

Percy is also given a pair of flying winged shoes stolen from Hermes, and Luke's favorite shield. Luke gives Percy a map with the location of three green pearls belonging to Hades' wife, Persephone, which will allow them to escape the Underworld. Defying Chiron's orders, Percy sets out for the Underworld with Grover and Annabeth. Percy is visited by an apparition of Hades, who reveals the Minotaur abducted Sally to the Underworld to trade for the lightning bolt. Percy starts coming into his latent demigod powers, which include hydrokinesis and healing, and meets other demigods, including Annabeth Chase, daughter of Athena and Camp Leader Luke Castellan, son of Hermes. Waking up three days later, Percy learns he is the son of Poseidon, Grover is a satyr and Percy’s protector, and "Mr. Brunner's pen is a magical sword, and uses to fight off the Minotaur, killing it with its own horn. There, they are attacked by the Minotaur, who seemingly kills Percy's mother. Brunner gives Percy a pen which he claims is a very powerful cosmic weapon, and instructs Grover to take Percy and his mother Sally to Camp Half-Blood - a hidden summer camp for demigod children on Long Island. Percy's best friend Grover Underwood and his Latin teacher Mr. On a school trip, Percy is attacked by Alecto, a Fury masquerading as his substitute English teacher, who demands the lightning bolt. Sixteen-year-old Percy struggles with dyslexia and ADHD, but has a unique ability to stay underwater. Poseidon reminds his brother that Percy is unaware of his true identity, but Zeus declares that unless the bolt is returned to Mount Olympus before midnight of the Summer Solstice, in two weeks, war will be waged between all the gods.

A sequel, Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters, was released on August 7, 2013.Īt the top of the Empire State Building, Zeus meets Poseidon, accusing Poseidon's demigod son, Percy Jackson, of stealing Zeus' master lightning bolt. A video game based on the film developed by Activision was released for Nintendo DS on February 11, 2010.

The film was released on Jon DVD and Blu-ray. The production budget was $95 million, and the film grossed $226.4 million worldwide. The film received mixed reviews from critics, with criticism for the poor grasp of its source material and its script, but praised for Lerman and Jackson's performances, visual effects, and the action sequences. It was released to theaters on Februin the United States by 20th Century Fox. Jackson, Alexandra Daddario, Jake Abel, Rosario Dawson, Steve Coogan, Uma Thurman, Catherine Keener, Joe Pantoliano, Kevin McKidd, Sean Bean, Dylan Neal and Pierce Brosnan. It stars Logan Lerman as Percy Jackson alongside an ensemble cast that includes Brandon T.
#The lightning thief series
The film is the first installment in the Percy Jackson film series and is based on the 2005 novel The Lightning Thief, the first novel in the Percy Jackson & the Olympians series by Rick Riordan. Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (also known as Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief) is a 2010 action fantasy film directed by Chris Columbus.
