![]() But are these the kinds of movies we really want to be made? Sure, if you forget that these are adaptations of a fantastic book series, they work as generic action flicks. Enter two lazily executed films: 2010’s Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief, and 2013’s Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters, which upset quite a lot of people for basically sucking the life out of Riordan’s work. Their X-Men and Fantastic Four films are among their most infamous crimes, and I’d say X-Men is a perfect example of their “hit-and-miss” record with many of their franchises, while Fantastic Four is actually a pretty decent comparison to what ended up happening with the Percy Jackson franchise. This was so much the case that I swore on my life that none of my character rights that I have yet to reveal would go to Fox. I’m a huge Marvel fan, and some of you already know what I’m talking about. I would like to discuss some of the questionable moves Fox had made in the past when it came to some of their films, which made me hate them with a passion. Sadly, Rick Riordan made two major mistakes.įirst of all, he let Fox make the films. Obviously when it was time for Percy Jackson and the Olympians to get the movie treatment the series had tons of potential on film. Accompanying these books is a series of companion graphic novels among other spin-off books, so it’s safe to assume that children’s literature’s preeminent depiction of mythology isn’t going anywhere anytime soon.Īt least, that is the case for print. Riordan recently finished a Norse version in Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, and is currently writing a sequel series to The Heroes of Olympus in The Trials of Apollo. ![]() First came a separate series on Egyptian mythology named The Kane Chronicles, then a sequel series focusing on Roman mythology named The Heroes of Olympus. In fact, I think its safe to assume that Riordan has now become the one guy that comes to mind when the words “children’s books” and “mythology” run through your head. Sounds awesome, doesn’t it? And author Rick Riordan didn’t stop there, eventually expanding Percy Jackson and the Olympians into an entire universe of world mythology called the Camp Half-Blood Chronicles. ![]() This gives Percy the ability to manipulate water among other abilities, and after a series of events, he ends up at a camp for other demigods named Camp Half-Blood, where he learns how to use his abilities while going on a quest to stop the rise of the Titan lord Kronos. Hello everyone, and I’m back with a new story that I don’t think that many people are aware of regarding the movie rights of another popular children’s book series: Percy Jackson and the Olympians.īut before I begin, in case you may not know what I’m talking about, Percy Jackson and the Olympians surrounds the adventures of its titular hero, who one day learns that he is a demigod, a child of a god and a mortal, specifically a son of Poseidon, the Greek god of the sea.
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