Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief was never a blockbuster sensation as compared to Harry Potter…although, the film didn’t do terrible either. With Harry Potter coming to an end in July, the movie goers will need something to fill the void and what better than another very successful series of books then the Percy Jackson ones?
Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski were hired to write a sequel earlier this year which would follow in line with the books. Just Recently Thor Freudenthal has been hired to direct the film, replacing Chris Columbus who directed the first one.
The LA Times is reporting that Fox is looking to start filming the sequel ASAP and hope to have the film ready for sometime next year. The second film will be titled Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Sea of Monsters. The issue that has been brought up recently however is that Logan Lerman, who plays Percy in the film, is 19 already. If the studio wants to try and do the series, they are going to have to film continuously to prevent Lerman from aging too much. In the books, Percy begins his journey at age 12 and grows up throughout the series. Lerman is already a man! This could get creepy.
Here is a synopsis of the second book:
Percy is anticipating the end of seventh grade and a summer at Camp Half-Blood with kids who are the offspring of Greek gods and mortals. He dreams that his pal Grover, a satyr, is in danger. After monsters attack in his school gym class, Percy and Tyson, a homeless kid, are picked up by Annabeth, a half-blood friend, and rushed to the camp, which is under attack. The tree that guards the camp is dying, and Chiron, the activity director, has been dismissed. Another dream reveals that Grover, whose peril is increasing, is on the same island as the legendary Golden Fleece, which may be the cure for the troubled camp. With the help of Hermes, Percy and his pals set off to the Sea of Monsters, where they encounter legendary dangers.
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