They have finished casting, too. An actor named Ray Winstone will be playing Ares. Winstone is a British actor whose recent American film work includes roles in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull and Martin Scorsese’s The Departed.
Take a Fantasy Road Trip with Your Favorite YA Characters July 8, 2009
Do you like making videos? Ever wonder what it would be like to take a cross-country trip with a character (or characters) from your favorite book series? Then this one’s for you. Listening Library, a division of Random House books, invites you to enter their exciting short-film contest, Fantasy Road Trip, judged by hit-YA authors Libba Bray (A Great and Terrible Beauty), Tamora Pierce (Melting Stones), and Rick Riordan (The Lightning Thief). To be eligible you must be between 13-18 years old, and your video must include a reference to Florida (this can be as direct or oblique as you want), a reference to audiobooks, and a clip of audio provided by Listening Library. Beyond that it’s up to you – Where would you go with your character? What would you do? Create your video with animation, live action, whatever you want. Entries accepted until August 17, 2009. Winners will receive an 8GB ipod Touch and signed audiobooks. For more information about the contest and how to submit your video, visit the contest’s website at www.fantasyroadtripcontest.com.
Percy Jackson Movie April 7, 2009
The Last Olympian, the final book in Rick Riordan’s Percy Jackson & the Olympians series is due out in just 27 days and 13 hours (as of this post)! Place your hold on one of our copies here!
…and the newest cast members for the movie of Percy Jackson are: Uma Thurman as Medusa, and Pierce Brosnan will play the god Chiron. They join Sean Bean as Zeus, Kevin Kidd as Poseidon and Melina Kanakerides (CSI: NY) as Athena. Percy will be played by 17-year-old Logan Lerman. The movie is scheduled for release on Feb. 12, 2010.
Chris Columbus, the director, plans to begin filming later this month in Vancouver.
Author Visits! May 5, 2008
Sunday, May 11, 5 pm. Rick Riordan reads from The Battle of the Labyrinth (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 4) at Barnes & Noble, Old Orchard.
Tuesday, May 13, 7 pm. E. Lockhart, Lauren Myracle, and Sarah Mlynowski, read from How to Be Bad at Barnes & Noble, Old Orchard.
