Percy Jackson & the Olympians is an American feature film series based on the novel series
of the same name by the author Rick Riordan.
The series is distributed by 20th Century Fox, produced by 1492 Pictures and currently
consists of two installments.
The first film, Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief, was directed by Chris
Columbus, and was released on February 12, 2010.
The second installment, Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters was originally intended to be
released in March 2013 but was instead pushed back to August 7, 2013, and was directed by
Thor Freudenthal.
The series has grossed nearly $430 million at the worldwide box office.
The films follow the adventures of demigod Percy Jackson and his comrades at the demigod
training ground of Camp Half-Blood.
In the first film, Percy must go on a quest to save his mother from the underworld and
prove his innocence when he is accused of being the lightning thief.
The second film revolves around Percy’s escapade as he must retrieve the legendary
golden fleece from the sea of monsters, or the Bermuda triangle, which is the only thing
that will save the camp from the forces of darkness.
Production The Lightning Thief
In June 2004, 20th, Century Fox acquired the film rights to the book.
In April 2007, director Chris Columbus was hired to lead at the helm of the project.
Filming began in April 2009 in Vancouver while other portions of the film were shot at the
Parthenon in Nashville, Tennessee; A full-scale replica of the original Parthenon in Athens.
Filming wrapped up on the morning of July 25, 2009 in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Digital intermediate work began in San Francisco in November 2009.
Christopher Beck composed the soundtrack.
Chris Columbus has stated that each member of the cast were chosen specifically with
sequels in mind.
"I think with Percy Jackson it was a matter of finding the right cast to fit into these
roles, sort of the perfect cast for these roles, because hopefully, God willing, we
will go on to do other Percy Jackson films and you want the cast to grow with their characters."
All the lead actors had signed for three films during the shooting.
Sea of Monsters It was revealed on the 749th issue of an online
subscription magazine Production Weekly that the film was in production.
Another source said that the lead cast members from the first movie were expected to return
for their roles.
Chris Columbus did not return as director, though he produced the movie together with
Karen Rosenfelt, producer of the The Twilight Saga film series.
Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski were hired as the scriptwriters.
On June 16, 2011, it was announced that Thor Freudenthal would be directing the film with
production beginning on April 12, 2012.
On October 12, 2011, it was announced that the film would be released on March 26, 2013,
but on May 31, 2012, it was announced that the movie had been pushed back to August 16,
2013.
On April 6, it was announced that the movie was pushed up to August 7, 2013.
On January 13, 2012, a brand new production list was released and stated that the movie
will film between April 26, 2012 - July 11, 2012 with scenes being filmed in Vancouver,
B.C. and New Orleans, Louisiana.
Filming wrapped up in July 2012, but then started again in January 2013 for reshoots.
Filming was officially wrapped up on January 20, 2013.
The Titan's Curse In March 2014, Logan Lerman said that a sequel
to Sea of Monsters would not be made.
However, a report on March 31, 2014, stated "Logan Lerman has said Percy Jackson 3 could
still go ahead" and that the previous report "was taken out of context".
Films Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning
Thief
In June 2004, 20th Century Fox acquired feature film rights to the book.
In April 2007, director Chris Columbus was hired to helm the project.
Filming began in April 2009 in Vancouver.
The film was released on February 12, 2010 and was met with mixed reviews upon release
and was a commercial success and grossed almost $227 million at the worldwide box office against
a budget of $95 million.
The plot revolves around a sixteen year old Percy Jackson who discovers that he is the
son of Poseidon, Greek God of the sea, and goes to Camp Half-Blood, a training camp for
demigods, the half mortal children of Greek gods.
When Percy's mom is kidnapped by Hades, and Percy is accused of stealing Zeus' lightning
bolt, Percy and his friends go on a quest to rescue his mom from the underworld, leading
them across America to find Persephone's pearls, while proving that Percy is not the lightning
thief and is innocent.
Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters
In October 2011, 20th Century Fox announced a sequel based on the second book, The Sea
of Monsters.
The film has concluded filming, and was released on August 7, 2013.
Percy Jackson, son of Greek god Poseidon, discovers he has a half-brother, Tyson, and
embarks on a journey with his friends to retrieve the Golden Fleece to save a magical tree containing
the spirit of Zeus's daughter Thalia who died at the gates of Camp Half-Blood while saving
Annabeth, Luke and Grover.
This tree protects their training ground, Camp Half-Blood.
They must travel to the Sea of Monsters to save it, and find the challenges that may
await them.
The film grossed just over $199 million at the worldwide box office.
Percy Jackson: The Titan's Curse In March 2014, Logan Lerman stated Percy Jackson
3 could still go ahead.The Titan's Curse is rumored to release in 2015, however 20th Century
Fox has yet to announce the film.
The third movie may film concurrently with the fourth.
Recurring characters
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