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Percy Jackson Sea of Monsters Film Is In The Works

Fans waiting for a sequel to " Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief " may not have to wait that much longer. LA Times is reporting that Fox 2000, the 20th Century Fox label behind the adventure franchise, is putting a follow-up project to the 2010 young-adult film in active development and could shoot it as early as this summer, according to a person who has been briefed on the project's status but was not authorized to speak publicly about it. The movie would be subtitled " The Sea of Monsters " and derive from the second book in Rick Riordan's five-book series. The studio has hired Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski -- who wrote "Ed Wood" and "Agent Cody Banks" -- to write a script for the new film, which they are currently doing. But the person cautioned that the project is still very much at the development phase; the movie, for instance, does not yet have a director. Chris Columbus , who helmed the first ins...

Emma Watson What To Do After Harry Potter?

Emma Watson What To Do After Harry Potter? What are you going to do when the Harry Potter films are over jump right into an Indie film. That is what Emma Watson is going to do. Emma Watson and Logan Lerman are in talks to star in indie coming-of-age drama " The Perks of Being a Wallflower ," set up at John Malkovich's Mr. Mudd. "Perks of Being a Wallflower" author Stephen Chbosky will direct from his own script with Lianne Halfon, Malkovich and Russell Smith producing. For Watson, the casting would mark her first feature role outside her work as Hermione Granger in Warner Bros.' eight "Harry Potter" films. Final pic, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II," is set for release in July 2011. She appeared in 2007 telepic "Ballet Shoes" and voiced Princess Pea in 2008's "The Tale of Despereaux." Lerman, who starred in "Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief," has been cast as...

'Shutter Island' Tops Box Office, 'Cop Out' #2, 'Crazies' #3

'Shutter Island' Tops Box Office, 'Cop Out' #2, 'Crazies' #3 Looks like Shutter Island could not be taken down by a couple of cops. Here are the box office results for the week. Here's the Top 10 for the weekend: 1. Shutter Island (Paramount) Week 2 [3,003 Theaters] Friday $6.7M, Saturday $10.4M, Weekend $22.2M, Cume $75M 2. Cop Out (Warner Bros) NEW [3,150 Theaters] Friday $5.9M, Saturday $7.8M, Weekend $18.5M 3. The Crazies (Overture) NEW [2,476 Theaters] Friday $5.9M, Saturday $6.4M, Weekend $16M 4. Avatar (Fox) Week 11 [2,456 Theaters] Friday $3.1M, Saturday $6.6M, Weekend $14M, Cume $706.9M 5. Percy Jackson (Fox) Week 3 [3,302 Theaters] Friday $2.4M, Saturday $4.6M, Weekend $9.8M, Cume $71.2M 6. Valentine's Day (Warner Bros) Week 3 [3,578 Theaters] Friday $2.9M, Saturday $4.2M, Weekend $9.5M, Cume $100.3M 7. Dear John (Sony) Week 4 [3,006 Theaters] Friday $1.5M, Saturday $2.1M, Weekend $5M, Cume $72.6M 8. The Wolfman (Universal) Week 3 [3,043 Theate...

Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief Movie Review By:Sandwichjohn

Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief Movie Review By: Sandwichjohn The Lightning Thief is loosely based on the book of the same title. It is the first book of the series by Rick Riordan. If this film does well, which it looks like it will, then we can expect more of the series to appear in the theaters. The film is directed by Chris Columbus who also directed the first two Harry Potter films. This has led to many comparisons by critics to the Harry Potter films with Harry Potter coming out on top. I did not draw these same comparisons. While both movies deal with magic and magical creatures, they are based on two entirely different magic worlds. Percy Jackson (Logan Lerman) is a pretty normal kid with academic issues until he is attacked by a Fury disguised as a substitute teacher while on a field trip to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. He is saved by one of his teachers, Mr. Brunner (Pierce Brosnan), and his best friend, Grover (Brandon T. Jackson). He soon disco...