There are many themes hidden within this book, but two main messages the author elucidates are the ideas of love and the power of memory. After the first movie, percy jackson and the lightning thief, tanked at the box office, it was a miracle they decided to give the franchise a second. The next movie titled the sea of monsters will be released into theaters in the summer of 2012. Percy jackson 3 the titans curse movie release date. More than 69 million copies of the books have been sold in. Another attempted launch of a teenaimed franchise, but this showboat is rowing through the motions. Head over to riordans website to read more from his emails. Percy jackson is one of the most beloved young adult book series, and a decade after the first liveaction film was released, the books are being turned into a. One is percy jackson logan lerman, who is the teenage son of poseidon and sally jackson catherine keener. Percy jackson and the olympians is a film series based on the successful percy jackson and the olympians books made by 20th century fox.
The series was distributed by 20th century fox, produced by 1492 pictures, and consists of two installments. The lightning thief was a reasonably sized hit when it came out in the winter of 2010. Both movies were based off of the first two books in the series. Now, thanks to rumors the percy jackson books could find a new lease.
Percy jackson and the olympians sequel locks down star. Sea of monsters are the two fulllength films, and tyson appears in a short motion comic. There will still be another percy jackson movie, and. The lightning thief 2010, was directed by chris columbus and was released on.
According to a source familiar with the production who asked not to. Fans everywhere were and still are obsessed with rick riordans percy jackson and the olympians series. I believe in the second movie percy jackson forms a bond with zeuss son. With logan lerman, kevin mckidd, steve coogan, brandon t. 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.
Percy jackson reboot may happen at disney, according to. It stars logan lerman as percy jackson alongside an ensemble cast that includes brandon t. For now, all we can do is hope that percy jackson 3, titans curse, one day gets adapted into a movie or tv show. The lightning thief, as well as last years percy jackson. A report from the movies fan blogsite cited a certain patrick. Their neglected demigod kids must study and train to tackle their preternatural parents.
The greek gods on mount olympus sometimes descend to earth to have children, you see, and these half god, half humans are demigods. A teenager discovers hes the descendant of a greek god and sets out on an adventure to settle an ongoing battle between the gods. When 20th century fox began creating movies based on the characters, people were expecting to have another harry potter on our hands. If youve been hoping for a new percy jackson tv or movie series from disney since percy jackson movie 3 is seemingly never happening, it looks like were closer than ever to seeing that. The next installment is the titans curse which sees percy ambushed by manticore halfhuman, half. I hope the lightning theif movie got a lot of grouse. The lightning thief man, thats an annoying long title first surfaced. The percy jackson film franchise may have only adapted the first two books the lightning thief and the sea of monsters, but there are three more novels the titans curse, the battle of the labyrinth, the last olympian ripe for adaptation. Disney plus is getting a liveaction percy jackson series the verge.
Probably, the best part of the sequel was the special effects. Sea of monsters, was released in 20 this time directed by thor freudenthal. Percy jackson 3 movie wont be happening, logan lerman says. Percy jackson reboot will reportedly be much more faithful. Itd be great to finally see it brought to the big screen. 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. Frequent bombardments from nick and cartoon network commercials did their job. 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. The lightning theif percy jackson and the olympians. But since its been seven years since the last movie, fans are a little discouraged. Is there going to be another percy jackson movie answers. After the second movie, the adaptations were canceled, so for those. Fans are clamoring about the third instalment in the percy jackson and the olympians series. Sea of monsters, opened in theaters august 20 and was the final straw for the franchise.
Percy jackson was a ya book series based on the concept of greek mythology. They took to social media wednesday to make their plea. The talks for the next installment of the percy jackson series percy jackson. The actors would get too old and they would need to find new ones. Logan lerman says percy jackson 3 is officially dead mtv. Zeus lightning bolt has been stolen, and percy is the prime suspect. They were made a mockery of, even by the author rick riordan himself. The lightning thief, the sea of monsters, the titans curse, the battle of the labyrinth and the last olympian.
The first movie was obviously based on the first book, the lightning thief. However, if you are interested in the franchise, there are five books i. Differences between the book and movie percy jackson. The book is infinite times better, and in my opinion they ruined everything when they made the movie. I took my family to see this movie on the behalf of my sixyearold son. 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. A bit about the story that inspired percy jackson movie series. Id never even heard of the books until news of the movie version of percy jackson the olympians. In it, its been a long time since the last olympian and clarisse from the ares cabin is murdered and the other ares campers blame percy. The story of how disney saved percy jackson naimoli. Currently, there have only been two percy jackson films. Finally i found the time to also check out the adaptation which hit the cinemas in 2010. Based on the first of several books by rick riordan, percy jackson and the olympians. Im actually not truly sure if their even will be another percy jackson film, but christopher columbus really would enjoy making another film, so their will probably be a second percy jackson film which will go into theaters in 2012.
It stars logan lerman as percy jackson alongside an esemble cast that includes brandon t. From what we understand, the percy jackson tv show is likely headed to disney plus and if its successful, it should spawn several seasons, as there are five books in the olympians series. Titans curse still thrive on in the hearts of its fans. There are currently two percy jackson and the olympians movies. Currently, two films and one short film based on the series have been made. Seenthat, beenthere fantasyepic stuff with dialogue more wooden and hollow than the trojan. This third adventure in the series finds percy faced with his most dangerous challenge yet. The lightning thief critics consensus though it may seem like just another harry potter knockoff, percy jackson benefits from a strong supporting cast, a speedy plot. I assume that since the harry potter franchise is almost played out on the big screen, that hollywood might be looking for a fresh new series to pick up the baton once.
Theres been some percy jackson 3 talk in recent weeks. It has not been confirmed if there will be a third percy jackson movie. The lightning thief, its that god with a capital g is nothing like the silly greek gods who play havoc with human life, jealously accuse one another and then savagely attack. The sea of monsters and based on rick riordans second book in the series. Plus, we should point out that logan lerman has quite a few other high. Netflix has successfully rebooted a bookturnfilm before. Jackson, alexandra daddario, jake abel, rosario dawson, steve coogan, uma. Five supplementary books, along with graphic novel versions of each book in the first series have also been released.
This is a fanmade film based on the percy jackson series by rick riordan. There are five books in the percy jackson series, so far. Even more troubling is the sudden disappearance of percys mother. Riordan has also penned two spinoffs set in the same world as percy jackson titled the heroes of olympus and the trials of apollo. In january i read the first part of rick riordans percy jackson and the olympians series and was very fond of it. Why is there no 3rd and so on percy jackson movies. Percy jackson titans curse official movie trailer 2017 hd. 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 that he is a demigod, a. 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. Yes, i own all of the percy jackson books, and all of the heroes of olympus, the next series.
The first, percy jackson and the olympians, has sold upwards of twenty million copies worldwide, and more than three hundred of his young fans filled the celeste bartos forum at the library. The movie adaptations didnt make a big impression, but fans are hopeful the. In total, there are five books in the series, so naturally, after the first two, we were like wheres number 3. The lightning thief, the friendly scuffles at camp. Rumor has it that there is another series about norse gods and heroes.