Happy Birthday, Uma Thurman!

Posted on April 29, 2010 by Rebecca King

Uma plays Medusa.

Chiron, Hera, Medusa, Zeus, Persephone, Hades, Poseidon Vietnamese Posters

Posted on January 28, 2010 by Kyle King

When we started to look at the posters we noticed that the Hera poster did not look right. The poster is of Medusa played by Uma Thurman! Weird mistake but no big deal!

I think the Vietnamese poster taglines come out as:

King of the gods: Zeus

Goddess: Hera (who is actually Medusa)

Terminator (Hades)

Queen Hades: Persophone

<Something> fish: Poseiden (We need help with this translation. THAN BIEN. See above for accents. If you know what this means please send us a message or leave a comment below)

Uma Thurman as Medusa

Posted on January 15, 2010 by Kyle King

January 11, 2010 the Los Angeles Times posted an article about Chris Columbus’ take on Uma Therman as Medusa in Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief. The article can be found HERE.

The post talks about how Chris Columbus, the directer of Percy Jackson, said that one of the main reasons that he took on Percy Jackson was the “sinister appeal” of Medusa. Columbus went on to say that “As a kid growing up, she was the most frightening creature. I remember watching an old Hammer picture called ‘The Gorgon,’ and the original [1981 film] ‘Clash of the Titans.’ They never got Medusa right. For me, she’s not just hideous. Medusa’s history is tragic at best.”

Columbus’ first pick for Medusa, Uma Thurman, know for the Kill Bill movies. Columbus said about Uma Thurman, “With Uma, you get an extra added layer of intense sensuality and toughness.”

We will see if Chris Columbus’ vision comes out in Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief, opening February 12th.

Do you think that Uma Thurman will be a good Medusa? Leave your comments below.

Is Percy Jackson the next Harry Potter?

Posted on January 12, 2010 by Rebecca King

Is Percy Jackson the next Harry Potter?

Percy Jackson and Harry Potter have the same type of themes. Same type of characters. Percy and Harry are the heroes that grew up not knowing what they really were. They both attend places mostly unknown to humans. They both are important people. Annabeth and Hermione are the brains of the trio. Grover and Ron are the best friends and are always making jokes. They all have crazy adventures and at school/camp they go back to the regular world.

The people in all the Harry Potter movies were casted pretty well. The trio all look like their book characters. Unfortunately, the trio in Percy Jackson does not. They are not the correct age. Annabeth and Grover do not look like their book characters.

The Harry Potter movies do okay to sticking to the storyline. In the Sorcerer’s Stone it stays along the line, but no movie (that I know of) could get as close to the books as Twilight. Already Percy Jackson looks to have strayed with changing Annabeth and Grover. Also Riptide appears to be a click pen on the trailer rather than one with a cap. The opening scene in this trailer never happens in the book. I hope they cut it out of the movie as I don’t like them giving you that hint as to who is father is. Medusa is supposed to be an old grandma and on the trailer Medusa (Uma Thurman) doesn’t at all look old. In the scene shown with Medusa Percy is holding a PHONE! Demigods don’t use phones as they are like beacons. As it is an iPhone, let’s hope it’s just Grover’s cell phone. I’m glad Chris Columbus is directing as he did keep the two Harry Potter movies close to the books.

I’m really hoping The Lightening Thief will be a great movie even if it isn’t close to the books.

What do you think? Add a comment below.