User blog comment:Soccergirl14/THE ACTORS AGES IS TERRIBLE/@comment-70.188.137.253-20091211000645

its so they get more people to see it. i agree with the whole annabeth thing, but if they started the movies off with the kids as 12 then a lot less people would see it (the never-read-the-books crowd). its to appeal to more than just one audience so they can make more money.