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Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief: Directed by Chris Columbus. With Logan Lerman, Brandon T. Jackson, Alexandra Daddario, Jake Abel. A teenager discovers he's the descendant of a Greek god and sets out on an adventure to settle an on-going battle between the gods.
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- Adventure, Family, Fantasy
- Chris Columbus
- 2010-02-12
A 2010 fantasy film based on Rick Riordan's novel about Percy Jackson, a demigod son of Poseidon, who must find Zeus's lightning bolt to prevent a war among the gods. The film stars Logan Lerman, Brandon T. Jackson, Alexandra Daddario, and others, and was directed by Chris Columbus.
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In June 2004, 20th, Century Fox acquired the film rights to the book. In April 2007, director Chris Columbus was hired to lead at the helm of the project. Filming began in April 2009 in Vancouver while other portions of the film were shot at the Parthenon in Nashville, Tennessee; A full-scale replica of the original Parthenon in Athens. Filming wra...
Opening/Prologue
The movie opens with Poseidon meeting with Zeus at the top of Mount Olympus where Zeus reveals to Poseidon that his master bolt has been stolen. Zeus blames Poseidon's son for the theft despite Poseidon's insistence that he is innocent, and gives him until summer solstice for the bolt to be returned or there will be war. Zeus then departs for Olympus.
The Fury
Percy is introduced underwater in a pool, holding his breath for seven minutes before leaving his school, Yancy Academy and going to his mother, Sally who lives with Percy's abusive stepfather, Gabe Ugliano. The next day during a field trip Alecto, one of the Furies, disguised as Percy's substitute English teacher asks to talk to him. Once alone, she attacks him and questions him about the location of the bolt. Grover and Percy's Latin teacher, Mr. Brunner arrive and the Fury flees through a...
The Minotaur
On the way there, Sally tells Percy that he is special, but not why he is so special. She talks about his father, who she says was "dazzling," and Grover makes a smart remark saying, "They're always dazzling." The conversation is cut short by the Minotaur that arrives, causing the trio to crash Gabe Ugliano's muscle car by overturning it on its top, and Grover reveals he is a satyr and uses his hooves to break the windows and manages to get them out of the crashed car, and they make the rest...
There are 10 deleted and extended scenes found in the Blu-ray version of the film. Five of these are also featured in the DVD version, depending on the region. 1. The Museum – Grover Photographs Aphrodite - This scene features Grover taking a pictures of a bust of Aphrodite. Mr. Brunner then asks the class what that makes Grover, wherein one of his...
Logan Lerman as Percy JacksonBrandon T. Jackson as GroverAlexandra Daddario as AnnabethJake Abel as LukeThe official teaser, which mimicked the scene from the book where Percy enters the Empire State Building's public entrance and gets a card from the guard, features footage that was not used in the...The region 3 DVD for the film says that Percy needs to travel with his "demigodfriends" when in fact, only Annabeth is his demigod friend in the film since Grover is a satyr.Ray Winstone was not credited for his role of Ares, as his part was cut from the film.Contrary to the belief, Rick Riordandid not write the script for the movie or even see it, for fear that it would change the way he saw his original characters.A film adaptation of Rick Riordan's book, directed by Chris Columbus and starring Logan Lerman as Percy Jackson. The film follows Percy's quest to find Zeus's master bolt, which has been stolen by Hades, and his encounter with various mythological creatures and gods.
The first book in the best-selling series by Rick Riordan, The Lightning Thief follows Percy Jackson as he embarks on a quest to find Zeus' master bolt, stolen by a god-hating thief. Along the way, he learns about his demigod heritage, faces mythological enemies, and uncovers a dark family secret.
At a training ground for the children of deities, Percy learns to harness his divine powers and prepare for the adventure of a lifetime: he must prevent a feud among the Olympians from erupting...
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- Chris Columbus
- PG
- Logan Lerman
Currently you are able to watch "Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief" streaming on Disney Plus, Hulu. It is also possible to buy "Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief" on Apple TV, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store as download or rent it on Amazon Video, Apple TV, Microsoft Store online.
- 119 min
Watch the 2010 fantasy action-adventure movie based on Rick Riordan's book. Follow Percy Jackson, a half-human son of Poseidon, as he tries to save his mother and prevent a war between the gods.
