Geek Casting: THE COLONY and PERCY JACKSON Sequel News

In today's geek casting roundup we have some news about The Colony and Percy Jackson & the Olympians: Sea of Monsters. 

Deadline reports that Kevin Zegers has been cast in The Colony, and will star opposite Laurence Fishburne and Bill Paxton. Jeff Renfroe is directing the independent film, which he co-wrote with Patrick Tarr and Pascal Trottier.

The story follows "a small group of survivors in the aftermath of a future Ice Age who live underground fighting for their lives in a society that disintegrates into cannibalism and violence." Zegers just finished shooting the 12-part miniseries Titanic: Blood & Steel alongside Chris Noth, Derek Jacobi, and Neve Campbell. The actor has also appeared in Transamerica and 50 Dead Men Walking, in which he starred with Ben Kingsley and Jim Sturgess. 

THR reports that The Artist's Missi Pyle, Yvette Nicole Brown (Community), and Mary Birdsong will play the "three fates" in Fox 2000's sequel, which is being directed by Thor Fruedenthal. Logan Lerman will once again play Percy, and both Alexandra Daddario and Brandon T. Jason are set to reprise their roles. Christopher Columbus, who directed the first installment, will serve as producer.

I mildly enjoyed the first Percy Jackson movie and am excited to see it under the direction of Freudenthal. The Colony sounds like a cool movie, and Zegers will do just fine in the role. What would you do to survive an Ice Age?

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