Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters

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Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters is an upcoming film adaptation of The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan. It is the sequel to Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief, as well as the second installment in the Percy Jackson Film Series. The film will be produced by Karen Rosenfelt and Mark Radcliffe under Fox 2000 and directed by Thor Freudenthal. The film is slated for an August 7, 2013 release.

Development
It was revealed on the 749th issue (February 3, 2011) of an online subscription magazine, Production Weekly, that the film is currently in production. In another source, the lead cast members from the first movie are expected to return for their roles. Chris Columbus will not be returning as director, though he will be producing the movie together with Karen Rosenfelt (producer of the Twilight movie, Breaking Dawn). Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski were hired as the scriptwriters. Shooting will begin as early as this summer. On June 16, 2011, it was announced that Thor Freudenthal will be directing the movie. On October 12, 2011, it was announced that the film will be released on March 26, 2013. On May 31, 2012, it was announced that the movie had been pushed back to August 16, 2013. . On April 6, it was announced that the movie was pushed up to August 7, 2013.

Filming
On January 13, 2012, a brand new production list was released and stated that the movie will film between April 26, 2012 - July 11, 2012. Also, actor Brandon T. Jackson who plays Grover confirmed the movie via tweet and said that the movie will be "hot". It was filmed in Vancouver, B.C. and New Orleans, Louisiana. Filming wrapped up in July and then started again in January for reshoots. It has been completed as of January 22nd, 2013. . Filming is currently done and the movie is currently in post production.

Marketing
On July 22 & 27 2013, two videos promoting the film were released on You Tube. Two petitions for the remaining book adaptations were also released.

Cast

 * Logan Lerman as Percy Jackson
 * Alexandra Daddario as Annabeth Chase
 * Jake Abel as Luke Castellan
 * Brandon T. Jackson as Grover Underwood
 * Missi Pyle, Yvette Nicole Brown and Mary Birdsong as the Gray Sisters
 * Douglas Smith as Tyson
 * Robert Maillet as Polyphemus/Laistrygonian Giant
 * Nathan Fillion as Hermes
 * Anthony Head as Chiron
 * Paloma Kwiatkowski as Thalia Grace
 * Leven Rambin as Clarisse La Rue
 * Stanley Tucci as Dionysus
 * Zoe Aggeliki as Silena Beauregard
 * Mark Hamill as Tantalus
 * Grey Damon as Chris Rodriguez
 * Danny Le Boyer as Ethan Nakamura
 * Alisha Newton as young Annabeth Chase
 * Katelyn Mager as young Thalia Grace
 * Bjorn Yearwood as young Grover Underwood
 * Samuel Braun as young Luke Castellan
 * Sean Bean as Zeus
 * Daniel Cudmore as Manticore
 * Derek Mears as Cyclops
 * Aleks Paunovic as Cyclops
 * Christopher Redman as Reardon
 * Jordan Weller as Ichneutae
 * Richard Yearwood as Ganymede
 * Maxine Miller as Customer
 * Anthony Shim as Barista
 * Eline Sandes as Camping Girl
 * Artin John Tsambazis as Demigod
 * Camille Atebe as Barista
 * Connor Dunn as Tereus
 * David Mylrea as Lydian drakon
 * Andrew Plaisance as Half-Blood Teen (uncredited)

Music
The music for the film is composed entirely by Andrew Lockington save one track.

Trivia

 * Alexandra Daddario dyed her hair blond for the role of Annabeth Chase.
 * Kronos will be introduced in Sea of Monsters, and will come to Percy in his dreams.
 * The Oracle will make her first appearance.
 * The Great Prophecy will be hinted throughout the film.
 * This marks the first time Kronos appears in the film. Though Kronos was a prominent character in the series, he was only mentioned briefly in the first film by Chiron.
 * The Great Prophecy has moved up from sixteen to twenty years old.
 * The Mist is going to be introduced in the film, and what happens with it.
 * Clarisse will appear for the first time, even though she was not introduced in The Lightning Thief film, unlike in the book.
 * Ethan Nakamura will be introduced in the film, despite the fact that he first appeared in The Battle of the Labyrinth.
 * It seems that Zeus will make an appearance in the film, despite making no appearance in the book.
 * This film marks the first appearance or mention of Thalia Grace in the film series. Outside of a mention in a deleted scene, Thalia was edited out of the first film.

Trailer
Official Trailer