Pierce Brosnan's 2010 Percy Jackson Finds New Life on Netflix

The 2010 film Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief is finding new life on Netflix. At the time of its release fantasy felt risky to market, and the movie’s approach—aging up Rick Riordan’s characters and loosening fidelity to the book—set it apart.

The feature runs 118 minutes and leans into a teen-movie sensibility that was common in that era. Logan Lerman leads as Percy Jackson, who discovers after a field trip incident that he is the son of Poseidon. Pierce Brosnan appears as Chiron, initially disguised as Mr.

Brunner, and the cast includes Uma Thurman, Sean Bean, Rosario Dawson, Alexandra Daddario and Brandon T. Jackson. The film follows Percy, Annabeth and Grover as they train at a camp for demigods, confront monsters and descend to the Underworld in a quest to recover Zeus’ stolen lightning bolt.

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