Percy Jackson And The Olympians: The Lightning Thief - Info & New Trailer

There have been a number of books featuring kids/ young adults as the main protagonists that have ridden the colossal tidal wave of the Harry Potter craze and have been turned into movies. None of them have so far come anywhere near the popularity of that little bespeckled wizard.

One such famous series of books that's now been turned into a feature film are the Percy Jackson and the Olympians novels.

This first outing "The Lightning Thief" features a pretty impressive cast, rivaling the Potter movies and is directed by Potter 1 & 2's Chris Columbus...

Synopsis:

A young boy named Percy Jackson (Logan Lerman) discovers that he is the demigod son of the Greek god, Poseidon (Kevin McKidd). He embarks on a journey across modern-day America with his friends Annabeth Chase (Alexandra Daddario), also a demigod, and Grover Underwood (Brandon T. Jackson), a satyr, to save his mother (Catherine Keener), return Zeus' (Sean Bean) stolen lightning bolt, and prevent a war between the gods.

The cast is as follows:

* Logan Lerman as Percy Jackson, the film's protagonist, and son of Poseidon.
* Brandon T. Jackson as Grover Underwood, Percy's best friend, a satyr.
* Alexandra Daddario as Annabeth Chase, daughter of Athena.
* Jake Abel as Luke Castellan, son of Hermes.
* Rosario Dawson as Persephone, Goddess of Springtime.
* Steve Coogan as Hades, Lord of the Dead.
* Uma Thurman as Medusa.
* Catherine Keener as Sally Jackson, Percy's mother.
* Pierce Brosnan as Chiron, trainer of heroes.
* Kevin McKidd as Poseidon, God of the Sea.
* Melina Kanakaredes as Athena, Goddess of Warriors, Crafts and Wisdom.
* Chelan Simmons as Silena Beauregard, daughter of Aphrodite.
* Erica Cerra as Hera, Goddess of Marriage.
* Sean Bean as Zeus, King of the Greek Pantheon.
* Maria Olsen as Mrs. Dodds.
* Serinda Swan as Aphrodite, Goddess of Passion and Love.
* Stefanie von Pfetten as Demeter, Goddess of the Earth and Harvest.
* Tim Aas as Procrustes.
* Joe Pantoliano as Gabe Ugliano.
* Ray Winstone as Ares, God of War.
* Dimitri Lekkos as Apollo, God of the Sun, Poetry, Prophecy, Sport and Virtue.
* Luke Camilleri as Dionysus (Mr. D), God of Wine and Festivity, Director of Camp Halfblood.

And here's the trailer, see what you think.