It’s 10 year since this week The Matrix was released. It’s easy to forget how important that film was. It brought effects and sci-fi storytelling into a new era. I’ll be watching the trilogy this week, methinks. Uma Thurman (Medusa), Pierce Brosnan (Chiron), Sean Bean (Zeus) and Kevin McKidd (Poseidon) have been cast in the Christopher Columbus’ fantasy adventure film Percy Jackson. The story follows Poseidon’s 12-year-old half-human son, who “embarks on a quest across modern-day America to save his mother, return Zeus’ stolen lightning bolt and prevent a deadly war between the gods.” Houdini is set to become an action hero. Based on a controversial novel about the magician’s life, plans are afoot to make an action movie with Houdini in the central role. Might be interesting… Ron Howard may be dipping his toes in horror next (as if The DaVinci Code wasn’t horrific enough) - he is looking … There’s more →