‘Lightning Thief’ Author Rick Riordan Doesn’t Plan to See the Movie

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‘Lightning Thief’ Author Rick Riordan Doesn’t Plan to See the Movie

Written on Mar 16, 2010 by Angelic

Rick Riordan, the author the bestselling “Percy Jackson & the Olympians” series of books for young readers, paid a visit on Sunday to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City to discuss some of his classical inspirations. The first book in his series, “Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief,” tells the story of a troubled young boy with ADHD and dyslexia who discovers that the Greek gods are real, and that he’s actually the son of a mortal woman and Poseidon, god of the sea.

Riordan kicked off his talk at the Met’s Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium by apologizing for the rainy weather outside. “Thanks for braving Zeus’s storm!” he told the audience, which was largely made up of young children and parents. During the presentation, Riordan said he planned to launch a new “Camp Half Blood” series in the Fall of 2010, most likely in October, though the final details haven’t been set. In his books, Camp Half Blood is a special area that shelters and trains the children of gods and mortals.He also talked about his coming book “The Kane Chronicles, Book One: The Red Pyramid.” The new series draws on the myths of Egypt, and is due out May 4. “I was fascinated by how magic works in Egypt,” Riordan told Speakeasy in an interview after the event. He said he was intrigued by the section in the Bible in which Moses confronts Egyptian magicians. “I wanted to explore the Egyptian idea of magic,” he said.

Recently, a big-screen adaptation of “The Lightning Thief” was released into theaters. Riordan said he hasn’t seen the film and doesn’t plan to. “Books and movies are so different,” he said. He said he wanted to keep his own images of his characters in his head and didn’t want them to be replaced by someone else’s interpretation.

Source: WSJ

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8 Responses to “‘Lightning Thief’ Author Rick Riordan Doesn’t Plan to See the Movie”

Tiril Gran written on March 17, 2010

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I love the film Percy Jackson and the Olympians The Lightning Thief!

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Dani written on March 17, 2010

I totally agree with Riordan on this:

“He said he wanted to keep his own images of his characters in his head and didn’t want them to be replaced by someone else’s interpretation.”

But I still want to see the movie, lol.

Andrea written on March 17, 2010

Its ok. He is an author if he want to keep his own characters is ok. But he is missing a Great movie! ♥

thaila_grace written on March 17, 2010

Loved the Movie…. (LL Obsession )
But I had wished they made the screen play like the book, since too many was left out… (sigh) Well at least Logie’s smile makes up for that …

Drama Queen written on March 23, 2010

Logan is really cute! I am the President of the LL Club, and I love Logan. I want to be either an actress, a singer or a scientist. I am academically high, so all of these will be easy to achieve! I am 12, so too young for LL, but that does not stop me from posting this. I am a passionate bookworm and have read all the Percy Jackson books and was totally psyched to hear the movie of the first book was finally released! (Not only that, It was released prior to me saying “Hey, that was a grreat book, it should be turned in to a movie!”) Also exciting was the fact that my favorite boy character from a book (besides Artemis Fowl) was portrayed by such a talented actor. I want to meet Logan, but can’t since I am in Australia and can’t pay for the airfare. Anyway, I am still at school, so the chance would be simply EXTRAORDINARY!!!!
Signing Out,
D.Q
PS. Don’t worry, I’m not stupid I would never reveal my real name. The “Drama Queen is there for a reason!!!!

Jessy written on March 29, 2010

Well, Riordan missed an awesome movie…
But now kids and adults may be disappointed with the book, thinking that the movie came out first,

diana written on April 15, 2010

Omg ! I absolutly love logan lerman ! I definatly want him to play me a song someday :p I have alll his movies (except the lightning thief because it hasn’t came out yet) I read all the percy jackson books and they were sooooo amazing ! Way better then the movie . But I watched the movie twice because logan lerman was in it and I loved when he was underwater he’s my backround on my phone . And I have his poster on my wall I get really mad at anyone who doesn’t know who he is ! >:| Like I seriously flip out on them .. well anyway . I LOVE LOGAN LERMAN ! And one more thing. I’M HIS BIGGGEST FAN ! Just to make it clear .

ireadfromthelastpage written on May 2, 2010

Honestly, I like the books much better since in the movie so many scenes are deleted. But Logan sure makes the movie better. Although when Percy’s mom died, he doen’t act good and doesn’t look llike a son who have lost his mom.

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