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Thanks to Kittylass for making screencaps from Sean's Percy Jackson's on set interview, which you'll find in the video gallery. Click for full size

 

My friend Sylvia went to the cinema (in Germany)and found this little booklet:

Thanks to lovely Kittylass. Click for full size.

No Sean in it yet, nice to see though:

'Percy Jackson' finds gods

 

Pierce Brosnan, Uma Thurman, Sean Bean, Kevin McKidd and Melina Kanakaredes are heading to Mount Olympus.

The quintet has been cast in Fox 2000's fantasy-adventure adaptation "Percy Jackson" as classical Greek gods Chiron (Brosnan), Medusa (Thurman), Zeus (Bean), Poseidon (McKidd) and Athena (Kanakaredes). Aries, Hades and Persephone have not yet been cast.

The film, being directed by Chris Columbus, is shooting in Vancouver for a February release.

Columbus and Craig Titley have adapted the screenplay from Rick Riordan's best-selling children's novel "The Lightning Thief." The Greek mythology-inflected book involves Poseidon's half-human son, Percy, who's on a quest across modern America to prevent a war among the gods.

Logan Lerman, Alexandra Daddario and Brandon T. Jackson have already been cast as the book's lead teenagers.

The all-star casting is reminiscent of the 1981 fantasy film "Clash of the Titans," which showcased Laurence Olivier as Zeus, Ursula Andress as Aphrodite, Claire Bloom as Hera and Jack Gwillim as Poseidon.

"Lightning Thief" is the first of five novels about Percy Jackson and the Olympians -- the fifth, "The Last Olympian," is due in stores in May. The studio hopes to spin the books into a franchise in the "Harry Potter" mold.

Columbus, Michael Barnathan and Karen Rosenfelt are producing the film. Mark Radcliffe and Greg Mooradian, Guy Oseary and Mark Morgan are executive producing. Carla Hacken is overseeing for Fox 2000.

CAA reps Brosnan, Thurman and Bean. WMA reps McKidd. Gersh reps Kanakaredes.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3i52a5818a20ffa0246d11a3e021727d9d

Brosnan and Thurman cast as gods in "Percy Jackson"

By Jay A. Fernandez and Borys Kit

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Pierce Brosnan and Uma Thurman are heading to Mount Olympus.

Joining them as Greek gods in the fantasy-adventure "Percy Jackson" are Sean Bean, Kevin McKidd and Melina Kanakaredes.

The Fox 2000 film, being directed by Chris Columbus, is an adaptation of Rick Riordan's best-selling children's novel "The Lightning Thief." The Greek mythology-inflected book involves Poseidon's half-human son, Percy, who's on a quest across modern America to prevent a war among the gods.

Brosnan will play Chiron, Thurman is Medusa, Bean is cast as Zeus, McKidd as Poseidon and Kanakaredes as Athena. Aries, Hades and Persephone have not yet been cast.

Logan Lerman, Alexandra Daddario and Brandon T. Jackson already have been cast as the book's lead teenagers.

The all-star casting is reminiscent of the 1981 fantasy film "Clash of the Titans," which showcased Laurence Olivier as Zeus, Ursula Andress as Aphrodite and Claire Bloom as Hera.

Columbus and Craig Titley wrote the screenplay adaptation.

"Lightning Thief" is the first of five novels about Percy Jackson and the Olympians. The fifth, "The Last Olympian," is due in stores in May. The studio hopes to spin the books into a franchise in the "Harry Potter" mould.

http://uk.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idUKTRE52P0UI20090326

Fox 2000 bulks up 'Percy Jackson'

 

Thurman, Brosnan to play Greek Gods in film

By Tatiana Siegel

 

Fox 2000 has assembled a cast of Greek gods for the fantasy adventure "Percy Jackson."

Uma Thurman, Pierce Brosnan and Sean Bean have signed on to play Medusa, Chiron and Zeus, respectively. Kevin McKidd (Poseidon) and Melina Kanakerides (Athena) are also joining the heavenly bunch in the Chris Columbus-helmed pic.

The studio is still looking to fill the roles of Aries, Hades and Persephone. Logan Lerman and Brandon Jackson have already signed on to topline.

Story centers on Poseidon's 12-year-old half-human son (Lerman), who embarks on a quest across modern-day America to save his mother, return Zeus' stolen lightning bolt and prevent a deadly war between the gods.

Lensing begins next month in Vancouver, with the studio setting a February 2010 release date.

Karen Rosenfelt, Michael Barnathan and Columbus are producing, while Mark Radcliffe, Greg Mooradian, Guy Oseary and Mark Morgan are exec producing.

 

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118001666.html?categoryid=13&cs=1