Life’s about to get pretty interesting for 18-year-old Logan Lerman. If reports are to be believed, he may be the next Spider-Man. Add to that, the successful opening of his film Percy Jackson & the Lightning Thief, which is touted to be the next Harry Potter.

In the film, directed by Chris Columbus (director of Home Alone and the first two Harry Potter films) and presented by Fox Star Sudios, Logan had the herculean task of carrying the lead role. The movie, also starring Pierce Brosnan, Uma Thurman, Catherine Keener and Steve Coogan, is an epic adventure of teen demigods which sees Percy’s character packed with enough visual firepower and youthful zeal necessary to launch a hit franchise. Percy Jackson & the Lightning Thief entered theatres last week in the US to a rousing success, with nearly $40 million weekend collections at the box office. It is releasing in India today.

Here’s the teen heartthrob’s take on working on the magnum opus and his passion for acting.

How did you land this part?
Chris was my hero growing up, I was obsessed with him. When I was approached for the film and heard that he was directing it, I said, ‘Man I have to be a part of it.’ I didn’t know anything about the books or the story line, but I immediately read the first Percy Jackson book.

What’s the story about?
The movie starts off with a big dilemma; Zeus has lost his powerful lightening bolt and they are all pointing fingers at Percy Jackson. Percy himself has no idea who he is and knows nothing about his background. He’s thrown into a dangerous situation and has to save the world and his mom.

Show ▼

Did it feel like a big responsibility playing Percy?
I didn’t realise what I had got myself into until we started filming. It is a big responsibility, I just had to do my part to make it good.

Will teenagers identify with Percy?
Kids will know what he’s going through. The story proves that when someone is thrown into a difficult situation, they can rise to the challenge.

Can you relate to Percy?
In some ways, yes. But when playing a character, you don’t need to relate to every part. You just need to find a way to understand him and get into that emotion.

What kind of a teenager are you?
I’m a boring person. My best friend, actor Dean Collins and I are both film geeks. We do nothing but study film all day long. That’s me.

What about acting do you love?
It is a great way to express yourself. But I am also interested in everything behind the scenes.

What other actors inspire you?
I love Jim Carrey, Dustin Hoffman and filmmakers like Spike Jonze, Sam Mendes and David Fincher. Those are the guys who really make me want to be a part of this business.

Are you prepared for the changes once this movie comes out?
It’s interesting; people are going to be screaming ‘Percy Jackson’ all the time and I’m going to be known as Grover everywhere. But I can’t imagine people knowing who I am from any movie. If that happens, I will be very surprised.

Source : The Times of India

Comments (0) »

No comments yet.

RSS feed for comments on this post. TrackBack URI

Leave a comment