Movie Review: “Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief”

Seen on: February 9, 2010

The players: Director: Chris Columbus, Writer: Craig Titley, Cast: Logan Lerman, Sean Bean, Pierce Brosnan, Brandon T. Jackson, Alexandra Daddario

Facts of interest: Chris Columbus also directed the first two "Harry Potter" films.

The plot: Percy Jackson, son of Poseidon, must embark on a journey to prevent the gods from starting a nasty war that will destroy Earth.

Our thoughts: Filmmaker Chris Columbus returns to the adventure genre with the big-screen adaptation of “Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief,” and the result is a pretty straightforward family flick that plays it by the book and doesn’t take any risks when it comes to following a group of special teenagers embarking on a perilous quest to save the world.

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Uma Thurman, Pierce Brosnan join 'Percy Jackson'

Fox 2000 is definitely fast-tracking its upcoming fantasy adventure "Percy Jackson," recruiting Uma Thurman, Pierce Brosnan and Sean Bean to star in the big-screen adaptation of Rick Riordan's children's book series.

The story follows Poseidon's 12-year-old half-human son Percy (Logan Lerman), who sets out to save his mother and prevent a war between gods in modern America.

According to Variety, Thurman is set to play Medusa, while Brosnan stars as Chiron. Bean is playing Zeus. Other recent castings include Kevin McKidd, who plays Poseidon, and Melina Kanakerides, who's set to star as Athena.

Just a couple of days ago, Alexandra Daddario also joined the project, which Chris Columbus is ready to direct. Columbus wrote the screenplay with Craig Titley.

Thurman was last seen in "The Life Before Her Eyes." She will also soon star in "Motherhood." Brosnan, one of the stars's of "Mamma Mia!," has "The Ghost" coming up. As for Bean, he recently appeared in a few "Crusoe" episodes.