Ok, I’ve gotta admit I absolutely love the sound of this project and I can’t wait to see it. There is a new film coming in 2010 from Chris Columbus (the director of such films as Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Mrs. Doubtfire, Rent, Home Alone and several others) titled “Percy Jackson And The Olympians: The Lightning Thief“. The film (which the studio hopes to turn into a franchise) is based on the popular five-book Percy Jackson & The Olympians series.
The film isn’t scheduled to come out until next year, but they’ve got a teaser trailer up online already… and for a teaser trailer it’s pretty damn near perfect when you consider what a teaser is supposed to do.
The movie is about a kid who discovers that he is actually the half human son of the Greek god of the sea, Poseidon. The story them follows him as he tries to find his mother and the stolen lightning bolt of the high god Zeus… all while trying to prevent a civil war amongst the gods.
And check out this cast: Kevin McKidd as Poseidon; Sean Bean as Zeus; Steve Coogan as Hades; Ray Winstone as Ares; Uma Thurman as Medusa; Pierce Brosnan as Chiron; Rosario Dawson as Persephone; and Catherine Keener (The 40 Year Old Virgin) as the kid’s mom.
I can’t wait to see this.
