Hercules 2014

 

Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Brett Ratner
Screenplay by	Ryan J. Condal Evan Spiliotopoulos
Based on	Hercules by Steve Moore
Produced by	Brett Ratner Barry Levine Beau Flynn
Starring	Dwayne Johnson Ian McShane Rufus Sewell Aksel Hennie Ingrid Bolsø Berdal Reece Ritchie Tobias Santelmann Joseph Fiennes Peter Mullan Rebecca Ferguson Isaac Andrews Irina Shayk John Hurt
Cinematography	Dante Spinotti
Edited by	Mark Helfrich Julia Wong
Music by	Fernando Velázquez
Production companies	Paramount Pictures[1] Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Flynn Picture Company Radical Studios Film 44[1]
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	July 25, 2014 (United States)
Running time	98 minutes[2]
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$100 million[3]
Box office	$244.8 million[3]

Hercules is a 2014 American action-adventure fantasy film starring Dwayne Johnson as the titular character. It is directed by Brett Ratner based on a screenplay written by Ryan J. Condal and Evan Spiliotopoulos. The film also stars Ian McShane, Rufus Sewell, Aksel Hennie, Ingrid Bolsø Berdal, Reece Ritchie, Tobias Santelmann, Joseph Fiennes, Peter Mullan, Rebecca Ferguson, Irina Shayk, Isaac Andrews, and John Hurt. It is based on Steve Moore's graphic novel Hercules, specifically The Thracian Wars limited series.^[4] Distributed jointly by Paramount Pictures and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer,^[5] it was released on July 25, 2014.^[6] It is one of two Hollywood-studio Hercules films released in 2014, the other one being Lionsgate's The Legend of Hercules.

The film became a box office success, earning $244 million on a $100 million budget and received mixed reviews from critics, with some praise for Johnson's performance and the action sequences.