enthusiastic 97% approval, with the highest audience score, as well, a positive 83%. However, even with the positive reception, Prime Video decided to ax The Wheel of Time.
However, fans were disappointed with the decision and have taken it upon themselves to change it. This featured a petition to save the series, as well as a GoFundMe page to support it. The petition recently reached a major milestone of over 150k signatures, and it has since grown to 163,000.
Wrath of the Titans is streaming on Netflix, and all three seasons of The Wheel of Time are available to stream on Prime Video.
