Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief

Name: Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Family
Released: 2010-02-01
Duration: 1 h 58 min
Rating: 6.1
Cast: Logan Lerman, Brandon T. Jackson, Alexandra Daddario, Jake Abel, Pierce Brosnan

Worlds collide.

Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010)

Timing: 1:58 (118 min)

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Release date

2010-02-01

Country

United States

Production

Dune Entertainment, 1492 Pictures, Sunswept Entertainment

Genre

Adventure, Fantasy, Family

Budget

$95 000 000

Box office

$226 497 209

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Director

Chris Columbus

Actors

Logan Lerman, Brandon T. Jackson, Alexandra Daddario, Jake Abel, Pierce Brosnan, Sean Bean, Steve Coogan, Rosario Dawson, Melina Kanakaredes, Catherine Keener
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Scenario

Producer

Karen Rosenfelt, Chris Columbus, Mark Radcliffe, Michael Barnathan, Thomas M. Hammel, Guy Oseary, Mark Morgan, Greg Mooradian

Camera operator

Stephen Goldblatt

Composer

Christophe Beck

Artist

Howard Cummings, Jeff Lew

Audition

Janet Hirshenson, Jane Jenkins, Heike Brandstatter

Editing

Peter Honess
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Short description

Accident prone teenager, Percy discovers he's actually a demi-God, the son of Poseidon, and he is needed when Zeus' lightning is stolen. Percy must master his new found skills in order to prevent a war between the Gods that could devastate the entire world.

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Rick Riordan, the author of the Percy Jackson adventure books, disliked the screenplay so much that he never even watched the movie; however, he did not refuse the check paid to him as one of the screenwriters and stated that he was glad the film would introduce many people to his books.
The film is based on Rick Riordan’s novel “Percy Jackson & The Lightning Thief” (Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief, 2005), the first book in the “Percy Jackson & The Olympians” series.
At the moment when Percy Jackson, Annabeth (daughter of Athena), and Grover enter Luke’s house at the camp, Hermes’ son is playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.
Actress Serinda Swan auditioned for the role of Medusa but ultimately played Aphrodite.
Actress Serinda Swan auditioned for the role of Medusa, but ended up playing Aphrodite.
While preparing for her role, Uma Thurman learned to interact with snakes, and a snake charmer helped her with this. She said that it would help her get into the image of Medusa Gorgon.
Rick Riordan, the author of the Percy Jackson adventure books, disliked the screenplay so much that he didn't even watch the film. However, he didn't refuse the check paid to him as one of the screenplay writers and stated that he was glad that many people would learn about his books thanks to the film.
While preparing for the role, Uma Thurman learned how to interact with snakes with the help of a snake charmer. She said this would help her get into character as Medusa.