Anthony Head (and Nathan Fillion) Cast In Percy Jackson 2

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He joins Nathan Fillion in a sequel that's getting more bums on seats with each casting announcement

by Dave Golder

While you most of you lot won't exactly be waiting for Percy Jackson: Sea Of Monsters with baited breath, the casting director seems to be making sure we'll all be a little more interested in the fantasy sequel than perhaps we may have been.

Last week, the film announced that Nathan Fillion (pause for swooning) would be playing Hermes in the fantasy adventure, and now comes the news (via The Hollywood Reporter) that Anthony Stewart Head (Buffy TheVampire Slayer/Merlin) has been cast as the centaur Chiron, a role that was originally played by Pearce Brosnan in the first film. Chiron is in charge of Camp Half-Blood, where demigods are trained and protected.

Thor Freudenthal is directing Percy Jackson: Sea Of Monsters, which will be released in 2013. Logan Lerman, Alexandra Daddario, Brandon T Jackson and Jake Abel are returning in the lead roles. The first film, Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief, grossed $226.5 million worldwide in 2010.

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Not sure I'm gonna watch that movie, but I'm glad ASH is still getting work. 🙂
 
Anthony Stewart Head as the mythical character who was responsible for training Heracles, Jason, Theseus, and Achilles to be the champions and defenders of mankind. The Chosen ones, so to speak. Who would have ever thought of casting him in a role like that?

And Nathan Fillion as the swift, svelte Hermes, lightning fast messenger of the gods, dressed in a winged helmet, sandals, and not much else. Maybe the role will inspire him to trim off a few pounds.

Seriously, though, I hope they make it and it's a smash hit. The more big money making fantasy/action/romance/adventure movies there are, the better my chances of seeing "John Carter 2 & 3" become reality.
 
Took a long time for them to start making a sequel... I was sure there would never be any at that point... Anthony and Nathan? I'm definitely watching it!

But the same lead characters... it's a good thing but at the same time... the 2nd book took place barely a year after the 1st... and now it's been like 1 or 2 years since the first movie... I hope the actors won't look too much older because it would kinda ruin part of the movie...
 
My little sister will be excited theres a sequel so I'll probably volunteer to take her simply to see Nathan on the big screen again.
 
Cool, haven't seen the first one but Anthony Head and Nathan Fillion in the same movie... I'll probably give this one a try (depending on what the trailer looks like of course 🙂)
 
A friend texted me about this earlier today 🙂 I've not seen the first one but will definitely be seeing this one.
 
I heard about Nathan Fillion casted in Percy Jackson which is pretty cool. I love that ASH will be in it too. I thought the first one was alright.
 
I still can't believe they aged up the characters for the movies. Its like making Harry, Ron, and Hermione into 21 year olds in Sorcerer's Stone.
 
Me before the casting of this movie: Hmm... The first one was not so good (except for Sean Bean!), and they'll probably spoil it, what with the weird grown-up Percy... So, nah, I'm not gong to see it.

After: When is it?!?!?! Can I be there right away? Giles is going to be a horsey man, and I cannot handle this! *Head explodes*
 
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I've never heard of this film/story but I'm assuming it's kind of a big deal. Glad to see Nathan and Anthony get some more work.
 
I can't imagine ASH as a centaur. Imo, Pierce Brosnan just looked ridiculous as one. I enjoyed the movie, though.
 
Chiron and Giles do have similar personalities. They're very protective and very cool (can't find another word) during a dangerous situation. I myself see it as a perfect match (Not that Brosnan was bad, I just believe ASH can do a better job playing this role).

I was really curious and excited about this that I decided to search up some possible behind-the-scenes pictures with ASH. And then I ran into this:

http://images5.fanpop.com/image/photos/30200000/a-manip-to-Tony-s-new-role-in-Percy-Jackson-anthony-stewart-head-30268047-1280-1114.jpg

Oh my.
(I thought it was Hugh Laurie at first xP)
 
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