The lightning thief back in 2010 and followed by percy jackson. Young hero percy is now in high school rather than middle school. Sea of monsters the intention is to faithfully adapt all five novels in the olympians series. The percy jackson film franchise is a monstrosity yes i watched both of the movies. Mar 14, 2020 one young adult franchise that received particular attention during this period was the percy jackson franchise, largely due to the huge popularity of the book series, and how disappointing the movies were for the most part. Jan 10, 2015 the talks for the next installment of the percy jackson series percy jackson.
For that matter, i finished my first ever authentic novel in the english language, the titans curse third in the series pretty much exactly 10 years ago. Percy jackson franchise box office history the numbers. Percy jackson competition was over before it began. The third installment was expected to be released later on, although the film never materialized. Now that disney owns fox, its time to revive percy jackson. They bought the rights in the mid2000s, and the movie of percy jackson and the lightning thief or to give its full name, percy jackson and the olympians. Filmen ar baserad pa rick riordans forsta bok i percy jacksonserien, percy jackson fodd. However, disney is debating rebooting the entire series. Author rick riordan wanted nothing more than 20th century fox to. The star power or lack thereof despite being based on a bestselling series of novels, the first percy jackson movie was largely marketed to nonfans on the strength of its supporting cast of actors. Though it was mentioned a few years ago that a third movie for the franchise will not be happening, many are still clamoring and hoping for one. In addition to hot new trailers, the movieclips trailers page gives you.
Sep 27, 2018 actor logan lerman conveyed back in 2014 that there is the possibility of the third installment of the franchise. Head over to riordans website to read more from his emails. One young adult franchise that received particular attention during this period was the percy jackson franchise, largely due to the huge popularity of the book series, and how disappointing the movies were for the most part. Every book follows percy jackson s adventures in his point of view. Percy jackson and the olympians is a film series based on the successful percy jackson and the olympians books made by 20th century fox.
Currently, two films and one short film based on the series have been made. Rick riordan, author of the \percy jackson\ book series, finally took it upon himself to finally give a definitive answer regarding the possibility of a third film installment in the \percy jackson\ franchise or the development of a tv adaptation. Uppfoljaren percy jackson och monsterhavet slapptes sommaren 20. Percy jackson 3 the titans curse movie release date. Percy jackson and the movie adaptation that just didnt. Every book follows percy jacksons adventures in his point of view. Hello everyone, and im back with a new story that i dont think that many people are aware of regarding the movie rights of another popular childrens book series. Percy jackson and the olympians is a film series based on the successful percy jackson and the.
If we want to make a third one i have to do it, im contractually obligated to three movies, he said in 2014. So, if they did want to create a titans curse film, logan could be in it. The lightning thief premiered to the world in february 2010. Dec 16, 2019 if youve been hoping for a new percy jackson tv or movie series from disney since percy jackson movie 3 is seemingly never happening, it looks like were closer than ever to seeing that. In practice the two series are completely different from one another. Riordan has also penned two spinoffs set in the same world as percy jackson titled the heroes of olympus and the trials. The percy jackson films could potentially tap into that same formula for a rebooted film franchise. Please, please, please, on behalf of the millions of fans who love the percy jackson series, reboot this movie franchise and do justice to the story.
The percy jackson film franchise may have only adapted the first two books the lightning thief and the sea of monsters, but there are three more novels the titans curse, the battle of the labyrinth, the last olympian ripe for adaptation. Why yes, im doing a fancast for a movie remake of the book series, percy jackson. Sea of monsters, opened in theaters august 20 and was the final straw for the franchise. Logan lerman says percy jackson 3 is officially dead mtv. The story spanned 5 books, following the adventures of the various quests percy jackson a demigod son. A report from the movies fan blogsite cited a certain patrick. Twitter is now asking disney to reboot percy jackson geekfeed. Percy jackson is a young adult, fantasy book series that surfaced in 2005 as the first portion in riordans threepart camp halfblood chronicles franchise. This is a fanmade film based on the percy jackson series by rick riordan.
Its been almost four years since the last percy jackson movie, and kids who read the books or saw the movie back then have grown up and moved on. As a result, rumors swirled around the fate of the franchise. Rick riordans wildly successful percy jackson and the olympians book franchise made its bigscreen debut in 2010 with the release of percy jackson and the olympians. Sep 16, 2019 the percy jackson films could potentially tap into that same formula for a rebooted film franchise. The talks for the next installment of the percy jackson series percy jackson. They should make percy jackson into a tv series instead of a movie. This is just bad because, in the books, percy is supposed to turn 16 and when he does, the prophecy will play out. Warner brothers harry potter will go down as one of the most successful franchises of all time. Ragnarok is beautifully frustrating movie commentary duration.
Each book is based on a combination of different greek heroes adventures. A boy finds out hes the son of poseidon and a demigod, then he, along with his satyr half man, half goat best friend and love interestfellow demigod, go on adventures and complete quests to save the world from the wrath of angry gods. This third adventure in the series finds percy faced with his most. The percy jackson film franchise is a monstrosity yes i. Sea of monsters are the two fulllength films, and tyson appears in a short motion comic. But after that, there has been no official update about percy jackson 3 movie. The movie adaptations didnt make a big impression, but fans are hopeful the percy jackson book series could find a new lease of life as a tv. Dec, 2019 please, please, please, on behalf of the millions of fans who love the percy jackson series, reboot this movie franchise and do justice to the story. Percy jackson franchise fancast by imdbuser97 created 3 months ago updated 23 hours ago public i know the age in the books is 16, but my fancast puts percys age from 1721.
But percy jackson film series didnt do as well as harry potter, lets see why. May 03, 2018 percy jackson is played by logan lerman. Actor logan lerman conveyed back in 2014 that there is the possibility of the third installment of the franchise. Percy jackson reboot will reportedly be much more faithful to. Movie domestic dvd sales domestic bluray sales total domestic video sales. Dec 11, 2019 percy jackson has made the lead significantly older, probably in an attempt to interest teenagers to check out the franchise. Percy jackson 3 movie wont be happening, logan lerman says. The reason i am doing this is because of the recent buyout of 20th century fox by disney. Both films star logan lerman as the titular hero, and backed by a bevy of. Obviously theres a new quest and a sea of monsters, my daughters loved the second movie as much as the first and were thrilled that athenas daughter was in the sequel. Percy jackson author rick riordan wants disney to reboot. Percy jackson reboot will reportedly be much more faithful. A report from the movie s fan blogsite cited a certain patrick.
Percy jackson 3 also known as percy jackson and the titans curse is still an unsettled business. Jan 05, 2020 after the first movie, percy jackson and the lightning thief, tanked at the box office, it was a miracle they decided to give the franchise a second shot. Feb 16, 2020 the percy jackson film franchise may have only adapted the first two books the lightning thief and the sea of monsters, but there are three more novels the titans curse, the battle of the labyrinth, the last olympian ripe for adaptation. Sea of monsters are the two fulllength films, and tyson appears in a short motion. Parents need to know that this movie is an agedup version of the percy jackson and the lightning thief book that common sense media recommends for readers 9 and up. Season 1 would tackle the first, season 2 the second and so on. Why is there no 3rd and so on percy jackson movies. But the thing is, the content is probably best catered to young children, and thats why the film didnt fly so well with the older fans. The lightning thief 20 th century fox announces that it intends to be the first installment of a new and extremely profitable. Logan lerman wont be returning to the role of percy jackson in a third film based on the long running ya fantasy series of the same name.
Release date title production budget opening weekend domestic box office worldwide box office. Sea of monsters, the second installment in the percy jackson film franchise, hit the big screen. Percy jackson and the olympians riordan wiki fandom. The story of how disney saved percy jackson naimoli. He told the independent that if a third movie was happening, he would have to be in it. The first film in the series, percy jackson and the lightning thief, came out in 2010. Harry potter is an ongoing book series and movie franchise with a spinoff series of books and films. Titans curse still thrive on in the hearts of its fans. The percy jackson franchise is getting a tv reboot on disney plus and you can expect a more faithful adaptation of the books than the movies gave us. Mar 28, 2014 the first percy jackson movie was long forgotten by the time the second film arrived in theatres. It is at camp that the movies young hero, percy jackson the blandly appealing logan lerman, discovers that his high school classics teacher, mr. The first percy jackson movie was long forgotten by the time the second film arrived in theatres.
After the first movie, percy jackson and the lightning thief, tanked at the box office, it was a miracle they decided to give the franchise a. Author rick riordan wanted nothing more than 20th century fox to create that same magic with his. This article will list five hings the percy jackson movie franchise got right, and five it got wrong. The series was distributed by 20th century fox, produced by 1492 pictures and consists of two installments. But after that, there has been no official update about percy jackson 3. Percy is the son of poseidon, out to prove he can accomplish more than one quest. Jun 10, 2019 the percy jackson film franchise is a monstrosity yes i watched both of the movies. Children and teens are fickle and easily distracted, and theres a very good reason why series like harry potter and the twilight saga kept churning out movies year after year. Percy jackson och kampen om askviggen pa internet movie database. Riordan has confirmed that he was in hollywood pursuing talks to revitalize his franchise, percy jackson and the olympians, but there is no word yet on any results. Much to the disappointment of some fans, he said neither will be happening in the foreseeable future. Percy jackson and the movie adaptation that just didnt want.
The sea of monsters is a 20 american fantasy adventure film directed by thor freudenthal. Feb 03, 2018 obviously when it was time for percy jackson and the olympians to get the movie treatment the series had tons of potential on film. Mar 24, 2017 almost four years have passed since percy jackson. But before i begin, in case you may not know what im talking about, percy jackson and the olympians surrounds the adventures of its titular hero, who one day learns. Percy jackson movie 3, following the events of the titans curse, isnt being made. The lightning thief brought to a special camp for godsintraining, a 17 yearold boarding school dropout, upon discovering that hes poseidons halfhuman son, embarks on a crosscountry trip with a satyrprotector and athenas daughter to save his kidnapped mother, retrieve zeus stolen lightning bolt, and. The failure of the 2nd part of percy jackson movie may have added some doubts in the minds of makers for another. Percy jackson and the olympians is the second series written by rick riordan, the first being tres navarres and the predecessor of the heroes of olympus series. Percy jackson was a ya book series based on the concept of greek mythology but in the modern day. The movie adaptation of the first book in the percy jackson series, the lightning thief, came out in 2010, and i saw it in theaters exactly 7 years ago to the day.