Writer Joe Stillman (
Shrek) is going to adapt the kid-lit fantasy novel
Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
The book, due next year, is the story of a young boy in modern-day America who discovers he is the son of the Greek god Poseidon and must avert a deadly war between the gods in order to save his mother.
Stillman is a established figure in the animated world, he has worked on 'Beavis and Butt-Head,' 'King of the Hill' and is currently working on
Shrek 3.