Walker Scobell (The Adam Project) has landed the title role in Percy Jackson and the Olympians, a series adaptation of author Rick Riordan’s best-selling novels. Riordan, an executive producer of the series, announced the news Monday morning on his website.
“Walker Scobell is an incredibly talented young man who blew us away with his audition tapes for the role of Percy,” Riordan wrote. “Many of you recently discovered how great Walker is when you watched his movie The Adam Project, in which Walker lit up the screen as a younger version of Ryan Reynolds’ character. We were fortunate enough to audition Walker months before that movie came out, but the film only confirmed what we already knew about his talent. It was obvious to me and the rest of the team that Walker had the perfect mix of comedic timing, sweetness, rebelliousness, snark and heroism to embody our hero Percy Jackson.”Les Animaux Fantastiques 3 Streaming, Sonic 2 Streaming VF, Morbius Streaming, Sonic 2 Streaming Vostfr
Disney+ gave a series order to Percy Jackson and the Olympians in January. The series follows a 12-year-old boy (Scobell) who learns he is a demigod. He’s just coming to terms with his newfound supernatural powers when the sky god Zeus accuses him of stealing his master lightning bolt. Now Percy must trek across America to find it and restore order to Olympus. Production on the series from Disney’s 20th Television is set to begin in the summer.
Percy is smart and compassionate, with a sharp sense of humor. He’s always seen himself as an outsider, in part because of how the world views his ADHD and dyslexia. Impulsive and quick to anger when things seem unfair, he’s also an affectionate son and loyal friend who wants to do right by those he cares for — if only he can find someplace where he fits in.
The first two books in Riordan’s series were previously adapted into feature films that starred Logan Lerman as the title character. Fans of the novels were less than enthused with the films, which aged up the main characters and made several other key changes to the story.
Riordan is more involved in the series, writing the pilot episode with Jon Steinberg (Black Sails, FX’s The Old Man), which James Bobin will direct. Steinberg and producing partner Dan Shotz will oversee the series. All four executive produce along with Rebecca Riordan, Bert Salke, Monica Owusu-Breen, Jim Rowe and The Gotham Group’s Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, Jeremy Bell and D.J. Goldberg.
Scobell made his film debut with Netflix’s The Adam Project. He’s set to star with Owen Wilson, Michael Peña and Jesse Williams in Paramount’s family action movie Secret Headquarters. He is repped by A3 Artists Agency, Stagecoach Entertainment and attorney Ryan LeVine.
Disney's upcoming adaptation of Rick Riordan's novels Percy Jackson and The Olympians has cast Walker Scobell as the series' lead character. The Adam Project star will be taking up the titular role of Percy Jackson in the upcoming series for Disney+. Percy is a 12-year-old boy in modern-day that learns that he is actually a demi-god, the son of the Greek God Poseidon. He is described in an official description as:
"A smart and compassionate kid with a sharp sense of humor. He’s always seen himself as an outsider, in no small part because of how the world sees his ADHD and dyslexia. He’s impulsive and rambunctious and is quick to anger when things seem unfair to him. But beneath his cynicism is an affectionate son and loyal friend who just wants to do right by those he cares about. If only he could find a place where he fits in."
The upcoming series is set to adapt The Lightning Thief, the first novel of the series which, as the name suggests, sees Percy traveling across America with his friends to clear his name and return order to Mount Olympus after he is accused of stealing Zeus's powerful master lightning bolt — all the while coming to terms with his newly learned demi-god status. Scobell made his film debut this year opposite Ryan Reynolds in Netflix's The Adam Project. The film saw great success for the streaming service, being viewed for over 92 million hours in its premiere weekend. He will next appear in the upcoming film by Paramount Secret Headquarters, which is currently filming and is set to release in theaters on August 5.
Percy Jackson and The Olympians debuted in 2005 and consists of five novels, including the previously mentioned The Lightning Thief as well as The Sea of Monsters, The Titan's Curse, The Battle of the Labyrinth, and The Last Olympian. There were also several spin-offs as well as a sequel series known as Heroes of Olympus that followed a new cast of main characters and returning favorites from the first series. Percy Jackson and The Olympians follows Percy and his friends on adventures across the worlds of both man and Gods to save the world. This series will not be the first time that Riordan's beloved series will be getting adapted, with the first two books being adapted into films back in 2010 and 2013, respectively.
The series adaptation of Riordan's books was ordered by Disney back in January 2022, with Riordan writing the pilot episode of the series alongside Jon Steinberg, the latter of who will also oversee the project with his producing partner Dan Shotz. The pilot episode is set to be directed by James Bobin. Steinberg, Shotz, Bobin, and Riordan will all also serve as executive producers alongside Rebecca Riordan, Bert Salke, Monica Owusu-Breen, Jim Rowe, and Gotham Group’s Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, Jeremy Bell, D.J. Goldberg. The Disney Branded Television series is produced by 20th Century Television. Riordan announced back in February that the series is set to begin shooting on June 1, 2022.
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