The HBC

This is where we will keep the posts of our past pieces of news. It will be revised monthly, putting old information here, and keeping only new news up on the home page.

October 6th, 2009:

•  There is now a box set of the five Percy Jackson books (in hardback) and with some special goodies at the bottom. You can get them at your local bookstore.
• There is a You Tube video out of Mr. Riordan reading the first part of the first chapter of the Egyptian Mythology book. You can see it here.
• There are more cast members to report about from The Lightning Thief! Playing 50's Tough, is Zane Holts. Dorla Bell: Lotus Land Waitress, Janitor #2: Keith Dallas, Grover Girl: Janine Edwards, Museum Patron: Jay Ferraro, Hysterical Woman: Bonita Friedericy, Lotus Land Pedicurist: Jovanna Huguet, Picnicker: Michael Longstreth, Nashville Cop #1: Dean Redman, Hot Las Vegas Girl: Christina Riegert, and Las Vegas Visitor: Joan Riegert.

• Percy Jackson lover Elizabeth e-mailed us yesterday, and told us she went to the National Book Festival, where Mr. Riordan was! She evensent us some pictures, which are totally awesome. Thanks so much Elizabeth! 

The two hour wait line to see Rick Riordan!

Mr. Riordan!

Mr. Riordan speaking at the Festival!

September 26th, 2009:

•  The Egyptian book Mr. Riordan wrote is coming out on May 4th, 2010, according to his Twitter.
• Mr. Riordan has confirmed that his favorite characters in the Percy Jackson series are Tyson and Grover.
• Mr. Riordan says that we will see Percy in his next series, though he will not be a main character, he will have a big job in it. He also says he is not quite done with Percy, and we will see him older and what his job will be then too.
• When asked why he made Grover love enchiladas, Mr. Riordan said he used to love them, and in Texas, enchilada day is always on a Wednesday.
• At the book festival in D.C. today, Mr. Riordan talked about his new book, about the Egyptian gods invading the modern world. He read the first page or so to the crowd and the main gist of it was this: The two main characters are Sadie and Carter, whom are siblings. (The book is in Carter's point of view). The beginning starts off kind of like The Lightning Thief started saying "you are now in danger...". the first chapter, titled "I get an explosion for Christmas" says to go to a school and then to a locker- they do not name the name of the school- and the locker number is 13-32-33, and inside it is a package. They say to take the package, and not to keep it for more than a week; because while it gives you unlimited power, it can also destroy you. It then goes on to start in  London England, and finishes by saying that their dad just blew up a British museum. Mr. Riordan said this was the first time he had ever read it to anyone outside of his family. It sounds awesome!  
• On a You Tube video, Mr. Riordan says that we will see both Percy and Annabeth, and that they will be counselors. You can see this You Tube video here. 

September 22nd, 2009:

•  According to this article, someone is trying to adapt The Lightning Thief into a comic!
• Here are some on location pics from The Lightning Thief. (Thanks to Mortal Net for the tip.)

September 17th, 2009:

•  Oh my gods! New Percy Jackson trailer is up and it looks AWESOME! You can see it here. (Thanks to Luffio on the cbox for telling me!)
• As most people know, Mr. Riordan will be at the National Book Festival in D.C. on September 26th. He will only be signing from 1:30 until 2:30.
• We have a new part of the website that is for photos. You can send us in pictures from places that have a relation to the gods (i.e., Grecce) or a picture of a place that was a setting in one of the Percy Jackson books (i.e. Hoover Dam.) We will put up who sent it to us when we post it on the website. Thanks!

September 13th, 2009:

•  The Percy Jackson series is out in Portuguese, and you can see the website here.
• There is a petition our affiliate Mortal Net started, that is going to try to get the PJO fan sites invited to The Lightning Thief premiere! If you are interested, please click here, and sign!

September 12th, 2009:

•  We have a new affiliate! They are the French Percy Jackson site! You can visit them at www.http://www.percyjackson.fr.
• There is a cool website that you can visit here. It shows some cool shirts that you can buy. They probably don't have Mr. Riordan's approval, but they still look pretty cool!
• The Percy Jackson books are now available in a hard covered box set with all five in it on Amazon. You can visit the page here.
• The Percy Jackson Field Guide, which is available January 19th, has been confirmed to have 156 pages. So it is not a re-make of The Demi-God Files.
• According to Goodreads, the Percy Jackson Field Guide is "the handbook no half-blood should be without: a fully illustrated, in-depth guide to gods, monsters, and all things Percy. This novelty companion to the best-selling series comes complete with trading cards, full-color diagrams, and maps, all packaged in a handy, "manual-size" POB with a crisp, magnetic flap enclosure." Sounds cool!

September 4th, 2009:

•  According to Mr. Riordan, the new book he was writing, the one about Egyptian mythology, is "not connected with the Percy Jackson series or Greek mythology, but like Percy Jackson, it is a modern-day adventure and it was SO fun to write." It will hopefully be out in May.
• According to Mr. Riordan's blog, he got a tour of a reconstructed Parthenon in Nashville. He said he was there one week after the cast and crew of The Lightning Thief was there!  We don't remember a Parthenon in the books, but he says "you should expect the movie to be different than the book".
• We have a new affiliate! You can visit them at www.whirlzap.webs.com.
• There is a new Logan Lerman interview out, which you can read here. In it, Logan talks about three movies, including The Lightning Thief. He explains that it reminds him of Back to the Future, and that if you are looking for a great battle sequence (which of course, I am) theres "this insane aerial battle in New York City with Zeus’s lightning bolts, pretty much end-of-the-world stuff, and it’s just the coolest battle scene ever".

August 30th, 2009:

•  You can pre-order The Demi-god Files in the UK on Amazon, which will be out on January 7th, 2010. (Thanks to Blue Trident for the tip.)
• You can pre-order on Amazon The Percy Jackson Field Guide, which will be out January 19th, 2010. (Thanks to Blue Trident for the tip.)
• There will be a Lightning Thief film addition coming out on January 5th, 2010 on Amazon. It will have some pictures of the movie in it. (Thanks to Blue Trident for the tip!)
• There is a behind-the-scenes article on Scholastic Kids about the Percy Jackson movie. You can read the article here.
• We have a new affiliate! They are www.thenemeanlion.webs.com.
• This article is talking about the Percy Jackson movie, and the Lotus Casino. It also tells of how the trio will be driving a Maserati to get away from the Casino. Guess they know how to drive... (Thanks to Mortal Net for the tip.)
• There have been two new photos leaked from the set of the movie, and they are at the Lotus Casino! They look pretty cool. You can see the first here, and the second here. (Thanks to Mortal Net for the tip.)

August 18th, 2009:

•  According to Blue Trident, there is a picture on Ebay, of a scene from the movie. It also is signed by Logan Lerman! It also is quite pricey: $129.99.
• We have extended the dead-line for the contest! You will now be able to submit stories until the date of October 31st, at noon Eastern Time.
• Today is the birthday of the main character in the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, Percy Jackson!

August 16th, 2009:

•  We have two new affiliates! The first is www.halfbloodsrule.webs.com, and www.thebigthree.webs.com.
• Apparently Logan Lerman's  manager said that Logan does not have a MySpace, Facebook, or Twitter. Yikes, seems like there have been some impersonations... (thanks to Blue Trident for the tip!)  
• According to this article, McKidd, who plays Poseidon, says that "I'm 40 feet tall for most of the film, but then we come to human form, We can atomize ourselves because we're gods. We can do what we want, right? So we can atomize ourselves and walk around the streets of Manhattan, wandering Manhattan, and dress in Gap clothing and do all that stuff, then atomize ourselves back to 40-foot Greek god stage. It's a really fun film." So we will see the gods pretty big...

August 13th, 2009:

•  According to Mr. Riordan's Twitter, on August 29, he will be in Brentwood TN for a book signing to wrap up the Barnes & Noble Summer Reading program.

August 12th, 2009:

•  We have two new affiliates! They are www.thelivingj.webs.com, and www.childoftheprophecy.webs.com.
• According to this source, there will be a second Percy Jackson movie, and the auditions will be held on September 24, though this is being said on Wikipedia, so we don't know whether this is true or not.

August 8th, 2009:

•  On Rick Riordan's twitter, he says that the first book in the new Camp Half-Blood series will come out in the winter. So, it should technically be released around November or December.

August 7th, 2009:

•  It has been confirmed on IMBD that Dejan Loyola will be playing someone called "Boyfriend". I wonder who this could be?

August 5th, 2009:

•  According to this article, Pierce Brosnan and and Uma Thurman actually want the Percy Jackson movies to be a five-part series. (Though I though Medusa was only in the first book...)
• There is a rumour going around IMBD that someone has taken the script for the movie, and put it up on the French Percy Jackson website (in French, of course.) We do not know if this is actually part of the script or not. You can view the scenes here, if you are lucky enough to know French. If you don't, we are translating it into English, and will post it up shortly.
• We have a new affiliate! You can visit them at www.sterlingiii.webs.com.

August 4th, 2009:

•  We have a new affiliate! You can visit them at www.percabethworld.weebly.com

August 2nd, 2009:

• The 4th book in the Percy Jackson series (The Battle of the Labyrinth) is now out in Indonesian! 
• According to this article, the UK movie title for The Lightning Thief will be different from the U.S. one. The U.S. title for the movie is Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief, while the UK will have the much easier title of Percy Jackson: The Lightning Thief. 

July 31st, 2009:

•  It has been confirmed on IMBD that Crystal Tisiga will be playing yet another Aphrodite Girl. I wonder why they keep on adding Aphrodite Girls, yet there is no sign of Beckendorf or Clarisse?

July 27th, 2009:

•  On IMBD, it talks about the actors and it says that Alexandra is "super nice", Logan is "highly energetic", and Brandon is "a great guy". It also says that they had done filming at for a school scene or two, so this proves that it will show Yancy Academy.

July 24th, 2009:

•  It has been said, on IMBD, that Luke Camilleri will be playing the part of Mr. D. A little young, isn't he?
• The deluxe edition of The Lightning Thief, will be out on November 3rd, and is priced at $25. (Thank you Mortal Net for the tip). You can get it either at Barnes & Noble, or Amazon.
• We have added a forum to our site! You can see it now1 (I thinkonly members are allowed to comment, though...)
• We are shutting down the hbcnewsblog! I repeat, we are shutting down the hbcnewsblog site! To comment, please go to the forum page on this site, because our forum on the hbcnewsblog is not there anymore. Thank you!

July 23rd, 2009:

• There is a newspaper article out about the Percy Jackson movie, and it confirms that there are a few scenes in the Lotus Casino, and the pictures that leaked onto flikr were from one of the get-away scenes. You can see the article here. (Thanks PercyQuest for the tip.) 
• Logan Lerman has confirmed (via Twitter) that the trailer was specifically shot, and is not in the actual film. (Thanks Mortal Net for the tip!)
• Barnes & Noble has recently released Percy Jackson and the Olympian Mythology Trivia cards! You can see them here. 
• On IMBD, the Percy Jackson movie has gone up a stunning 255% in popularity! Whoa!
• I think Barnes & Noble is starting to get PJO obsessed! They now carry gift cards with The Last Olympian on them, and a Lightning Thief journal!(Thanks to Mortal Net for the tip!)
• Also,being released in November, will be a deluxe edition of The Lightning Thief, with eight full-color pictures illustrated by John Rocco and cloth bound. You can see one of the pictures here. On a side note, once you look at the picture: Percy seems to be left-handed. That is useful, because enemies don't usually suspect that. (Thanks a boatload once again to Mortal Net.)
• Also being released in Barnes & Noble is Demigods and Monsters, which used to only be available at Borders.
• We just recently updates our HBC lend-a-hand website, which you can see here.

July 20th, 2009:

•  It is official that Joe Pantoliano will be playing the part of Gabe Ugliano.
• The cast and crew of the movie finally finished on July 18th.
• The release date for the Percy Jackson movie in England has been changed to February 12th.
• You can see a picture from the movie (with Percy, Grover, and Annabeth) here. I wonder what is with the huge shield?

July 15th, 2009:

•  A picture of Percy and Grover are out, so you can see it here.
• The website for the Percy Jackson movie is out, and you can see it here.
• According to Mr. Riordan, the trailer was filmed especially for the commercial and wasn't in the book, and might not be in the movie. (I thought it looked like the first time Percy went to Olympus.)
• Mr. Riordan has also said that the movie WILL be different from the book, so bear that in mind.
• On Mr.Riordan's blog, he said he was having a conversation with his son, and apparently in the original version, Annabeth had brown hair, and this will most likely be the same in the movie.
• Mr. Riordan also says he has finished his first draft of the Egyptian novel. That's cool.

July 14th, 2009:

•  The official trailer for the Percy Jackson movie is out! I have to say, I'm a little disappointed, but you can decide for yourself and see it here. (Thanks you to Percyquest.)

July 12th, 2009:

•  According to Mortal Net, Ray Winstone, is in fact, playing the part of Ares.
• On August 11, the 39 Clues number five will be out, called The Black circle, by Patrick Carman.
• Even though The Lightning Thief movie will be taking place in the summer, there will be some tweaking in the Underworld. The goddess Persephone will be in the Underworld, even though according to Greek mythology, she should be on Earth. Maybe she will calm down Hades's tantrums?
• As we have all realized by now, The Lightning Thief movie will not be featuring 12 year-olds, like in the books.Well, according to this piece of information, Annabeth, who is just a few months shy of Percy, will be 18 years old in the movie. So, officially, Percy and crew will be 18 years old, making him have to be around 22 years old for the Great Prophecy. 
• Also, we would like to add that the online store that sells Camp Half-Blood shirts probably do not have Mr. Riordan's permission to. (Thanks Mortal Net for the heads up.)

July 10th, 2009:

•  In Mr. Riordan's new book, coming out in the spring, it is confirmed that it will not have the Greek gods in it because "they don't play nicely together."
• Mr. Riordan will be participating in the 2009 National Book Festival in Washington D.C. on September 26!
• There is an interview with Chris Columbus out, and you can read it here. (Thank you to Mortal Net for the tip.)
• There is another interview out, and you can view it here. (Thank you to Mortal Net for the tip.)
• Here is a small article that we found at VFX Planet. 
• We added a new link to our links page, so you can go check it out. (It is a site for Percabeth fans, so if you are a big Perachel fan, I wouldn't suggest going to it.)
• There have been three more castings: Patrick Sabongui as cop #2, Andrea Brooks as Lotus Land Waitress (probably in the Lotus Casino), and Ray Winstone as Ares. He may look old, but apparently he was'is an amateur boxer. (Thank you to Mortal Net for the tip.) Updated: It says nothing on Mr. Winstone's IMBD page about being in the Percy Jackson movie. Stay tuned for more details.
• We found a site that sellsCamp Half-Blood t-shirts. You can check it out here.
• The official name for the Percy Jackson movie is Percy Jackson & the Olympians: the Lightning Thief.
• There is a rumor going around that Joe Pantoliano will be playing Smelly Gabe, though we don't know whether this is true or not.
• According to IMBD, the Percy Jackson series will "be the first of what's intended as a five-movie franchise".
• Also according to IMBD, the trio will, in fact, go to the Underworld and "Persephone, who has a flirtation with a satyr called Grover Underwood". Uh-oh, look out Hades!
• According to Logan Lerman, the trio will not be 12 in the movie, and according to Brandon T. Jackso, the film is "bananas". (Thank you to Mortal Net for the tip.)
• Here is an audio clip with Chris Colombus addressing the movie. (Thank you to Mortal Net for the tip.)
• Chris Colombus also talked about Logan Lerman here.
• The Titan's Curse, or (without accent marks) La Maldicion del Titan, is out in Spain! You can read about it here. I can't wait to read it in Spanish...(Thank you once again to Mortal Net for the tip.)

June 24th, 2009:

•  The 39 clues are coming out in Japan! There are some cool pics on Mr. Riordan's blog! You can see them here.

June 20th, 2009:

•  There are two videos that you can see here of Mr. Riordan's book signing in Mesa.
• The main characters in the next Camp Half-Blood series will not be just one person, but a group of people.
• You will most likely see most people in the old Camp Half-Blood series in the new series. (Sounds like the prophecy will still be in Percy's life time... unless they somehow get into the Lotus Casino!)
• There will most likely not be a child of Poseidon as a main character in the next book series.
• Next spring, there will be another book out about the Egyptian gods invading modern America.
• We will have to wait until the next series to see what Annabeth's designs for the city is! 

June 19th, 2009:

•  first of all, we are so so SO sorry for not being able to update. The site wouldn't let us in.
• First of all, we are uber sorry to Deminerd's headquarters for putting in the wrong domain address! It is actually www.deminerdsheadquarters.webs.com
• We are also really sorry to Demi-god Heaven, which was also incorrect. The address is http://demigodheaven.weebly.com
• We have two stories for our story competition, which will be judged later than expected, seeing as there are some conflicting times.
• Mr. Riordan has posted a very interesting article about the site of Camp Half-Blood. There is even a movie! You can read the article and see the movie here.
• The is a contest going on with Listening Library. Ages 13-18 are able to compete through August 19th.  
• There will be a Lightning Thief commercial coming out with The Half-Blood Prince! (Thanks to PercyQuest for the tip!)
• Dimitri Lekkos will be playing Apollo. (Thanks to PercyQuest for the tip!)
• There were some pictures leaked from the set of the Lightning Thief movie onto Flikr. I'm guessing it is from the scene to Camp Half-Blood.
• Luisa D'Oliveira is playing Aphrodite Girl #4. What is with all these Aphrodite girls? They haven't even casted Clarisse or Beckendorf. (Thanks to Mortal Net for the tip!)
• There was saying before that Tim Aas was suppose to be playing a janitor. But on Wikipedia, it says he will be playing Procrustes (Crusty). Which will it be? We will try to figure it out!

May 28th, 2009:

•  Right now we will just cover the basics. We will add more things later, we just have two big pieces of news.
• We have a new affiliate! It is Deminerds! You can visit them at www.deminerds.webs.com.
• We have a sad piece of news. Today, at 10:30 a.m., Theta, after a large amount of time and thought, has decided to quit the HBC. You may see her on the site now and again, but just know. We are so very sorry you could not have stayed longer, with us Theta. You were one of our three founders. We will miss you, and you will always be with us, and be our friend. Good luck going forward.                                                         .  

May 20th, 2009:

•  Okay, so we are thinking about making another site. (I know, it's crazy. But that's life.) Please tell us if you have any suggestions.
• We have a new affiliate! You can visit them at www.demigodheaven.webs.com
• We want to send a shout-out to our friend Cynasism who told us to spice up our newspaper a little. We will do as you ask, thanks for the tip! Our bimonthly newspaper will be coming out shortly. (You can visit Cynasism here.
• Apparently An 18-year-old named Dakota Srigley will be in The Lightning Thief movie. He is a second degree black belt. (Which I think is totally awesome.) The article is also really cool. It reminds me of the competitions I was in. Thank you to PercyQuest for the tip.

May 17th, 2009:

•  We have created a blog for the HBC,you can visit it here. We will have everyone in the HBC posting on it, so if you have time, you can go!
• In terms of The Lightning Thief movie, there have been two more castings: Maya Washington as a student, Merrit Patterson as Aphrodite Girl 2, and Sarah Smyth as Nymph 1.(Thanks to Mortal Net for the tip!)
• You can visit the IMDB page for The Lightning Thief here.
• We have a new affiliate! You can visit them at www.ourcamphalfblood.webs.com
• We have had over 1,000 visits! Yay! Thanks to everyone whohelped make this possible!
• According to Christof or Mortal Net, Mr. Riordan is starting a new series, which is based onthe gods of Ancient Egypt trying to invade 21st century! *Added later from Mr. Riordan's blog* It will probably be released in spring 2010.
• The next series of Camp Half-Blood will involve the new prophecy made by Rachel, and the minor gods and goddesses will have more respect and power! (Thanks to Mortal Net for the tip!)
• If you read the last sections ofThe Last Olympian, apparently it hints on things that will come in the second Camp Half-Blood series!
• Omega recently e-mailed Mr. Riordan with a few questions, so now we have some answers to some previously un-answered questions! They are:   
• Q: Apollo can supposedly see the future; can his children as well?               
• A: Perhaps some of Apollo's children can see the future in small doses.      
• Q: Athena is suppose to have brown hair, but her children have blond hair. Why?
• A: Athena's children have many different colors of hair, just like many siblings.
• Q: At the beginning of the series, you said the demi-gods are dyslexic, and that their brains are hard-wired to Greek. If the gods are always moving around, why is it Ancient Greek, and not, say, Latin?
• A: Greek is the root language, the origin, although I'm sure the gods like Latin too.
• Q: In the fourth book, Janus appears, but he is a Roman god. Why is there a Roman god in the series?
• A: Roman gods and Greek gods often mix together in my world, as they are part of the same tradition, though Roman gods are younger.
• Here is a question that was answered on Mr. Riordan blog, about Grover and Clarisse!: Q: “Will Grover ever marry Clarisse?” A: “Um . . . probably not.” 
• Another question answered on Mr. Riordan's blog: Q: "Why did you put Camp Half-Blood on Long Island?" A: "my wife’s family is from Long Island, and the place made a big impression on me when I first visited many years ago on our honeymoon."
• Another question on the blog was this: "Will I ever do a Norse mythology book?" A: "Oh, believe me, I love Norse mythology and taught it just as often as Greek & Roman. It’s on my radar screen, but there are other projects to be done first.Oh, believe me, I love Norse mythology and taught it just as often as Greek & Roman. It’s on my radar screen, but there are other projects to be done first."
• The next Camp Half-Blood series will come out in late 2010, and this is what Mr. Riordan has to say about it: "It will feature a new generation of demigods, ready to take on a new prophecy. You may see Percy, Annabeth and the rest of the gang from the first series, but they will not be the main characters. Again, read the ending of the Last Olympian and you will get some clues what I mean. I'm afraid the rest of the details are secret for now - no character names, no titles, no hints. Sorry! I will probably post more on my website in the fall."
• Here is a site that tells a little about myth-o-magic: http://olympians.wikia.com/wiki/Mythomagic. And here is a youtube video on it: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uik4VuE_q4
• There are now 5 videos on Rick On The Road, which are at the publishers site.

May 12th, 2009:

•  The next Camp half-Blood series will come out in late 2010.
• This is what Mr. Riordan said on his blog: "I've already gotten a flood of emails from fans pleading for details, but I can't tell you much yet. It will feature a new generation of demigods, ready to take on a new prophecy. You may see Percy, Annabeth and the rest of the gang from the first series, but they will not be the main characters. Again, read the ending of the Last Olympian and you will get some clues what I mean. I'm afraid the rest of the details are secret for now -- no character names, no titles, no hints. Sorry!"
• We also have one more tidbit from The Last Olympian in the News Section.
• There is also another video out on The Last Olympian, called Percy and Annabeth. You can see it here.
• Mr. Riordan will let out a new book in 2010, but it won't be about Greek Mythology.
• Mr. Riordan also just went to the set of The Lightning Thief movie. Apparently it is going very well.
• There are some new cast members as well, such as Steve Coogan as Hades, Erica Cerra as Hera, Rosario Dawson as Persephone, Marie Avgeropoulos as Aphrodite Girl (someone not in the series), and Stefanie von Pfetten as Demeter. We will be putting their pictures up soon.
• Also, Mr. riordan is still keeping up on Twitter!

 May 5th, 2009:

• The Last Olympian came out today!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AAAAAAHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!

April 22nd, 2009:

•  Sorry we haven't updated in a while, we were having "technical difficulties'.
• We have has over 700 hits!
• We are having a contest going on in the Stories section. see it for more details. It ends on June 27th, 2009.
• Happy Earth Day! Since it is Earth Day we will give you a trick that helps us remember to turn off the lights: picture a maniacal Grover coming after you with a chain saw. It works for us pretty well.
• Rick Riordan has written in his blog that he has won two Mark Twain awards. Congrats!
• Rick Riordan has filled his schedule for the Last Olympian. Sadly, he will not be coming to any area we are in, but Cristof of Mortal Net says that he will take pictures, so you will be able to check them out on that site later!
• The third poster winner is Lee Ann Rowicki. Congrats!
• Mr.Riordan and one of his sons just went on a top secret trip for the plot of his next book, but he won't tell where. He says that will give away everything...
• Vancouver has gone totally Percy Jackson ballistic! They have a huge poster in the window and everything!
• We have added Mr. Riordan's latest Twitters to the news section.
• The Percy Jackson publisher's site has been updated! It now has a forum, a videos page, they have download able wallpaper, and have updated the trivia. The highest you can get on the trivia is a god, and the lowest is mortal.
• Rick on the road the video will be coming soon.
• the latest two videos out are on the oracle of Delphi and Nico. We will find out why the oracle is in the attic, and why she is trapped inside the mummy's body. With Nico, we will find out who the person was who took them out of the Lotus Casino, and why he was there in the first place. The next one coming out is on Hyperion.
• Catherine Keener will place Sally Jackson. (Thank you PercyQuest!)
• Chelan Simmons will play Silena! (Thank you PercyQuest!)
• The movie has officially started filming! (Thank you Mortal Net)
  

April 7th, 2009:

• They have casted Jake Able to be Luke and Maria Olsen to be Mrs. Dodds for The Lightning Thief movie.(Thank you Percy Quest!)
• They will apparently have casted Richard Harmon as 'Smart Ass Kids', and Tim Aas as 'Janitor #5'. And these people are...?
•  You can click here to see a video on You Tube of Rick Riordan reading a section of the first chapter of The Last Olympian.
• The Last Olympian sweepstakes are out! The prize is a Disney cruise for four! You can see it here.
• The second winner of the UK Poster is Mary Ann Scheuer. Congrats!
• Today the Percy Jackson site will post the start of many videos, that reveal information about book five!
• Mr.Riordan's blog is now syndicated with Amazon.com!
• We have a new Twitter fact in the news section!
• Right now there are two videos out on The Last Olympian page on the publisher's site. They are called 'The Last Olympian video', and the other is called ' storm giant teaser'.
• Storm Giant Teaser talks about the dreaded Typhon, which will come in the fifth book. All the Olympians put together could barely defeat him the first time. So now with not all the Olympains there, like Hecate and Nemesis, will they beat the Typhon?
• The other videos are 'Oracle of Delphi teaser', which comes out April 14, 'Nico teaser', coming out April 21, 'Hyperion teaser', coming out April 28, and 'Annabeth and Percy teaser', out May 5. Oh la la...
• There are 381pages in the Last Olympian, (to 375 in the Lightning Thief) not including a 'very cool' map of Manhattan. I wonder why that's there?

March 31st, 2009:

•  We have had over 500 visits!
• The new edition of the March/April news is out! You can visit it here.

March 29th, 2009:

•  Congrats to Sarah Loch in Baton Rouge, who won the first UK poster!
• Fact #12 is in the news section!
• The Lightning Thief cast has been announced here. 
• There are two new pictures in the publisher's site, according to Mortal Net, though we can't see them. They are Promethius, and the Typhon. It is interesting that Promethius is in the last book. He was the titan who gave fire to mortals. I wonder what side he's on?(Thank you Mortal Net for the tip.)
• There are 36 more days until The Last Olympian. Come on!
• As we said earlier, there are pictures of Morpheus. The thing is, didn't he turn to the Titian's side with Hecate, Nemesis, and others? Does this mean Percy won't get any more dreams? Or is Morpheus just a double agent?
• One of our members is trying to make pictures, so those should be posted soon, just to let everyone know.
• The podcast ha been deylayed again do to some serious technical issues. We will try to resolve them soon!

March 27th, 2009:

•  Rick Riordan says to check on the publisher's site every week, because they will put up more pictures!
• Yay! We've had over 400 people visit since March 2nd!
• Apparently on Amazon there is a mythology quiz. You can see it here. (Thank you Mortal Net for the tip!)

March 26th, 2009:

•  In England, there will be the release of a book called Percy Jackson: Guide to Greek Gods and Monsters. Will it be like Demi-Gods and Monsters? There is only one way to tell. Read it! (Thank you to Mortal Net for the news.)

March 25th, 2009:

•  Happy late birthday to Christof of Mortal Net!
• Check the news section for the latest of the Percy Jackson Twitter.
• The Korean Percy Jackson books have come out, but there are eight, since each book is divided into two. (Smart money making move.)
• There are two new pictures, one of Morpheus, and the other of Persephone. Persephone is the goddess of springtime and is the wife of Hades. Morpheus (a personal favorite) is the god of dreams. He sends you dreams of what might be happening. Is he the one who gives Percy all those dreams of his? You can see the pictures here: http://www.percyjacksonbooks.com/main.html

• PercyQuest is holding another contest, this time for Camp Half-Blood t-shirts. Check out the details here: http://www.percyquest.com/competition.php

• There is a contest for teachers and librarians in the UK to win a signed Percy Jackson poster. click here for more details: http://rickriordan.blogspot.com/. This is the poster:
• We are putting up cast profiles under pictures!
• There have been more announcements in the crew of The Lightning Thief! Check out our news section for the details.