Walk inside most classrooms across America and you are bound to find kids waiting for the afternoon school bell to ring, ready to escape from their studies of Math, English, and History. Percy Jackson (Logan Lerman) appears to be no exception as he struggles to stay focused in class and returns home to his mother who refuses to leave her less-than-stellar boyfriend. However, it’s a school trip to the Metropolitan Museum of Art that sends Percy’s ordinary existence into chaos as he realizes that he is a demigod – the son of Poseidon (Kevin McKidd), the King of the Sea.

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