Rosario Dawson, Steve Coogan, and ‘Percy Jackson’

Rosario Dawson and Steve Coogan have jumped on board the Greek mythology, adventure film ‘Percy Jackson’ for Fox 2000.   They join a cast that already has Catherine Keener, Pierce Brosnan, Uma Thurman, Sean Bean, Kevin McKidd, Melina Kanakaredes, Logan Lerman, Alexandra Daddario and Brandon T. Jackson.

Directed by Chris Columbus, ‘Percy Jackson’ tells the story of Poseidon’s half-human son, Percy, who finds himself in adventures in modern America.   The film is being adapted from Rick Riordan’s best-selling series of novels.

Dawson will be playing Persephone, the imprisoned wife of Hades, which is being played by Coogan.

The film is currently being shot in Vancouver for a February 12th, 2010 release.

Source: The Hollywood Reporter