‘Percy Jackson and the Olympians’ Hits Disney+ and Hulu One Day Early

The Pogues‘ Spider Stacy and The Mary Wallopers rang in the New Year by paying tribute to Shane MacGowan with a rendition of ‘Streams Of Whiskey’ on Jools Holland‘s Hootenanny.The Irish folk band performed the 1984 track alongside Stacy, who featured on the tin whistle, on the annual show. You can view it below.Posting on Twitter, The Pogues re-shared the performance and wrote: “For Shane, Streams of Whiskey with ⁦@marywallopers & ⁦@spiderstacy on Jools’ Hootenanny last night.

If the awards gods rule justly, Sandra Hüller will be a first-time Oscar nominee three weeks from now. And, potentially, she may a two-time nominee in one year.

Selome Hailu SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers for “We Visit the Garden Gnome Emporium,” Episode 3 of “Percy Jackson and the Olympians.” For fans of Rick Riordan‘s “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” books, Medusa represents one of Percy’s first big victories: After being tricked into spending time with “Aunty Em,” he beheads the snake-haired woman, and her cursed, dead eyeballs are later used to turn another enemy into stone. But for those with a deeper knowledge of Greek mythology, and for many women, Medusa is a symbol of something darker. In the original myth, Medusa is a human woman who takes a vow of celibacy out of devotion to Athena, the goddess of wisdom.

Percy Jackson and the Olympians has eclipsed the Goosebumps debut to become the top Disney Branded Television premiere of all time with the first episode amassing 13.3M views globally across both Disney+ and Hulu in its first six days streaming, the company said Tuesday.

Selome Hailu The first episode of “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” brought in 13.3 million viewers in its first six days on Disney+ and Hulu. This number puts the series among the top five most-watched season premieres in all of 2023 on both streaming services.

On Sandra Hüller’s wall is the first piece of art she ever owned: a photograph she bought from a shop in Munich. “I won’t say its name,” she says archly, “because that would be advertising.” It’s a dynamic, joyous image showing the ensemble cast of Stravinsky’s ballet The Rite of Spring as staged by Pina Bausch, the German choreographer famous for saying, “Dance, dance, otherwise we are lost.” “I just love it,” Hüller says admiringly, turning her head for another look. “These people are all making the same movement, as you can see. But everybody is doing it completely differently. They have the same task, but you can see each personality in the way they’re doing it. I love it so much. It’s like they’re almost flying.” It explains a lot about Hüller and her craft.

When Harry Met Sally fans! This Wednesday, Meg Ryan makes a rare TV appearance to honor her WHMS costar, Billy Crystal, when he is feted at the Kennedy Center Honors. The televised ceremony—which always airs during the last week of the year—recognizes artists who have made profound contributions to American culture through the arts.When Harry Met Sally is over 30 years old, but it is arguably the most quoted film in Ryan's and Crystal's movie careers, so it only makes sense that Ryan would want to pay homage to one of the greatest romcoms—and films—of our time.

It might be 26 years since Paul Burrell worked for the Royal Family, but the former butler still likes to add some Royal magic to his Christmas celebrations. Paul, 65, spent over two decades working with the Royal Family and was previously the late Princess Diana's butler. He's now opened up about what it was like to celebrate Christmas at Sandringham with the Royals, admitting there are certain things he misses about the annual festivities The I'm A Celeb star has also revealed he's taken tips from his Royal Christmases when it comes to setting up his dinner table at his home, which he shares with husband Graham Cooper.

Sir Tom Jones was visibly struggling to make his decision on who to send home during Saturday night's episode of The Voice UK.

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Zack Sharf Digital News Director “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” star Leah Jeffries recently spoke to Essence magazine about how her casting as Annabeth Chase in the new Disney+ series initially generated backlash from some toxic fans. Racist trolls were upset that a Black actor was cast as a character described in the books as a blonde white girl. “The White Lotus” actor Alexandra Daddario played Annabeth in Fox’s “Percy Jackson” film adaptations.

Disney+ surprised fans by premiering the new Percy Jackson and the Olympians TV series adaptation a day early!

The wait is over for Percy Jackson and the Olympians.

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bust.Buxom with lawfully wedded wisdom, thanks to her five ex-spouses, ‘90s icon Pamela Anderson is unwittingly helping single ladies score marriage proposals from the men of their dreams — simply by telling poor saps they’re just not the one. The “Baywatch” smoke show’s hot tip is setting afire the dating lives of social media sirens like Marina Neuman, 26.“While I wasn’t actively trying to test Pamela Anderson’s statement, I’ve found that there’s a lot of truth to it.

Disney appears to be putting quite a few eggs in the Percy Jackson and the Olympians basket.

a lot of shows out there — but these are the series that managed to hit a home run week after week without any letdowns in their story arcs or performances.A serial killer, a mysterious writer (played by “The Crown’s” Emma Corrin), a sinister billionaire (Clive Owen), the unique setting of a luxury hotel in Iceland and a multi-layered mystery: this Hulu show was full of juicy ingredients, and it used them well. It also mixed prescient big-picture topics (AI, the climate crisis) with more intimate relatable character drama (Corrin’s character, Darcy, having unresolved feelings for her ex-boyfriend, played by rising star Harris Dickinson).

Logan Lerman, who played the title character in two Percy Jackson films a decade ago, offered praise and best wishes to the latest actor to take on the role: “I can’t imagine a better fit for Percy Jackson than Walker [Scobell],” Lerman wrote in a note read aloud to Scobell during a podcast featuring the cast and producers of the new Disney+ series Percy Jackson and the Olympians.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Logan Lerman was the first actor to bring Percy Jackson to life on screen with his role in Fox’s short-lived film franchise, which kicked off in 2010 with “Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief” and continued in 2013 with “Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters.” Now rising star Walker Scobell is taking over the role in Disney+’s television series “Percy Jackson and the Olympians.” Lerman recently surprised Scobell and the rest of the new cast by sending over his blessing during a live recording of the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast. “The show looks amazing,” Lerman told the cast in a note. “I can’t wait to see you all crush it in your roles.

book series by Rick Riordan. It first arrived in 2005 as part of the young adult fantasy boom that included “Harry Potter,” “The Hunger Games,” “The Mortal Instruments” and “Twilight.” Created by Riordan and Jonathan Steinberg (“Black Sails”), the series follows the adventures of 12-year old Percy Jackson (Walker Scobell, “The Adam Project”), as he learns that the strange events that he’s been experiencing during his New York City childhood don’t mean he’s a troubled kid, as his teachers have said — it means that he is a “demigod” who is secretly the son of the Greek god, Poseidon (Toby Stephens). “I started reading the books in third grade.