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So there were clearly conflicting visions here and that impacted how Percy Jackson was received on the big screen. They’re training to be heroes and warriors and gladiators and 11-year-olds running around with paper hats and wooden swords seemed a little lightweight to me.
Rumor has it Chris Columbus did not want to work with young kids after his time on Harry Potter. Riordan notes more of his consultations during the making of the film including script details and and plot points that were ignored come the film’s production. Many of these kids have read the books multiple times and know every detail.
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There are roughly a million kids that age, plus their families, who are dying to see this film because they want to see the pictures in their imagination brought to life. The core readership for Percy Jackson is age 9-12. I’m guessing those book sale numbers are important to XXXX because you’re hoping all those kids show up at the theater. Starting Percy at seventeen makes this undoable… This would’ve been impossible if they’d started Harry at seventeen.
I assume that XXXX would at least like to keep open the option of sequels assuming the first movie does well.
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The series is grounded on the premise that Percy must progress from age twelve to age sixteen, when according to a prophecy he must make a decision that saves or destroys the world. I don’t know if you or your staff have had the chance to read farther than The Lightning Thief in the Percy Jackson series, but there are four other volumes. He shared early email conversations regarding the disregard of Percy’s age on his website. Back in 2018, Riordan opened up about his experiences with Hollywood executives while The Lightning Thief was being developed. One fact that may surprise you is Riordan has not seen the movies to this day and does not plan on it. The failure of the Percy Jackson movies seems to all come down to its relationship with the author, Rick Riordan.
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Whether you're looking to watch one of your favorite movies, feeling nostalgic for the early 2010s, or hyped up about the upcoming Disney+ TV series, here's every place you can find the "Percy Jackson & the Olympians" movies right now.(Image credit: (Fox)) Why We Haven't Seen More Percy Jackson Movies While there are some critics of the adaptation, which made notable changes from the source material, the first film, along with its sequel, "Percy Jackson & the Olympians: Sea of Monsters," has many loyal fans who still love the movies years later. The "Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief" movie was officially released in 2010, starring Logan Lerman as the title character along with Alexandra Daddario as Annabeth Chase and Brandon T. While there are five books in the main series, Percy has gone on to feature in more of Riordan's books, and more than 15 years after the series started, it's still super popular with kids and adults.Ĭonsidering the extreme success of the books, it made perfect sense that a movie was announced to be in development in 2007, with Chris Columbus attached to direct ( Variety). He is rescued from monsters and taken to Camp Half-Blood, a place where he can be trained in fighting and other skills to help him survive and battle the many enemies of gods and demigods alike. Written by bestselling author Rick Riordan, the "Percy Jackson & the Olympians" book series started in 2005 with "The Lightning Thief," introducing kids everywhere to the story of a young boy named Percy Jackson who finds out that he is a demigod, the son of the god of the sea, Poseidon. We may receive a commission on purchases made from links.