Logan Lerman and Brandon T. Jackson are set to take the leading roles in Fox 2000’s Percy Jackson.
Chris Columbus is directing the adventure/fantasy movie about a schoolboy (Lerman) whose world is turned upside-down when he discovers that his father is actually the Greek god Poseidon. The story begins with Percy becoming the prime suspect when Zeus’ master lightning bolt is stolen. The boy has just 10 days to find and return the stolen property to bring peace to the warring gods. 
Jackson is set to play Percy’s best friend Grover, a satyr. The overall casting plan is to place a number of big-name actors in the smaller roles of the gods. Shooting is schedule to begin in April in Europe.
Craig Titley and Columbus adapted the story from “The Lighting Thief,” the first of five novels in Rick Riordan’s “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” series.
Columbus directed the first two installments of the Harry Potter franchise.
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jacob said
May 10 2009 @ 7:29 pm
the casting for this movie is all wrong!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
tippy said
May 30 2009 @ 1:52 pm
ew i dont want him playing percy now!!!!
bah said
July 6 2009 @ 8:44 pm
this is so not right totaly wrong all wrong read the books the description is totally of from this And percy is supposed to be 12 not 20
Kenna said
July 6 2009 @ 10:02 pm
I haven’t read the book but I see your point. Interesting to see how Columbus handles the story with an older Percy.
spider man Townsend said
July 19 2009 @ 8:58 pm
ya this is going to suck!!!!! I was really exited for the movie to come out but now that they made Anna Beth bernet and Grover black and Percy 20 years old…… suck
Kenna McHugh said
July 19 2009 @ 9:12 pm
Yes, I wish I knew their reasoning behind this casting of older children. I hope Chris Columbus the director comes out and explains his reasoning for doing so.
tippy said
July 29 2009 @ 8:05 pm
Go to percy jackson fanfiction, go to humor as the genre and read the noob chronicles of camp half-mortal. It is exactly as the movie will be. sadly…