"Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief"
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The first book in Rick Riordan's series Percy Jackson & the Olympians is coming to the big screen in 2010 -- and a new trailer for the big screen adaptation is giving fans a glimpse at some of the coming action.
The movie adaptation is directed by Chris Columbus -- who also helmed "Harry Potter & the Sorcerer's Stone," "Harry Potter & the Chamber of Secrets" and "Home Alone." His adaptation of "Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief" looks to have more Harry Potter than "Home Alone" -- thank goodness.
The premise of Riordan's book series is this: the gods of Olympus are alive and well here in the 21st Century ... and you could be one of their children. The books follow the adventures of Percy Jackson and his modern demigod friends as they fight mythological monsters. In the first book in the series, The Lightning Thief, 12-year-old Percy discovers the existence of these modern gods of Olympus and his relation to them. He must then travel across the United States to catch the thief who stole Zeus' master bolt -- and along the way, fight mythical creatures trying to stop him.
Here's a look at the new trailer for the movie:
"Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief" is due out in theaters in February 2010.
Are you a fan of the Percy Jackson books? Do you think the movie looks like a good adaptation? Tell us your thoughts in the comments below.
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We LOVE the Percy Jackson books! What an excellent series - I'm very excited about the movie!
Too bad the trailer doesn't really give you a sense of what the first book is about... makes me wonder if the movie will be any good, but I'll still go check it out!
I cried when i heard of the movie i love the series so much
Percy Jackson ROCKS!! The movie looks kinda different from the book but it still looks pretty good... if anybody hasn't read the book it would be smart to before the movie comes out!
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