Theater Release Date: 2010-02-12

DVD Release Date:

Days Remaining: 7 months ago

Director(s): Chris Columbus

Website: http://www.percyjacksonthemovie.com/

Genre: Teen,Adventure,Fantasy

MPAA Rating:

Studio: 20th Century Fox

Cast: Melina Kanakaredes Dylan Neal Erica Cerra Joe Pantoliano Kevin McKidd Rosario Dawson Steve Coogan Stefanie Pfetten Luke Camilleri Serinda Swan Chelan Simmons Sean Bean Alexandra Daddario Brandon Jackson Jake Abel Logan Lerman Catherine Keener Pierce Brosnan Uma Thurman

Summary:

Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief is an upcoming fantasy-adventure film directed by Chris Columbus. The film is an adaptation of The Lightning Thief, the first novel in the Percy Jackson & The Olympians series by Rick Riordan. It will star Logan Lerman as the eponymous Percy Jackson alongside an ensemble cast which includes Brandon T. Jackson, Alexandra Daddario, Jake Abel, Rosario Dawson, Steve Coogan, Uma Thurman, Catherine Keener, and Pierce Brosnan. It is set to release on Febuary 12th, 2010. Christophe Beck will be composing the score. A young boy named Percy Jackson (Logan Lerman) discovers that he is the demigod son of the Greek god, Poseidon (Kevin McKidd). He embarks on a journey across modern-day America with his friends Annabeth Chase (Alexandra Daddario), also a demigod, and Grover Underwood (Brandon T. Jackson), a satyr, to save his mother (Catherine Keener), return Zeus' (Sean Bean) stolen lightning bolt, and prevent a war between the gods. 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. Portions of the film were