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