What is Hercules (2014 movie)?
Hercules is an American 2014 [[Action movie|action]]-[[Adventure movie|adventure]]-[[fantasy]] film. Directed by [[Brett Ratner]], it stars [[Dwayne Johnson]], [[Ian McShane]], [[Rufus Sewell]] and [[John Hurt]] and is based off the graphic novel ''Hercules: The Thracian Wars''. It was released on July 25, 2014 and was one of two movies released in 2014 which were about the mythical warrior, the other being [[The Legend of Hercules]]; unlike the former, this film gained mixed to positive critical reviews and was a box office success. ==Plot== [[Hercules]] ([[Dwayne Johnson]]), is the leader of a gang of mercenaries, comprised of the prophet [[Amphariaus]] ([[Ian McShane]]), the thief [[Autylocus]] ([[Rufus Sewell]]), the [[barbarian]] [[Tydeus]] ([[Aksel Hennie]]), the huntress [[Atalanta]] ([[Ingrid Bolsø Berdal]]) and his nephew [[Iolaus]] ([[Reece Ritchie]]). Hercules is supposedly the lovechild of [[Zeus]] and a mortal woman who engaged in [[Labours of Hercules|12 legendary labors]], but was betrayed by [[Hera]], who induced him with [[Insanity|madness]], which caused him to kill his wife and children while he was visiting [[Eurystheus|King Eurystheus]] ([[Joseph Fiennes]]). Despite Hercules' origins not being clearly established in the movie, he displays powerful godlike strength and unmatched skill in combat. However, he is frequently plagued by the memory of murdering his family and visions of the three-headed hellhound [[Cerberus]]. After saving his nephew on the coast of [[Macedonia (Greece)|Macedonia]], Hercules celebrates with his team. As they drink in a [[tavern]], the group are approached by Ergenia ([[Rebecca Ferguson (actress)|Rebecca Ferguson]]), the daughter of Lord Cotys ([[John Hurt]]) who wants Hercules to train the Thracian armies to defend his kingdom from the warrior king [[Rhesus (mythology)|Rhesus]], to which the hero accepts. The band are welcomed to Thrace by Cotys and General Sitacles ([[Peter Mullan]]). However, Rhesus has reached the Bessi people Cotys insists that Hercules leads