Teaser trailer for PERCY JACKSON: SEA OF MONSTERS has most of the original cast, plus Nathan Fillion and Stanley Tucci

Teaser trailer for PERCY JACKSON: SEA OF MONSTERS has most of the original cast, plus Nathan Fillion and Stanley Tucci

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While I thought 2010’s PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS: THE LIGHTNING THIEF (based on Rick Riordan’s books) was an okay attempt at a new HARRY POTTER-esque franchise, I seemed to think it didn’t do very well at the box office. On a budget os $95 million, it only grossed $88.7 million in the U.S., though brought in a worldwide gross of $226.5 million. Apparently Fox was happy enough with it to produce a sequel, three years later, but a sequel nonetheless. Most of the original cast is back, including star Logan Lerman, and co-stars Alexandra Daddario, Brandon T. Jackson, and Jake Abel. We lose Chris Columbus as director, along with Pierce Brosnan, Sean Bean, and some of the other notables from the first film… but we’re gaining Nathan Fillion, Stanley Tucci, Missi Pyle and Anthony Head. After seeing the new trailer (below) I’m cautiously optimistic, as it looks like a fun family film at the least. When talking to Jake Abel during his recent press stop in Dallas for THE HOST, I asked him about it, and he seemed enthusiastic, so we’ll see. Directing chores this time are going to Thor Freudenthal (DIARY OF A WIMPY KID). Take a look at the teaser trailer below and tell us your thoughts in the comments. The full cast includes Logan Lerman, Alexandra Daddario, Brandon T. Jackson, Jake Abel, Douglas Smith, Mary Birdsong, Yvette Nicole Brown, Missi Pyle, Anthony Head, Paloma Kwiatkowski, Leven Rambin, Robert Maillet and Zoe Aggeliki.

In order to restore their dying safe haven, the son of Poseidon and his friends head into the Sea of Monsters to find the mythical Golden Fleece.

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PERCY JACKSON: SEA OF MONSTERS opens August 16, 2013

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Born and raised in Dallas, Mark has been a movie critic since 1994, with reviews featured in print, radio and National TV. In 2001 he started the Entertainment section of the Herorealm website, where he contributed film reviews and celebrity interviews until 2004. After three years of service there, he started Bigfanboy.com, which has become one of the Dallas film community's leading information websites. Bigfanboy hosts several movie screenings in the Texas area, and works closely with film and TV studios and promotional partners to host exciting events and contests. The site also features a variety of rare celebrity and filmmaker interviews, and Bigfanboy.com regularly covers the film festival circuit as well. In addition to Hollywood reporting, Mark has worked for many years as an advertising and sci-fi/comic book artist. Clients have included Lucasfilm Ltd., Topps Trading Cards, The Dallas Mavericks and The Dallas Stars. From 2002 until 2015 he managed the Dallas Comic Con, Sci-Fi Expo and Fan Days events in the DFW area. He currently catalogs rare comic books and movie memorabilia for Heritage Auctions, and runs the Dallas Comic Show conventions, but remains an avid moviegoer and cinema buff.