Clash of the Titans (2010)
Directed by: Louis Leterrier
Produced by: Basil Iwanyk, Kevin De La Noy, Lynn Harris
Studio: Legendary Pictures
Distributed by: Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date(s): April 2, 2010
Running time: 118 minutes
Country: United Kingdom, United States
Clash of the Titans is a 2010 fantasy film and remake of the 1981 film of the same name. As with the 1981 film, the story is very loosely based upon the Greek myth of Perseus. Directed by Louis Leterrier and starring Sam Worthington, the film was originally set for standard release on March 26, 2010. However, it was later announced that the film would be converted to 3D and was finally released on April 2, 2010.
Plot
The film begins with a narration that explains the three Olympians who battled the Titans long ago: Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades. Hades provided their means of defeating the Titans with his creation, the Kraken. After the Titans' defeat, Zeus created humans and ruled them while Poseidon ruled the sea, but Hades, having been deceived by his brother Zeus, was forced to rule the Underworld, learns an alternative way of gaining power from humans different from his brothers receiving theirs from human prayer: through fear.
Millennia later, a fisherman named Spyros finds a coffin adrift in the sea, discovering a baby, Perseus, and his dead mother, Danaë, inside. Spyros decides to raise Perseus as his own. Years later, Perseus and his family are fishing when they witness a group of soldiers from Argos destroying a statue of Zeus as a declaration of war against the Gods. Hades appears and commands harpies to massacre the soldiers before he himself destroys Perseus' family's fishing boat. Perseus tries to save his family, but to no avail, the surviving soldiers take Perseus back to Argos. During a feast for the returning soldiers, King Cepheus and Queen Cassiopeia of Argos compare themselves and their daughter, Andromeda, to the Gods much to their daughter's dismay. After convincing his brother to let him loose on humanity to punish Argos for its defiance, Hades appears in the courtroom before killing the remaining soldiers while Perseus is unaffected. Revealing Perseus to be the Demigod son of Zeus, and aging Cassiopeia to death, Hades threatens that if Princess Andromeda is not sacrificed to the Kraken, Argos will be destroyed in 10 days. Hermes, the messenger God, approaches Zeus on Olympus, revealing the location of his son Perseus. While Hermes suggests offering Perseus sanctuary, Zeus declares that he shall be left to his fate, along with the other infidel mortals.
The king seeks the help of Perseus after he is beaten and threatened to be thrown in a fire pit. Perseus initially refuses and gets locked in the dungeon, until he meets Io, a woman who does not age as punishment for refusing to be seduced by the God Ares. Io then reveals her conception was a punishment conducted by Zeus on Acrisius, the former king of Argos who was married to Danaë, for his actions against the Gods.Zeus sneaks in disguised as an eagle. Zeus copulated with Danaë and, as Acrisius came in, escaped. When Acrisius sets Danaë and the baby Perseus adrift in their coffin, an enraged Zeus struck Acrisius with lightning, leaving him hideously disfigured. After learning that killing the Kraken would allow him to have his revenge against Hades, Perseus accepts as he and Argos' finest soldiers embark on a quest to find the Stygian Witches with a pair of Persian monster-hunters named Ixas and Kucuk, and Io following. To counter this turn of events, Hades enlists Acrisius, now called Calibos, to kill off Perseus by imbuing him with superhuman powers.
While in the woods, Perseus and his men discover a sword forged in Olympus that will only display power if it is wielded by Perseus. While separated from the group, Perseus encounters Zeus' sacred herd of flying horses, the Pegasus. However, Perseus refuses both the sword and the pure-black Pegasus that the Gods were offering as assistance, as he does not wish to be a God. Calibos attacks the group and tries to murder Perseus, killing several soldiers in the process, but Calibos is unsuccessful, losing his hand before escaping. However, Calibos's blood forms giant scorpions from the sand that attack Perseus and his group. Though they slay several scorpions, most of the group are slain, and the survivors are surrounded by more of the monsters. They are saved by the Djinn, a band of shamans once human, who have turned themselves into the Demons of Arabian mythology by replacing their earthly flesh with ash and stone; thus making them immortal. The mysterious beings are able to hypnotize the scorpions into submission. Though not trusted prior to healing Perseus's wound, the Djinn leader, Sheikh Suleiman, joins Perseus's group as his kind wish to see the Gods wish for destruction to fail.
The heroes arrive at Garden of Stygia, learning from the Stygian Witches that the head of the Gorgon Medusa could kill the Kraken, but that Perseus and his group will die in the process. After leaving the witches, with the hunters taking their leave, Perseus is visited by Zeus who offers him asylum on Mount Olympus, but he refuses. Zeus gives him instead a golden drachma, which Perseus later learns is a means to bribe Charon for passage into the Underworld. While Io remains outside Medusa's lair, due to a spell that forbids any woman from entering the area, Perseus's remaining soldiers fight hard to stay alive, turning to stone one by one by her gaze. But with Suleiman self-destructing himself and Draco's sacrifice, Perseus manages to behead Medusa. Perseus emerges in time to see Calibos stab Io from behind. Perseus engages Calibos in combat and kills him using the sword from Olympus, turning him back into Acrisius in human form. With his final breath as Hades's power leaving him, Acrisius tells Perseus to never become a God. Perseus stays with the dying Io until she passes on and flies away in gold dust to Olympus. He then rides Pegasus back to Argos with Medusa's head to find some of Argos's citizens have formed a Cult of Hades and are planning to sacrifice Andromeda to the Kraken against the king's wishes. By then, Hades reveals to Zeus the destruction of Argos will give him enough power to overthrow the other Olympians; when Zeus reveals Perseus is still alive in Argos, Hades leaves his powerless brother to ensure his victory.
Perseus returns to Argos, but Hades sends his harpies to stop him. Perseus defeats the creatures sent by Hades and uses the head of Medusa to turn the Kraken into stone as Cepheus is killed by the cult leader, who is then crushed under the shattering Kraken. Hades appears and sneers that Perseus cannot kill him, since he is a God. Perseus retorts that while Hades can live forever, it will not be in the world of men and uses the sword with Zeus' lightning bolt to banish Hades back to the Underworld. After saving Argos from destruction and Andromeda from drowning, Andromeda herself suggests that Perseus will become king and rule Argos at her side, but he declines. On the broken statue of Zeus, the God of Olympus appears before Perseus again and offers to make him a God, but for a second time he refuses. Zeus warns Perseus that Hades will return to rule the world in darkness when he amasses enough fear from mankind. Since Perseus is intent to stay on Earth, Zeus resurrects Io, and the two embrace while Pegasus flies above them.
Cast
Sam Worthington as Perseus main protagonist, and son of Zeus
Liam Neeson as Zeus, the leader of the Gods of Mount Olympus
Ralph Fiennes as Hades, God of the Underworld and the primary villain
Gemma Arterton as Io, a woman cursed with agelessness who guides Perseus in his quest and narrates the Titanomachy at the start of the film
Alexa Davalos as Andromeda, the princess that will be sacrificed to the kraken
Izabella Miko as Athena, Goddess of Wisdom and Knowledge
Mads Mikkelsen as Draco, leader of the Praetorian Guard
Jason Flemyng as Acrisius/Calibos
Danny Huston as Poseidon, God of the rivers, oceans and seas
David Kennedy as Cepheus's General
Tamer Hassan as Ares, God of war and battle
Pete Postlethwaite as Spyros, foster father of Perseus
Polly Walker as Cassiopeia, Queen of Argos
Vincent Regan as Cepheus, King of Argos
Luke Treadaway as Prokopion
Luke Evans as Apollo, God of the Sun, Poetry, Truth, Art and Healing.
Nathalie Cox as Artemis, Goddess of hunting and animals
Nina Young as Hera, Goddess of women and marriage and a wife of Zeus
Kaya Scodelario as Peshet
Nicholas Hoult as Eusebios
Ian Whyte as Sheikh Sulieman, The Djinn who assisted Perseus and the praetorian guards of Argos
Agyness Deyn as Aphrodite, Goddess of love, sex and beauty
Paul Kynman as Hephaestus, God of fire
Alexander Siddig as Hermes, Messenger of the Gods
Charlotte Comer as Demeter, Goddess of the Earth and agriculture
Jane March as Hestia, Goddess of the hearth
Natalia Vodianova as Medusa, The mortal Gorgon
Hans Matheson as Ixas
Mouloud Achour as Kucuk
Liam Cunningham as Solon
Ross Mullan as Pemphredo
Ashraf Barhom as Ozal
Creatures
Stygian Witches - Three women with gray skin and only one eye they share amongst them. They have a taste for human flesh, as their "knowledge demands payment".
Giant scorpions - Scorpions born from the blood of Acrisius; hypnotized by the Djinn.
Gorgon - Medusa the gorgon appears in the film as a giant, half snake, half human creature. She is beheaded by Perseus, leaving the rest of her body to fall into a lava pit.
Djinn - spirit beings living in the desert with magical powers.
Kraken - an enormous sea monster who defeated the titans and was turned to stone by Medusa's head.
Harpies - Winged demons who come from the body of Hades.
Pegasus - The winged horse that Perseus uses to ride to the confrontation with the Kraken.
Bubo - The mechanical owl from the 1981 film makes a cameo appearance early in the film.
Sequel
It has been stated that a sequel will be developed. Director Louis Leterrier will not come back to direct but will be an executive producer on the project. Clash of the Titans II has a tentative 2012 release date.
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Thursday, February 11, 2010
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010)
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010)
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief is a fantasy-adventure film directed by Chris Columbus. The film is an adaptation of The Lightning Thief, the first novel in the Percy Jackson & The Olympians series by Rick Riordan. It stars Logan Lerman as Percy Jackson alongside an ensemble cast which includes Brandon T. Jackson, Alexandra Daddario, Jake Abel, Rosario Dawson, Steve Coogan, Uma Thurman, Catherine Keener, Kevin McKidd, Sean Bean and Pierce Brosnan. It was released to theaters on February 12, 2010.
Plot
In the top of the Empire State Building, Zeus (Sean Bean) tells his brother Poseidon (Kevin McKidd) that his master bolt has been stolen. He blames Poseidon's son for the theft. Despite Poseidon's claims of his son's innocence, Zeus tells him to return it by midnight on the summer solstice in 14 days or a war would begin between the Olympians.
Seventeen year old Percy Jackson (Logan Lerman) is shown underwater in the opening credits, implying that he can stay underwater for long amounts of time (seven minutes) and he doesn't know why. His step father, Gabe Ugliano (Joe Pantoliano) is a disgusting man who treats Percy's mother wrongfully. Percy, while walking into the musuem for the field trip, mysteriously hears someone's (Poseidon's) voice in his head warning him that everything is about to change.
During the field trip to an exhibition of Greek and Roman art, Percy is lured away from the crowd by a Fury, disguised as his substitute English teacher, who then attacks him, questioning him about the lightning bolt. The incredulous Percy, who has no knowledge of what it's talking about, is rescued by his Latin teacher, Mr. Brunner (Pierce Brosnan). After dispatching the Fury, Brunner gives Percy a sword disguised as a pen. On Brunner's instruction, Percy's best friend, Grover Underwood (Brandon T. Jackson), takes Percy to a training camp for demigods, Camp Half-Blood, along with Percy's mother, Sally Jackson (Catherine Keener). Although Percy and Grover, who is revealed to be a satyr, make it to the camp, its defenses prohibit entrance to Sally, who is captured by the Minotaur attacking them, and she turns to golden dust before Percy. Percy engages in a small battle with the Minotaur, using the pen, which turns into a sword, eventually killing the creature with one of its horns after it gets stuck in the tree it rammed trying to get Percy.
Percy passes out and awakens in the infirmary, with Grover informing him he'd been unconscious for 3 days. In touring camp Half-Blood, Percy learns that Brunner is the mythological centaur Chiron, and the camp's trainer, and that his (Percy's) father is the god Poseidon. He also meets Luke Castellan (Jake Abel), a son of Hermes, and Annabeth Chase (Alexandra Daddario), a daughter of Athena. While at the camp, Percy learns from Poseidon's voice that water has the power to heal his injuries, and allows him to manifest his magical abilities.
Hades later appears and reveals that Sally Jackson is his prisoner, and proposes she be traded for the master bolt. Chiron instructs Percy not to bargain with the god, but to go to Olympus to convince Zeus of his innocence. Percy sneaks away from the camp to travel to the Underworld, along with Grover and Annabeth, who secure for him from Luke a portable shield, flying shoes and a map to Persephone's (Rosario Dawson) pearls, which allow them to exit the Underworld.
The trio is attacked by Medusa (Uma Thurman), but manage to decapitate her, and take the first pearl from her bracelet. They also take her head, which they later successfully use against the Hydra, which attacks them during their acquisition of the second pearl from the crown of a giant statue of Athena at the Parthenon replica in Nashville, Tennessee. They acquire the third and final pearl from a roulette wheel at the Lotus Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. The place ends up being the lair of the Lotus Eaters. While there, Annabeth, Percy Jackson and Grover eat the lotus flower, as served by attractive waitresses. The flower dulls the senses and makes the eater not want to leave the hotel. It must be eaten every once in a while to renew the spell. When the trio of hereos first eat the flower it makes them act like they are drugged or drunk, and never wanting to leave. Eventually Percy is warned not to eat the flowers by Poseidon, who wakes the other two and they escape from the casino in a car they stole from the "win a car" display. They realize they've been there for 5 days and only have until the next day to get the bolt. The map reveals an entrance to the Underworld in Hollywood, beneath the Hollywood Sign.
The trio enter the Underworld, where Percy attempts to explain to Hades that he is not the lightning thief. Percy drops the shield that Luke had given him in the camp before they left, and it is revealed the lightening bolt was concealed inside it, and that Luke had set them up. A melee ensues, and although they manage to escape with the rescued Sally, they are forced to leave Grover behind, in Persephone's "care", as they only had three pearls, and it ends up Persephone wanted the bolt to get back to Zeus anyways. They are confronted by Luke, who reveals himself to have been the real lightning thief. Expressing his desire for a new generation of rulers to take over Olympus, he explains that he had hoped that the trio would not have escaped the Underworld alive, and after stealing the bolt from Percy, the two engage in battle. After using his water powers to create a trident and throwing it at Luke, which pins to him and he lands in the lake below, Percy arrives back to the top of the building. Sally, Annabeth and Percy all take a secret elevator to Olympus, where he presents the retrieved bolt, and reveals the truth about Luke. Percy also requests that Zeus retrieve Grover from the Underworld, which the god agrees to. Poseidon explains to Percy the reason why they could not know each other during Percy's childhood, but expresses his love for his son. Percy returns to Camp Half-Blood, where he resumes his training, ending the film in the midst of a clash with Annabeth.
While the credits were rolling, Sally Jackson leaves Gabe with his stuff. He wanted a beer and found a lock and a note on his refrigerator telling him not to open the refrigerator under any circumstances from Percy. Furious, he breaks off the lock only to find Medusa's head. The screen goes black as crackling (Gabe turning to stone) is heard and the credits continue to roll.
Cast
Main characters
Logan Lerman as Percy Jackson, the film's main protagonist, and son of Poseidon.
Alexandra Daddario as Annabeth Chase, daughter of Athena
Brandon T. Jackson as Grover Underwood, Percy's best friend, a satyr.
Jake Abel as Luke Castellan, son of Hermes, the film's primary antagonist.
Gods
Sean Bean as Zeus, Lord of the Sky and King of the Gods; Hera's husband and brother who blames Percy for stealing his bolt.
Kevin McKidd as Poseidon, Zeus and Hades's brother; Lord of the Sea and Percy's father.
Steve Coogan as Hades, Zeus and Poseidon's brother; Lord of the Dead and the Underworld; Persephone's husband.
Melina Kanakaredes as Athena, Goddess of Wisdom and Battle Strategies; mother of Annabeth.
Dylan Neal as Hermes, Messenger of the Gods, God of Thieves and Travelers; Luke's father.
Rosario Dawson as Persephone, Goddess of Springtime / Queen of the Dead; Hades' wife and Zeus and Demeter's daughter.
Erica Cerra as Hera, Goddess of women and marriage; Zeus' wife and sister.
Stefanie von Pfetten as Demeter, Goddess of the Earth and Harvest; Persephone's mother.
Dimitri Lekkos as Apollo, God of the Sun, Poetry, The Arts, and Music; Artemis' twin brother.
Ona Grauer as Artemis, Goddess of the Moon and Hunting; Apollo's twin sister.
Serinda Swan as Aphrodite, Goddess of Love; Ares' lover, Hephaestus' Wife.
Conrad Coates as Hephaestus, God of the Forge; Aphrodite's Husband.
Ray Winstone as Ares, God of War; Aphrodite's lover. The part was cut from the film.
Luke Camilleri as Dionysus, God of Wine.
Mythical creatures
Uma Thurman as Medusa
Pierce Brosnan as Chiron, trainer of heroes
Maria Olsen as Mrs. Dodds/Alecto, servant to Hades.
Julian Richings as Charon, ferryman of the River Styx.
Chelan Simmons as the Lotus Eater
Mortals
Catherine Keener as Sally Jackson, Percy's mother
Joe Pantoliano as Gabe Ugliano, Percy's stepfather.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percy_Jackson_%26_the_Olympians:_The_Lightning_Thief
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| Directed by | Chris Columbus |
| Produced by | Chris Columbus, Michael Barnathan, Karen Rosenfelt |
| Written by | Craig Titley, Joe Stillman, Rick Riordan (Novel) |
| Starring | Logan Lerman, Brandon T. Jackson, Alexandra Daddario, Jake Abel, Sean Bean, Pierce Brosnan, Melina Kanakaredes, Steve Coogan, Rosario Dawson, Catherine Keener, Kevin McKidd, Joe Pantoliano, Uma Thurman, Ray Winstone |
| Music by | Christophe Beck |
| Cinematography | Stephen Goldblatt |
| Editing by | Peter Honess |
| Studio | 1492 Pictures, Imprint Entertainment |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
| Release date(s) | February 11, 2010, February 12, 2010 (United States) |
| Running time | 121 minutes |
| Country | United States, Canada |
| Language | English, Greek |
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief is a fantasy-adventure film directed by Chris Columbus. The film is an adaptation of The Lightning Thief, the first novel in the Percy Jackson & The Olympians series by Rick Riordan. It stars Logan Lerman as Percy Jackson alongside an ensemble cast which includes Brandon T. Jackson, Alexandra Daddario, Jake Abel, Rosario Dawson, Steve Coogan, Uma Thurman, Catherine Keener, Kevin McKidd, Sean Bean and Pierce Brosnan. It was released to theaters on February 12, 2010.
Plot
In the top of the Empire State Building, Zeus (Sean Bean) tells his brother Poseidon (Kevin McKidd) that his master bolt has been stolen. He blames Poseidon's son for the theft. Despite Poseidon's claims of his son's innocence, Zeus tells him to return it by midnight on the summer solstice in 14 days or a war would begin between the Olympians.
Seventeen year old Percy Jackson (Logan Lerman) is shown underwater in the opening credits, implying that he can stay underwater for long amounts of time (seven minutes) and he doesn't know why. His step father, Gabe Ugliano (Joe Pantoliano) is a disgusting man who treats Percy's mother wrongfully. Percy, while walking into the musuem for the field trip, mysteriously hears someone's (Poseidon's) voice in his head warning him that everything is about to change.
During the field trip to an exhibition of Greek and Roman art, Percy is lured away from the crowd by a Fury, disguised as his substitute English teacher, who then attacks him, questioning him about the lightning bolt. The incredulous Percy, who has no knowledge of what it's talking about, is rescued by his Latin teacher, Mr. Brunner (Pierce Brosnan). After dispatching the Fury, Brunner gives Percy a sword disguised as a pen. On Brunner's instruction, Percy's best friend, Grover Underwood (Brandon T. Jackson), takes Percy to a training camp for demigods, Camp Half-Blood, along with Percy's mother, Sally Jackson (Catherine Keener). Although Percy and Grover, who is revealed to be a satyr, make it to the camp, its defenses prohibit entrance to Sally, who is captured by the Minotaur attacking them, and she turns to golden dust before Percy. Percy engages in a small battle with the Minotaur, using the pen, which turns into a sword, eventually killing the creature with one of its horns after it gets stuck in the tree it rammed trying to get Percy.
Percy passes out and awakens in the infirmary, with Grover informing him he'd been unconscious for 3 days. In touring camp Half-Blood, Percy learns that Brunner is the mythological centaur Chiron, and the camp's trainer, and that his (Percy's) father is the god Poseidon. He also meets Luke Castellan (Jake Abel), a son of Hermes, and Annabeth Chase (Alexandra Daddario), a daughter of Athena. While at the camp, Percy learns from Poseidon's voice that water has the power to heal his injuries, and allows him to manifest his magical abilities.
Hades later appears and reveals that Sally Jackson is his prisoner, and proposes she be traded for the master bolt. Chiron instructs Percy not to bargain with the god, but to go to Olympus to convince Zeus of his innocence. Percy sneaks away from the camp to travel to the Underworld, along with Grover and Annabeth, who secure for him from Luke a portable shield, flying shoes and a map to Persephone's (Rosario Dawson) pearls, which allow them to exit the Underworld.
The trio is attacked by Medusa (Uma Thurman), but manage to decapitate her, and take the first pearl from her bracelet. They also take her head, which they later successfully use against the Hydra, which attacks them during their acquisition of the second pearl from the crown of a giant statue of Athena at the Parthenon replica in Nashville, Tennessee. They acquire the third and final pearl from a roulette wheel at the Lotus Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. The place ends up being the lair of the Lotus Eaters. While there, Annabeth, Percy Jackson and Grover eat the lotus flower, as served by attractive waitresses. The flower dulls the senses and makes the eater not want to leave the hotel. It must be eaten every once in a while to renew the spell. When the trio of hereos first eat the flower it makes them act like they are drugged or drunk, and never wanting to leave. Eventually Percy is warned not to eat the flowers by Poseidon, who wakes the other two and they escape from the casino in a car they stole from the "win a car" display. They realize they've been there for 5 days and only have until the next day to get the bolt. The map reveals an entrance to the Underworld in Hollywood, beneath the Hollywood Sign.
The trio enter the Underworld, where Percy attempts to explain to Hades that he is not the lightning thief. Percy drops the shield that Luke had given him in the camp before they left, and it is revealed the lightening bolt was concealed inside it, and that Luke had set them up. A melee ensues, and although they manage to escape with the rescued Sally, they are forced to leave Grover behind, in Persephone's "care", as they only had three pearls, and it ends up Persephone wanted the bolt to get back to Zeus anyways. They are confronted by Luke, who reveals himself to have been the real lightning thief. Expressing his desire for a new generation of rulers to take over Olympus, he explains that he had hoped that the trio would not have escaped the Underworld alive, and after stealing the bolt from Percy, the two engage in battle. After using his water powers to create a trident and throwing it at Luke, which pins to him and he lands in the lake below, Percy arrives back to the top of the building. Sally, Annabeth and Percy all take a secret elevator to Olympus, where he presents the retrieved bolt, and reveals the truth about Luke. Percy also requests that Zeus retrieve Grover from the Underworld, which the god agrees to. Poseidon explains to Percy the reason why they could not know each other during Percy's childhood, but expresses his love for his son. Percy returns to Camp Half-Blood, where he resumes his training, ending the film in the midst of a clash with Annabeth.
While the credits were rolling, Sally Jackson leaves Gabe with his stuff. He wanted a beer and found a lock and a note on his refrigerator telling him not to open the refrigerator under any circumstances from Percy. Furious, he breaks off the lock only to find Medusa's head. The screen goes black as crackling (Gabe turning to stone) is heard and the credits continue to roll.
Cast
Main characters
Logan Lerman as Percy Jackson, the film's main protagonist, and son of Poseidon.
Alexandra Daddario as Annabeth Chase, daughter of Athena
Brandon T. Jackson as Grover Underwood, Percy's best friend, a satyr.
Jake Abel as Luke Castellan, son of Hermes, the film's primary antagonist.
Gods
Sean Bean as Zeus, Lord of the Sky and King of the Gods; Hera's husband and brother who blames Percy for stealing his bolt.
Kevin McKidd as Poseidon, Zeus and Hades's brother; Lord of the Sea and Percy's father.
Steve Coogan as Hades, Zeus and Poseidon's brother; Lord of the Dead and the Underworld; Persephone's husband.
Melina Kanakaredes as Athena, Goddess of Wisdom and Battle Strategies; mother of Annabeth.
Dylan Neal as Hermes, Messenger of the Gods, God of Thieves and Travelers; Luke's father.
Rosario Dawson as Persephone, Goddess of Springtime / Queen of the Dead; Hades' wife and Zeus and Demeter's daughter.
Erica Cerra as Hera, Goddess of women and marriage; Zeus' wife and sister.
Stefanie von Pfetten as Demeter, Goddess of the Earth and Harvest; Persephone's mother.
Dimitri Lekkos as Apollo, God of the Sun, Poetry, The Arts, and Music; Artemis' twin brother.
Ona Grauer as Artemis, Goddess of the Moon and Hunting; Apollo's twin sister.
Serinda Swan as Aphrodite, Goddess of Love; Ares' lover, Hephaestus' Wife.
Conrad Coates as Hephaestus, God of the Forge; Aphrodite's Husband.
Ray Winstone as Ares, God of War; Aphrodite's lover. The part was cut from the film.
Luke Camilleri as Dionysus, God of Wine.
Mythical creatures
Uma Thurman as Medusa
Pierce Brosnan as Chiron, trainer of heroes
Maria Olsen as Mrs. Dodds/Alecto, servant to Hades.
Julian Richings as Charon, ferryman of the River Styx.
Chelan Simmons as the Lotus Eater
Mortals
Catherine Keener as Sally Jackson, Percy's mother
Joe Pantoliano as Gabe Ugliano, Percy's stepfather.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percy_Jackson_%26_the_Olympians:_The_Lightning_Thief
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Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Blue Seed (碧奇魂 ブルー シード)
Blue Seed (碧奇魂 ブルー シード)
Alternative Titles:
碧奇魂 ブルー シード, Aokushimitama Burū Shīdo
Genre: Supernatural, Romance, Action
Manga
Author: Yuzo Takada
Publisher: Bamboo Comics
Original run: March 1994 – December 1995
TV anime
Director: Jun Kamiya
Studio: Ashi Productions, Production I.G
Licensor: ADV Films [US]
Network: TV Tokyo, Anime Network
Original run: 5 October 1994 – 29 March 1995
Original video animation: Blue Seed Beyond
Director: Jun Kamiya
Studio: Production I.G
Licensor: ADV Films [US]
Released: 1996
Runtime: 100 minutes
Episodes: 3
Blue Seed (碧奇魂 ブルー シード Aokushimitama Burū Shīdo) is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Yuzo Takada. It was animated for broadcast on TV Tokyo in 1994.
The story is based on the Izumo cycle of Japanese mythology and the tale of the god Susanoo and the eight-headed monster Yamata no Orochi. The main character, Momiji Fujimiya, is a descendant of the mythical Princess Kushinada (奇稲田姫 Kushinada-hime). When Japan is menaced by Aragami (荒神 Aragami, lit. "angry gods") spawned by Yamato-no-Orochi, Momiji is intended to be sacrificed to appease the Aragami. She instead, however, becomes a member of the Terrestrial Administration Center (TAC), a secret agency charged with fighting them.
The series ran for 26 episodes, originally airing in Japan from 5 October 1994 to 29 March 1995. An OVA, "Blue Seed Beyond", was made in 1996. The anime is licensed by ADV Films in the U.S.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_seed
Manga series | Anime series | Anime OVAs | Action anime and manga | ADV Films | Anime of 1994 | Manga of 1994 | Production I.G | Japanese mythology in anime and manga
Alternative Titles:
碧奇魂 ブルー シード, Aokushimitama Burū Shīdo
Genre: Supernatural, Romance, Action
Manga
Author: Yuzo Takada
Publisher: Bamboo Comics
Original run: March 1994 – December 1995
TV anime
Director: Jun Kamiya
Studio: Ashi Productions, Production I.G
Licensor: ADV Films [US]
Network: TV Tokyo, Anime Network
Original run: 5 October 1994 – 29 March 1995
Original video animation: Blue Seed Beyond
Director: Jun Kamiya
Studio: Production I.G
Licensor: ADV Films [US]
Released: 1996
Runtime: 100 minutes
Episodes: 3
Blue Seed (碧奇魂 ブルー シード Aokushimitama Burū Shīdo) is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Yuzo Takada. It was animated for broadcast on TV Tokyo in 1994.
The story is based on the Izumo cycle of Japanese mythology and the tale of the god Susanoo and the eight-headed monster Yamata no Orochi. The main character, Momiji Fujimiya, is a descendant of the mythical Princess Kushinada (奇稲田姫 Kushinada-hime). When Japan is menaced by Aragami (荒神 Aragami, lit. "angry gods") spawned by Yamato-no-Orochi, Momiji is intended to be sacrificed to appease the Aragami. She instead, however, becomes a member of the Terrestrial Administration Center (TAC), a secret agency charged with fighting them.
The series ran for 26 episodes, originally airing in Japan from 5 October 1994 to 29 March 1995. An OVA, "Blue Seed Beyond", was made in 1996. The anime is licensed by ADV Films in the U.S.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_seed
Manga series | Anime series | Anime OVAs | Action anime and manga | ADV Films | Anime of 1994 | Manga of 1994 | Production I.G | Japanese mythology in anime and manga
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