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. The film will be produced by Karen Rosenfelt and Mark Radcliffe under Fox 2000 and directed by Thor Freudenthal. The film is stated for a August 16, 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.

Filming
On January 13, 2012, a 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". The film is currently filming as of April 16, 2012. It will be filmed in Vancouver, B.C. and New Orleans, Louisiana.

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
 * 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 Demigod Teen (uncredited)

Music
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Differences from the book
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Trivia

 * Initially, it was believed that the Fates would appear in the movie, but in reality the Gray Sisters are those who appear.