Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters

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Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Sea of Monsters is an upcoming film adaptation of the book of the same name by Rick Riordan. It is the sequel to Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief. The film will be produced by Chris Columbus under Fox 2000 and directed by Thor Freudenthal. The film is stated for a March 26, 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.

Filming
As of January 13, 2012, a new production list is released and is 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". The film is currently filming as of April 16, 2012. It will be filmed in Vancouver, B.C.

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 Grey Sisters
 * Douglas Smith as Tyson
 * Robert Maillet as Polyphemus
 * Nathan Fillion as Hermes
 * Anthony Head as Chiron
 * Paloma Kwiatkowski as Thalia Grace
 * Leven Rambin as Clarisse La Rue
 * Stanley Tucci as Dionysus