Percy's best friend Grover Underwood and his Latin teacher Mr. On a school trip to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Percy is attacked by Alecto, a Fury masquerading as his substitute English teacher Mrs. Poseidon reminds Zeus that Percy is unaware of his true identity, but Zeus declares that unless the bolt is returned to Mount Olympus before midnight of the Summer Solstice in two weeks, war will be waged between all the gods.Ī 16-year-old Percy struggles with dyslexia and ADHD for long periods. A sequel, Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters, was released on August 7, 2013.Īt the top of the Empire State Building, Zeus meets his brother Poseidon and accuses Poseidon's demigod son, Percy Jackson, of stealing his master lightning bolt. A video game based on the film was released for Nintendo DS on February 11, 2010. It was released on Jon DVD and Blu-ray Disc. The film grossed $226.4 million worldwide against a production budget of $95 million.
The film received mixed reviews from critics, with criticism for the poor grasp of its source material and its script, but praise for Lerman and Jackson's performances, visual effects, and action sequences. Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief was released theatrically in the United States on February 12, 2010, by 20th Century Fox. Some shots were filmed in Tennessee and Las Vegas, and some exterior scenes were shot in New York.
In 2007 Chris Columbus was hired to direct. In 2004 20th Century Fox acquired the film rights to the book series. Jackson, Alexandra Daddario, Sean Bean, Pierce Brosnan, Steve Coogan, Rosario Dawson, Catherine Keener, Kevin McKidd, Joe Pantoliano, and Uma Thurman. It stars Logan Lerman as Percy Jackson alongside an ensemble cast that includes Brandon T. The film is the first installment in the Percy Jackson film series. Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (also known as Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief) is a 2010 American action fantasy film directed by Chris Columbus and written by Craig Titley, based on the 2005 novel The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan.