Based on the first of several books by rick riordan, percy jackson and the olympians. Percy jackson 3 movie wont be happening, logan lerman says. The lightning thief is a 2010 fantasyadventure film adaptation of the lightning thief, written by rick riordan, who did not contribute to the making of this film, directed by chris joseph columbus, and is the first installment of the percy jackson film series. Though the first film found mild success enough to make a sequel, at least, the second one was not strong enough to warrant percy jackson 3. Logan lerman says percy jackson 3 is officially dead mtv. Annabeth didnt look happy, but she drew her lips into a thin line and crossed her arms.
May 03, 2018 percy jackson is played by logan lerman. Theyve just made and released the second one but i would seriously doubt they can get to the end without the actors all being in their forties. There will still be another percy jackson movie, and. In fact most fans of the books hate these movies with a passion. In 2019, disney has bought the rights to fox officially. Sea of monsters and it was after that movie that the actor logan lerman mentioned that it. First off, why are percy and annabeth 20 years old. Get disney or netflix to remake percy jackson and the olympians.
High school isnt shaping up to be a great time for percy jackson. The lightning thief 2010 always troubleprone, the life of teenager percy jackson logan lerman gets a lot more complicated when he learns hes the son of the. They continued to watch the movie until it ended, and they were only interrupted by the occasional loud shrieks from percy, leo, frank, and jason, annoyed groans from annabeth, and laughs from piper and hazel. Im a big fan of percy jackson and i have read the books. Though it may seem like just another harry potter knockoff, percy jackson benefits from a strong supporting cast, a speedy. Differences between the book and movie percy jackson.
The lightning thief is a movie that is geared towards young adults and kids. In the book, grover literally said that demigods never make it past 6th grade. Movie night, a percy jackson and the olympians fanfic. Mar 23, 2017 the band the olympians finally are going on a worldwide tour, with nico di angelo on the drums, thaila grace on the bass, percy jackson on the electric guitar, and lastly piper mclean on the keyboard. The lightning thief, an adventure movie starring logan lerman and.
Currently, there have only been two percy jackson films. There were many things that were wrong about the pjo movie. All i ever wanted was a brother, but i was too caught up in myself. Why is there no 3rd and so on percy jackson movies. Star logan lerman was contractually obligated to make three percy jackson movies, but it seems plans for a third film have been abandoned. When the olympians find a stage and home with a new group of people. Proof to this is the growing number of fanmade movie trailers uploaded on youtube and other social media networking sites that wove together various clips from the previous percy jackson and other movies.
According to star logan lerman, a third percy jackson movie following the events of the titans curse isnt being made. He told the independent that if a third movie was happening, he would have to be in it. Sally assures percy that they are in the right place and shows him an entrance to a service closet that contains the secret entrance to olympus. Logan lerman says percy jackson 3 is officially dead. Feb 14, 2010 i just watched the first movie and there where so many changes i am a huge percy jackson fan and the whole time i was watching the movie i was pointing out all the changes they made to my friend who is also a percy jackson fan. Sea of monsters and it was after that movie that the actor logan lerman mentioned that it will be his last movie for the series and. Percy jackson 3 sequel plans titans curse movie movie. The book is infinite times better, and in my opinion they ruined everything when they made the movie. The lightning thief 2010 always troubleprone, the life of teenager percy jackson logan lerman gets a lot more. Yes, i own all of the percy jackson books, and all of the heroes of olympus, the next series. A report from the movies fan blogsite cited a certain patrick. The story spanned 5 books, following the adventures of the various quests percy jackson a demigod son. Are they even going to make a percy jackson movie 2.
If we want to make a third one i have to do it, im contractually obligated to three movies, he said in 2014. Theres ten more minutes until the midnight deadline, and luke has arrived, wearing another pair of his fathers flying shoes, to make sure percy misses that deadline. But before i begin, in case you may not know what im talking about, percy jackson and the olympians surrounds the adventures of its titular hero, who one day learns. Noah actor confirms third film in ya fantasy series wont be happening. The lightning thief also known as percy jackson and the lightning thief is a 2010 action fantasy film directed by chris columbus.
The sea of monsters is coming out on 27th march 20. They took to social media wednesday to make their plea. So, if they did want to create a titans curse film, logan could be in it. Although the budding franchise was hailed as the next harry potter, the two percy jackson films underperformed at the box office and many critics and fans felt they deviated too much from riordans books. Logan lerman wont be returning to the role of percy jackson in a third film based on the long running ya fantasy series of the same name.
Titans curse, was planned but never made it to production. Christopher columbus plans the additions for percy jackson and the olympians. The series was distributed by 20th century fox, produced by 1492 pictures and consists of two installments. Percy jackson 3 the titans curse movie release date. It stars logan lerman as percy jackson alongside an ensemble cast that includes brandon t. The talks for the next installment of the percy jackson series percy jackson. The sea of monsters to be held on september 24, 2010. So this is just a one shot about the percy jackson and the olympians movie, compared to the book.
Dyslexia puts a crimp in percy jacksons life at high school, but on a field trip to the museum, a minotaur attacks him, so the quest for zeus stolen lightning bolt begins before anybody gets the chance to make fun of his learning dyslexia puts a crimp in percy jacksons life at high school, but on a field trip to the museum, a minotaur. Yes, their will be a percy jackson and the olympians. This third adventure in the series finds percy faced with his most dangerous challenge yet. The sea of monsters and based on rick riordans second book in the series. The lightning thief, is the only movie out in the percy jackson series. Will they make another percy jackson movie answers. There will still be another percy jackson movie, and thor freudenthal will direct posted on friday, june 17th, 2011 by russ fischer based on the first of several books by rick riordan, percy. I need to know youre opinions of if they will make another and if they do whe will they make it. When percy jackson stumbles into olympus to find all 12 olympians drunk he gets sent to another world.
Will percy jackson and the olympians the sea of monsters be a. To put it lightly, this film, and it successor, did not meet fans expectations. Given by water spirit in the middle of the book or almost end movie they had to go to the 3 places to find each pearl. If they do make sequels, they will probably named after all the other books in the. Problems with the percy jackson movie, a percy jackson and. Five supplementary books, along with graphic novel versions of each book in the first series have also been released. Though it may seem like just another harry potter knockoff, percy jackson benefits from a strong supporting cast, a. To accompany the film, a video game had also been produced. The lightning thief was a reasonably sized hit when it came out in the winter of 2010. Feb 14, 2010 are they even going to make a percy jackson movie 2.
Their was no mention of the mist in the film which in the books its mentioned, the mist covers up things such as grovers legs which could be quote confusing for people who have not seen the book. Get disney or netflix to remake percy jackson and the. Books titans curse book 3, battle of labyrinth book 4, and the last olympian book 5 are great to read and better than the first 2 books. The lightning thief is careful to tie up most of its plot points, whether they make sense or. Sea of monsters, opened in theaters august 20 and was the final straw for the franchise.
It has been three years since the showing of percy jackson. The lightning thief, an adventure movie starring logan lerman and alexandra daddario. The lightning thief was released on the nintendo ds on february 11, 2010. Dyslexic and suffering from adhd, he feels most comfortable in swimming poolsaway from classrooms. Speaking to mtv during his press tour for noah in 2014, lerman percy jackson said, its not happening, when asked about percy jackson 3. Percy jackson, rather, reeks of another wouldbe fantasy franchise. They ve just made and released the second one but i would seriously doubt they can get to the end without the actors all being in their forties. It stars logan lerman as percy jackson alongside an ensemble cast that includes. In 2010, 21st century fox released their film adaptation of percy jackson and the olympians. Head over to riordans website to read more from his emails. Feb 03, 2018 obviously when it was time for percy jackson and the olympians to get the movie treatment the series had tons of potential on film. The lightning thief, also known as percy jackson and the lightning thief, is a 2010 action fantasy film directed by chris columbus.
This is a fanmade film based on the percy jackson series by rick riordan. Will percy jackson and the olympians the sea of monsters. Ive heard that its comin out in 2011 and one or two opinions that say they wont make another. This is the film version of the first of five books featuring percy jackson and the olympians. Hiccup saves some dragons but a heavily injured new species dives into t. It will be released in 2012, but their are no real official trailers for the movie, yet. Percy jackson was a ya book series based on the concept of greek mythology but in the modern day. Percy jackson and the sea of monsters is much much better than the first movie lightning thief. Making a movie percy jackson and the titans curse will be much much much better than first 2 movies if they make this true closer to the book. Zeus lightning bolt has been stolen, and percy is the prime suspect. A report from the movie s fan blogsite cited a certain patrick. Percy jackson movies despised by author rick riordan. Why are we surprised that the misguided movie producers are gonna use brenda.
Both movies were based off of the first two books in the series. If they do make sequels, they will probably named after all the other books in the series. Percy lives in new york city with his mom, sally, and his sleazy, foulsmelling, beerguzzling stepdad, gabe. Although logan lerman confirmed long time ago that another percy jackson movie is unlikely, it seems that some fans of the movie are not giving up just yet. Either they throw in clarisse at the last second, or they make another random character.
The lightning thief its the 21st century, but the gods of mount olympus and assorted monsters have walked out of the pages of high school student percy jacksons greek mythology texts and into his life. Hello everyone, and im back with a new story that i dont think that many people are aware of regarding the movie rights of another popular childrens book series. Titans curse still thrive on in the hearts of its fans. The story of how disney saved percy jackson naimoli. The lightning thief 2010, was directed by chris columbus, and.
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