Rick Riordan, the author the bestselling “Percy Jackson & the Olympians” series of books for young readers, paid a visit on Sunday to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City to discuss some of his classical inspirations. The first book in his series, “Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief,” tells the [...]

Rick Riordan

Maria Olsen (Mrs. Dodds/Fury) will be doing a Live Webcast to introduce to the world her Scary Scarves. It will be held next Wednesday, March 17th, at 7 p.m. pacific standard time. It will be held through her personal appearance manager’s website – www.coolwatersprods.com . Check it out by clicking on the ‘Live’ button. She’ll [...]

Maria Olsen Live Webcast

I’ve already read all the comments eviscerating “The Lightning Thief,” which opened this weekend. And I completely understand the complaints and disappointments. But let’s be honest: This movie wasn’t given the time, the budget or the attention that the Harry Potter movies were. Comparing the two is just silly. I went into this movie expecting [...]

Interview, The Baltimore Sun

Changing from a conservative- looking teacher into a flying Fury that crashes through a museum window was all in a day’s work for a former Eastern Cape actress who landed a role in Percy Jackson and The Olympians: The Lighting Thief. Maria Olsen (nee De Boer), who was an integral part of East London’s amateur [...]

Interview, Maria Olsen

Finally there are two Percy Jackson movie posters for sale. They are awesome! I have ordered two of each!

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