Sony Pictures Animation has hired Lauren Faust to direct a movie about Medusa, the snake-haired monster from Greek mythology. Faust created “My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic,” a popular ...

I was excited by the idea of showing the comedy behind an otherwise horrific monster, and I was really drawn to the writer’s unique re-imagining of Greek mythology. In our story, we meet Medusa ...

Medusa, a re-imagining of Greek mythology, was picked up from an original pitch by Todd Alcott and Holly Golden, and has been described by the studio as “a clever, heartfelt animated comedy ...

Sony Pictures Animation is developing a Medusa movie as an animated comedy, acquiring a pitch by Todd Alcott and Holly Golden. Lauren Faust, exec producer of the “My Little Pony: Friendship is ...

Revisiting Greek myths with a female perspective has become something of a publishing trend in recent years. Debut author Lauren J.A. Bear adds “Medusa’s Sisters” to a growing shelf of ...

I spent about two years digging through the Ancient Greek and Roman texts to find mentions of Medusa, the Gorgons and other characters that figure into their narrative. Once I had all my research ...