Immortals Turns 15: Tarsem Singh Didn’t Want to Make It — Then Pitched “Caravaggio Meets Fight Club” and Cast Henry Cavill Before He Was Superman

Released on 11/11/11, Immortals turns 15 on Nov. 11, 2026, and the story of how Tarsem Singh made it starts with him saying no. The huge success of 300 opened the floodgates for hyper-stylized historical epics based on ancient mythology, giving us the likes of Clash of the Titans remake and Gods of Egypt. And not to forget Immortals, which reunites 300 co-producers Gianni Nunnari and Mark Canton in their attempt to replicate the success of that 2007 box-office hit. They enlisted Tarsem Singh to spearhead Immortals and granted him $75 million, easily his most expensive movie at the time compared with his more modestly budgeted The Cell (2000) and The Fall (2006). Despite being his first foray into the big-budget studio blockbuster, Immortals went on to exceed expectations with an impressive $32.2 million debut at No. 1 domestically, beating newcomers including Adam Sandler comedy Jack and Jill and Clint Eastwood’s biographical drama J. Edgar.

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