Will percy jackson and the olympians the sea of monsters. Reboots are having a moment right now with several movies and television series getting a redo. Only the first two volumes, the lightning thief and sea of monsters, made the leap to the big screen. When his lightning bolt is stolen, zeus accuses poseidons son percy jackson and gives poseidons son fourteen days to return it, otherwise he will initiate a war amongst the gods.
Logan lerman says percy jackson 3 is officially dead mtv. Percy jackson 3 the titans curse movie release date. Follow the demigod son of poseidon and his friends on a quest that will have them meeting gods, battling monsters, and taking on the titans from greek mythology. Percy jackson and the sea of monsters is much much better than the first movie lightning thief. 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. 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 shot. If they do make sequels, they will probably named after all the other books in the.
The producers knew this, so they hired the same director who directed the first two harry potter movies, chris columbus. There will still be another percy jackson movie, and. The changed a lot of things in the movie compared to the book. Just another wise girl is a fanfiction author that has written 18 stories for percy jackson and the olympians, and 100. The lightning thief, is the only movie out in the percy jackson series. Like harry potter, percy jackson is addressed to a children audience.
The percy jackson franchise is getting a tv reboot on disney plus and you. There were many things that were wrong about the pjo movie. Percy hurries back to annabeth, finding her dancing with several young women. The public were coming off the pretty successful movie adaptations of the harry potter series and had high hopes for the beloved characters of rick riordans series. Get disney or netflix to remake percy jackson and the. By making the characters seventeen, youve lost those kids as soon as they see the first movie trailer. More than 69 million copies of the books have been sold in. First off, why are percy and annabeth 20 years old. It is directed by chris columbus and fox is helping produce. As he walks away from another waitress trying to make him have another lotus flower, a bellhop turns and speaks into a headphone.
Percy jackson movies despised by author rick riordan. In fact most fans of the books hate these movies with a passion. Its just a shame that its lost so much of the books brilliant storyline. But before i begin, in case you may not know what im talking about, percy jackson and the olympians surrounds the. The lightning thief on dvd june 29, 2010 starring logan lerman, brandon t. Troubleprone teen percy jackson is about to be kicked out of school but thats the least of his problems. It is at camp that the movies young hero, percy jackson the blandly appealing logan lerman, discovers that his high school classics teacher, mr. 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. His father left before he was a year old and he grew up in the home of a unfeeling stepfather joe pantoliano and his put upon. Sea of monsters, was released in 20 this time directed by thor freudenthal. Percy jackson 3 also known as percy jackson and the titans curse is still an unsettled business.
Get disney or netflix to remake percy jackson and the olympians. Feb 14, 2010 are they even going to make a percy jackson movie 2. Titans curse still thrive on in the hearts of its fans. The lightning thief, an adventure movie starring logan lerman and alexandra daddario. In the book, grover literally said that demigods never make it past 6th grade.
The lightning thief into a movie, fans everywhere rejoiced. To accompany the film, a video game had also been produced. 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. I hope the lightning theif movie got a lot of grouse. In percy jackson and the lightning thief the movie they are 16 but in the books they are 12 so. The lightning thief is the perfect advertisement for the books on which its based. The lightning thief also known as percy jackson and the lightning thief is a 2010 action fantasy film directed by chris columbus. Percy jackson and the olympians my opinion of percy jackson and the olympians is that is a really complicated book because percy gets a lot of problems and then he has to solve. In 2010, 21st century fox released their film adaptation of percy jackson and the olympians.
I heard that darren aronofsky was making a film, and there were. The series was distributed by 20th century fox, produced by 1492 pictures and consists of two installments. Such words may not make sense when seen or heard, in fact may not be entertaining, but frustrating by how far off they can be. 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. But they did, and it was in the form of percy jackson. Head over to riordans website to read more from his emails. 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. Percy was played by logan lerman in the movie percy jackson. Zeus lightning bolt has been stolen, and percy is the prime suspect. 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.
Percy jackson 3 sequel plans titans curse movie movie. Percy jackson author rick riordan has written a letter to explain why teachers shouldnt be showing the percy jackson movies in their classrooms, and has wondered if. My original thought when comparing percy jackson and the olympians. The whole point of the series is that when percy and annabeth turn 16 a profecy will take place.
Why is there no 3rd and so on percy jackson movies. Will the percy jackson series be made into movies answers. Percy jackson simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Logan lerman wont be returning to the role of percy jackson in a third film. The lightning thief has made a monumental accomplishment, as the most disappointing movie based on a best seller in the year 2010. This is the film version of the first of five books featuring percy jackson and the olympians. Sea of monsters, which upset quite a lot of people for basically sucking the life out of riordans work. If there is some hope it got another movie, they should start from first book. In this book is when percy gets to know that he is the son of poseidon. When 20th century fox announced that they were making percy jackson and the olympians. The lightning thief 2010 always troubleprone, the life of teenager percy jackson logan lerman gets a lot more. Are they even going to make a percy jackson movie 2. This is a fanmade film based on the percy jackson series by rick riordan.
Sure, if you forget that these are adaptations of a fantastic book series, they work as generic action flicks. Will percy jackson and the olympians the sea of monsters be a. While producers didnt end up starting the film with percy being 17. Feb 12, 2010 it is at camp that the movies young hero, percy jackson the blandly appealing logan lerman, discovers that his high school classics teacher, mr. Nov 17, 2018 percy jackson 3 also known as percy jackson and the titans curse is still an unsettled business. Percy jackson movies were canceled, if you want to know the different reasons that. Fans everywhere were and still are obsessed with rick riordans percy jackson and the olympians series. Titans curse, was planned but never made it to production. That movie was adapted from the first book in the series, the lightning thief. After the first movie, percy jackson and the lightning thief, tanked at the box.
The lightning thief 2010, was directed by chris columbus, and was released on. Five supplementary books, along with graphic novel versions of each book in the first series have also been released. But percy jackson film series didnt do as well as harry potter, lets see why. May 03, 2018 fans everywhere were and still are obsessed with rick riordan s percy jackson and the olympians series. Percy jackson logan lerman hasnt had a particularly easy life. So this is just a one shot about the percy jackson and the olympians movie, compared to the book.
Percy jackson reboot will reportedly be much more faithful to. 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. Problems with the percy jackson movie, a percy jackson and. 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. Percy jackson 3 movie wont be happening, logan lerman says. This third adventure in the series finds percy faced with his most dangerous challenge yet. One way to deal with that problem could be to make a few films starring logan lerman as percy jackson, rather than making a straight fivefilm adaptation of. Sea of monsters, opened in theaters august 20 and was the final straw for the franchise. 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. For someone who has not read the book otherwise the changes will irritate you and loves a good action film this is great. A teenager discovers hes the descendant of a greek god and sets out on an adventure to settle an ongoing battle between the gods. To put it lightly, this film, and it successor, did not meet fans expectations. I dont think that they are making another movie for several reasons.
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. The story spanned 5 books, following the adventures of the various quests percy jackson a demigod son. In 2019, disney has bought the rights to fox officially. Fans are clamoring about the third instalment in the percy jackson and the olympians series. 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. The failure of the 2nd part of percy jackson movie may have added some doubts in the minds of makers for another. The first movie was obviously based on the first book, the lightning thief. A report from the movies fan blogsite cited a certain patrick.
The gods of mount olympus and assorted monsters seem to have walked out of the pages of percys greek mythology texts and into his life and theyre not happy. Unfortunately at times it feels like nothing more than an advertisement. 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. 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. They took to social media wednesday to make their plea. Will they make another percy jackson movie answers. Will there ever be another percy jackson liveaction movie. Fans, to this day, do not feel the nowdefunct movie franchise did the books justice. Percy jacksons greek gods is pretty much the epitome of getting crap past the radar, as it reveals that the gods pretty much lacked morals. There will still be another percy jackson movie, and thor.
The lightning thief was released on february 12, 2010. Primevideo likely that some of them might be interested in making a new adaptation. If you were in charge of making a percy jackson reboot movie series, how would you. The gods of mount olympus and assorted monsters seem to have walked out of the pages of percy s greek mythology texts and into his life and they re not happy. Slow down speed racer percy jackson and the olympians the sea of monsters hasnt even been made a movie yet. When 20th century fox began creating movies based on the characters, people were expecting to have another harry potter on our hands. Percy then creates an air bubble and they share pretty much the best underwater kiss of all time.
The talks for the next installment of the percy jackson series percy jackson. The sea of monsters is coming out on 27th march 20. 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. But since its been seven years since the last movie, fans are a little discouraged. Based on the first of several books by rick riordan, percy jackson and the olympians. Percy jackson was a ya book series based on the concept of greek mythology but in the modern day. Jan 10, 2015 the talks for the next installment of the percy jackson series percy jackson. A report from the movie s fan blogsite cited a certain patrick. It stars logan lerman as percy jackson alongside an ensemble cast that includes brandon t. The story of how disney saved percy jackson naimoli. Its the 21st century, but the gods of mount olympus and assorted monsters have walked out of the pages of high school student percy jacks. Weve got some bad news for all those percy jackson fans out there it looks like the movie will not be getting a third installment.
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