Sea of Monsters movie news... and lots of it!

Warning! May contain Sea of Monsters spoilers.


 HELLO! If you have noticed my absence, I apologize greatly, for I have been busy-ish. Maybe you all have noticed that I do my best blogging late at night (AKA anytime in between 11PM-3AM), which seems to be a problem. Sometimes I'm unable to access my laptop at night, so it becomes problematic when that happens. No laptop = no posts! (Technically I could use the desktop computer, but I'm much more comfortable doing everything on my laptop.) Now, moving on...

 Meanwhile, there has been a lot of news associated with the Sea of Monsters movie, which is less than one month from being released in the US. There are quite a few items, so I'll try to round them all up in this post! Get ready for some AWESOMENESS!

• The movie's running time is 107 minutes, as confirmed by the director, Thor Freudenthal.
• There is an international trailer! Watch here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=ulE747QH_ew …
• The producer of the movie, Michael Barnathan (who was also an executive producer for the first three Harry Potter films), confirmed via Twittter that Grover WILL appear in a white dress! :D
• The slogan for the movies seems to be "In Demigods We Trust".
• A series of character posters have been released, as well as several other promotional pictures. They can be viewed here. For even more pictures, look here. (Also like the Facebook page that posted the pictures. I love that page infinitely!)
• There are weekly fan art contests on the official movie Tumblr page! Check it out here.
• The movie people started this really amazing branch of their website, called the Half-Blood Network. It's really entertaining to look through, and it even determines your godly parent when you enter! (I got Athena -- Not a surprise, really.) Also, there's a little reference to Annabeth calling Percy "Seaweed Brain"... :) Check it out!

 I believe that is it for now... I will keep you informed if anything else pops up. Also, make sure you follow the official Facebook page, Twitter, and Tumblr... then you might not need me! :o

Have a great, monster-free day, demigods! :)

First Annual Character Awards Results, Part 6 - Final Part!

Warning! May contain Lost Hero spoilers!

Hermes: Hello everyone, and welcome back to the First Annual Character Awards!

Apollo: This will be our last segment of this show...

(Audience "aww"s and "boo"s, etc.)

Apollo: (clears throat and continues speaking over the noise) ... and we will be presenting the awards for Funniest god and Funniest Character!

(Audience continues booing)

Apollo: Oh, be quiet!

(Audience grows silent)

Hermes: Good. Now let's get on with this. Presenting the award for the funniest god is Thalia, the muse of comedy herself!

(Thalia enters)

Thalia: Hello! I am here to present the award for the god who is the most hilarious. And, just so you know, I'm not Thalia Grace. She's my sister, though. Anyway, the nominees are...

Aphrodite

Dionysus/Bacchus

Apollo

Demeter

Hermes

Thalia: And the winner is... Apollo!

(Audience cheers; Apollo holds arms up while nodding and smiling smugly)

Apollo: Thank you, thank you. It means a lot, really. Perhaps I should thank you with a haiku...

Everyone: NO!

Apollo: (looking disappointed) Why not? Okay... Well thanks anyway!

Hermes: Apollo, since you are the funniest god, why don't you present the award for the Funniest Character(s)?

Apollo: I'd be obliged. The nominees are...

Leo Valdez

Percy Jackson

Coach Gleeson Hedge

Grover Underwood

George and Martha

Connor and Travis Stoll

Apollo: The winner is... Leo Valdez, bad boy supreme!

Audience: LEO! LEO! LEO! LEO! LEO! LEO!

(Leo enters stage, gets award from Apollo)

Leo: THANK YOU SO MUCH! I love you all! I'm glad my corny jokes got me somewhere... So yeah! Thanks! TEAM LEO!

(Audience cheers, Leo exits)

Hermes: Well, that's all for this year!

Apollo: But don't worry; we'll be back next year!

Hermes: Until then... Watch out for those monsters! :)

(Fades to black, credits roll)

Credits

• Hosts: Hermes & Apollo
• Producers: Olympus TV, Hephaestus, ~Le Awesome Blogger(;~
• Director: ~Le Awesome Blogger(;~
• Winners: Leo Valdez, Percy Jackson, Frank Zhang, Annabeth Chase, Apollo, Silena Beauregard, Arachne, Gaea and Her Children, Zoe Nightshade, Reyna
• Special Guests: Shakira, Aphrodite, Athena, Thalia, The Three Fates, Charles Beckendorf
• Thank you, viewer, for watching!!!!

Apology? My computer is spazzing out and I can't write ANYTHING in the body of my posts, which is why this is a really long title. I was JUST working on the last part of the Character Awards when it just went blank. ;~; Until my computer decides to start working again, no posts :(

Uncle Rick at BEA13

 Hey guys! I found this video a few days ago, and I thought it was absolutely hilarious. I think Uncle Rick could do stand up. xD The video is his speech from Book Expo America 2013. Enjoy! :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8-Slm2gMWg&feature=youtu.be

House of Hades Chapter I Discussion

Warning! May contain House of Hades spoilers! (I love the sound of that!)

 As you probably know, the House of Hades sneak peak came with the Son of Sobek e-book. If you haven't gotten to read it, you can read it here. (Link courtesy of percyjacksonforlife.blogspot.com, who was kind enough to post it.)

 This... I just... I don't even know. I feel so sorry for everyone on the Argo II right now. They're tired, bruised, broken, beaten down, and without a strong leader. My poor babies! </3 Without Percy and Annabeth, they have no backbone. They're under attack and they can't really do much about it with the time limit they're on. Hazel tries to take over, and lead them, but she just can't! Nico is still weak from the stupid twins kidnapping him, and Leo... poor Leo... He thinks the whole thing is his fault. He's working day and night and... just... :( I really didn't think it would be that bad!

 This is painful for me to think about. The more I write this, the more I feel sorry for these characters, and the more I want to read the House of Hades. So goodbye.

International Release Dates - Sea of Monsters Movie

 The Facebook page for the Percy Jackson movies released a comprehensive list of release dates for the Sea of Monsters in numerous different countries. It came about a while ago, but I have only stumbled upon it now. I found it worthy of sharing. I'm fairly certain that the U.S. date has been changed to the 7th, but I'm unsure of the others. Details for your country will probably be available to you closer to the release date, or even now if you look for them.

House of Hades - 1st Page

Warning! May contain House of Hades (if the first page really counts) spoilers!

 Depending on how involved you are in the fandom, you may or may not have stumbled upon the first page of The House of Hades. I'm going to post a link instead of the actual picture so I don't get in trouble for anything. :P You can read it here here: House of Hades First Page Sneak Peak

 There's not much to say here, other than.. Hazel has a POV! One of my predictions was right! :D The Argo II also seems to be having some issues. That's not good.

 I have absolutely no idea how somebody accessed this early (the full sneak peak in Son of Sobek comes out in about a week, on the 18th), but if anything else surfaces, I'll be sure to let you know.