Speakeasy with ... Logan Lerman, Alexandra Daddario and Brandon T. Jackson

Someone is up to no good in The Lightning Thief, the first movie based on the popular “Percy Jackson and The Olympians” children book series. In the film, Percy (Logan Lerman), a newly discovered demigod is sent on a quest to recover Zeus’ stolen lightning bolt and stop a war between the Greek gods. To aid him on his mission, Percy partners up with his best friend Grover (Brandon T. Jackson), who just happens to be a satyr on the dl and a kick-butt hottie demigod named Annabeth (Alexandra Daddario).

The three young talents who drive this movie have an impressive cache in film and television to their credit. Lerman gained momentum at an early age as a film actor in The Patriot, What Women Want and 3:10 to Yuma. A sharp contrast to her co-star, Alexandra Daddario has been consistently seen on the small screen for over eight years starting with a role on the daytime soap opera, All My Children. Since then, she’s appeared on Law & Order, Nurse Jackie and the sleek drama White Collar on USA network. Brandon T. Jackson, the elder of the trio has over 20 films under his belt including 8 Mile, Tropic Thunder and Fast & Furious.

During a recent press tour, the three actors stopped by to speak with students and the media at Dunwoody Elementary School to discuss their expectations for Percy Jackson movie and clear up some myths about future projects.

Do you think Percy Jackson will be another household name like Harry Potter, is that something you guys hope for?

Lerman: In reference to Harry Potter, do you want it to be successful and as loved as the Harry Potter movies - of course. You get talk about it being similar because Chris Columbus’ name is attached to both films and they’re marketing this film as “From the director of Harry Potter,” but the movies are different. – they’re different stories.  We’re just trying to introduce classic Greek mythology into the modern day and give it a clever twist.