A STILL FROM - THE LIGHTING THIEF

WHY PERCY JACKSON IS THE 

NEXT HARRY POTTER !

    Already a hit in its opening weekend in theatres (raking in $39 million), Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lighting Thief,presented by Fox Star Studios, has been compared to the Harry Potter series. And it's star, 18-year-old  Logan Lerman, has been hailed as the next Danil Radcliffe. What else does the fantasy film share in common with Harry Potter ? More than you might think!

        The story is a mythological adventure to rival Harry Potter's fantasy adventure. The premise of Percy Jackson being the story of an American teenager Percy ((Lerman). He discovers that he's the demi-god son of Poseidon and a mortal (Catherine Keener), and is accused by Zeus of stealing his lightning bolt. Just like Harry, Percy's part of a teen trio (Harry, Hermione and Ron) that includes pals Grover (Brandon T Jackson) and Annabeth (Alexandra Daddario).

        Director Chris Columbus knows his way around a fantastical tale.He helmed the first two Potter films Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) and harry potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002).

      Percy comes from a best-selling book series by Rick Riordan with a huge tween and teen fanbase and there are a whole string of books that have yet to see the big screen. It's another book series that has the potential to create blockbuster after block buster a la harry Potter.

        Percy has abandonment issues, and the hero hasn't seen his father Poseidon since he was a baby. His stepfather (Joe Pantoliano) literally smells and abuses his long-suffering mother. But trust us, there's a sneaky reason for mom's choice of mates.

       Percy, obviously, has a huge crush on Annabeth, the daughter of Athena, even though she's clearly a few grades ahead as a warrior and strategist. But, like Harry in the early movies, there's not even a chaste kiss to be had between the flirting pair.

        Just like Harry, famous faces abound in supporting roles-Uma Thurman plays Medusa, ex-James Bond Pierce Brosnan is a centaur, Rosario Dawson is Persephone, Grey's Anatomy's kevin McKidd is Poseidon and the always-hilarious Steve Coogan plays Hades, the lord of the under world, as a kind of heavy metal rock 'n rollnerd.  

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Pierce Brosnan - BACK TO BASICS

Horror Tales

           Pierce Brosnan initially threw away writer / director Shana Feste's script as it brought back the horror of the car crash that almost killed his son Sean. Calling the scriptt 'too heavy' the actor admits that his movie partner had to persuade him to go through it once again.

             Said the actor, "This young woman had written this beautiful script, called The Greatest, and it's about the loss of a son. I almost lost my son Sean, few years ago. in a terrible accident. I got a dreadful call at 4.30 in the morning and he got airlifted out and survived. This film is about the loss of a son and the family coming together again. When I read it, I said, "No, I don't wanna go there, it's too heavy, ' and threw it under the bed. Then my partner said, 'Look, check it out again. ' So, I read it again and said, 'Ok, let's go for it. ' It's a beautiful film. It's a really powerful film. "

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Naomi Campbell - MAKING AMENDS

'Anger

wasn't my

only issue'

           Her supermodel status isn't Naomi Campbell's only claim to fame. She is equally notorious for the various scandals she's been embroiled in over the past few years -- most famously her anger management issues.But the catwalk beauty insists that she is a changed woman and has learned from her past mistakes.

               She said, "The period from 1998 until 2005 was very difficult. I had to work out what was important -- what I wanted to change and what I wasn't happy with. Anger wasn't the only issue; I have lots of them. " In 2008, Naomi carried out a 200-hour community service sentence after she assaulte two police officers at London's Heathrow Airport. She also had to undergo anger management classes after she attacked her former assistant.

      Naomi, who is approaching her 40th birthday this summer, said, "Everyone knows what I've gone through. I'm human, I make mistakes, but I've come clean on them  all. I', not proud of the things I've done and the incidents that have happened in my life. But I did something about it. I'm not shirking blame for anything I did. I blame myself. I'm responsible for all my actions. But I'm also responsible for making those changes."

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Vidya Malvade - DANCE WOMAN

Vidya can dance saala!

          Vidya Malvade, the Striker girl is said to be a trained Kathak dancer. Not just this, she even performs this classical form of dance on stage when shoots permit.

        And for those who think calssical arts are a tad old-fashioned, she's also trained in Tap-dancing, Salsa, Jive, Cha-Cha--Cha, Waltz, Rumba, Samba, Foxtrot and various other forms of Italian dancing. "Dancing is my first love, not just a hobby, Ironically enough, I have not got a chance to dance in any of my movies so far. I'd really love to get a cool item number  where all I have to do is dance with abandon!" says the danseuse.

          Prakash Jha, Madhur Bhandarkar and those who have item numbers in their gritty dramas please take note. Here's a fresh candidate who can dance like dream.

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Katrina Kai - THINK PINK, Deepika Padukone PRETTY WOMAN

Keeping 

a  safe

distance

         Katrina Kaif and Deepika Padukone do have a cross connection.. Even if they hate to admit it, it is frue. Fist, it was Deepika and Ranbir who people talked about, then, it became Kat and Ranbit. Even Salman Khan seems to be fasinated with both the beauties-one for personal reasons, the other for profesional reasons. And, while Kat is the first brand ambassador for Team Banagalore at the IPL, now, Deepika has also been signed as a brand ambassador for the same team! 

         Of course, the enterprising owner of the IPL team is making sure that Kat and Deepika don't land up in the same stadium. The VVIP box may prove too asphyxiating for these two lovely ladies who despite being fabulous eye candy, may end up staring daggers at each other if they're in the same vicinity.

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Asin and Vijay - ALL SET TO GUARD

VIJAY,  ASIN

PAIR UP AGAIN

             Guess who is likely to star in the Tamil remake of the Malayalam hit Bodyguard? Well, Kollywood grapevine has it that it will be none other than Vijay and Asin who will play the roles played by Dileep and Nayanthara in the original.

      Siddique, who directed the original, has been roped in to direct the Tamil version too. Vijay and Siddique had earlier worked together in the superhit film, Friends.

            Raj Kiran will play the pivotal role of Asin's father who employs Vijay as her bodyguard. Vadivelu will provide the comic relief along with M S Bhaskar, while Vidyasagar will compose the music. The first schedule of the film is likely to start from April 1 in Chennai.

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Shah Rukh Khan and Aamir Khan - KEEP AN EYE

Khan versus Khan

                 Rumours are making their rounds that both Aamir Khan and Shah Rukh Khan are fighting for the attention of one filmmaker - Rajkumar  Hirani. Aamir and Raju are friends and SRK and Raju admire each other. Now, one hears both the Khans are keeping a track of what Raju i coming up with next. Of course, they are doing their receptive things currently. One is supervising the editing of his three films-Peeple Live, Dhobi Ghat and Delhi Belly, while the other is shooting for Ra One at an air conditioned bungalow at a a luxury holiday village in Goa, with Kareena Kapoor. However, sources say they're both attuned to what Raju is doing. So, What is Raju doing? Well, he was in Australia for a screening of a Idiots, said someone. But others said he was in the US with his screen writer Abhijat Joshe working on the script of his next project, Bole Toh, which is what the Khans are interested in.

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