Hades (film)

Hades is a 2026 action fantasy film produced by Simon Kinberg and directed by Taika Waititi. The movie is originally based on the 2020 game of the same name developed and published by Supergiant Games. It was produced by Jeff Robinov's Studio 8 and distributed by Lionsgate. The film stars Robert Pattinson as Zagreus, the son of Hades, who must escape from the Underworld in which his father is always preventing him to leave. He also stars alongside an ensemble cast of Hugo Weaving, Kim Basinger, Chris Evans, Michelle Pfeiffer, Josh Duhamel, Benicio Del Toro, Zach Galifianakis, and Elizabeth Olsen.

Plot
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Chthonic Gods

 * Robert Pattinson as Zagreus
 * Hugo Weaving as Hades
 * Michelle Pfeiffer as Nyx
 * Josh Duhamel as Thanatos
 * Benicio Del Toro as Charon
 * Zach Galifiankis as Hypnos
 * Elizabeth Olsen as Megaera
 * Lily James as Tisiphone
 * Zoë Kravitz as Alecto

Olympian gods

 * Jeff Bridges as Zeus
 * Ted Danson as Poseidon
 * Helen Mirren as Demeter
 * Gal Gadot as Artemis
 * Sally Field as Athena
 * Jason Statham as Ares
 * Himesh Patel as Dionysus
 * Alfie Allen as Hermes
 * Emily VanCamp as Aphrodite

Allies and villains

 * Chris Evans as Achilles
 * Kim Basinger as Persephone
 * Ben Barnes as Theseus
 * Vin Diesel as Asterius
 * Taron Egerton as Orpheus
 * Awkwafina as Eurydice
 * Frank Welker as Cerberus

Development
In January 2022, Jeff Robinov's Studio 8 acquired the film rights to Hades from Supergiant games for $17.5 million dollars, and sought out MonsterVerse writer Max Borenstein to write the script and Simon Kinberg to produce it. It was officially announced by SuperGiant Games co-founder Gavin Ramon on his blog. In August 2022, Taika Waititi was bought on to direct based on his strength on directing the MCU Thor movies. On February 2023, it was announced that Evan Spiliotopoulos would revise Borenstein's script.

Chris Evans was the first actor to ever sign on to the role, when it was announced in April, he was cast as Achilles, a mentor to Hades. In October 2023, Daniel Radcliffe was in talks to play Zagreus, however, a deal could not work. Many other actors also auditioned for Zagreus, including Zac Efron and Orlando Bloom, but similar problems occurred with a lot of other actors.