the trio of Percy Jackson and the Olympians is complete. The next series of Disney+ has already found its protagonists and, from the hand of the author of the original saga, Rick Riordanshared two images of the new Percy, Annabeth and Grover together (although they are not yet characterized, obviously).
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Since last month we know that Walker Scobell (The Adam Project) will be in charge of bringing to the small screen Percy Jackson. Now, it is already confirmed who will be accompanying him on this journey through Greek mythology, full of gods and demigods. Leah Sava Jeffries will be Annabeth Chasewhile aryan simhadri will play Grover Underwood. Here we leave the photo of the protagonists with Riordan.
On the website of Riordan, where he shared the news, he told a little about what he saw in each actor and their similarities with the roles they will play. By the side of aryan simhadriwho starred in the film Cheaper by the Dozen Y Spin (among other things), the author of Percy Jackson said: “At your auditions for Grover Underwood, Aryan he won our hearts. She made me laugh out loud with her delivery and timing. It has a mix of sweetness, humor and inner toughness that is perfect for our favorite satyr. Grover has some big flying shoes to fill, but aryan He’s exactly the right guy for the job.”
Besides, Riordan added that Simhadri already has a great dynamic with Walkerwhich will be key in the series since Percy Y Grover They are best friends. He also jumped at the chance to say that he’s excited for us to see how they’re going to create his typical satyr goat legs.
On the other hand, Riordan talked about Leah Sava Jeffrieswho was in the series Empirein relaywe will see it in Beastan upcoming movie where she will play the daughter of the character from Idris Elbe and will star Something from Tiffany’s, among other things. The author remarked that Jeffries quickly became his number one choice for Annabeth. “read It’s exactly the way I imagined Annabeth in the books: smart, strong and brave, a true daughter of Athena who has no patience for the nonsense of a certain Seaweed Brain (seaweed brain, nickname given to Percy)”. Furthermore, he added: “Seeing her act with Walker Y aryanI saw Annabeth Chase resuscitate. As soon as you see it on the screen, you’ll know what I mean. The Wise Girl has arrived!”
Riordan close the statement saying that this week Scobell, Simhadri, and Jeffries met for the first time at the Vancouver studios: “We have a lot of hard work ahead of us, but also a lot of fun. I can’t wait to start!”
For those who don’t know, Percy Jackson and the Olympians It will be based on the novels of Rick Riordan, which began to be published in 2005. The series will tell the story of Percya 12-year-old demigod who has just accepted his newfound supernatural powers when the sky god, Zeus, accuses him of stealing his master beam. With the help of his friends Grover and Annabeth our protagonist must embark on the adventure of his life to find him and restore order to Olympus.
The series will be in charge of Jonathan E. Steinberg Y Dan Shotz with the participation of Riordanwhile the pilot will be directed by James Bobbin. As for the script, Riordan Y Steinberg they are co-writing the first chapter of the series. When it comes to executive producers, we have: Steinberg, Shotz, Bobin, Riordan, Rebecca Riordan, Bert Salke, Monica Owusu-Breen, Jim Rowe, Anders Engström, Jet Wilkinson Y Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, Jeremy Bell Y DJ from The Gotham Group. Goldberg.
This is not the first time that the books of Percy Jackson. In 2010, a film directed by Chris Columbus and starring Logan Lerman: Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief. Three years later came its sequel: Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monstersthis time with Thor Freudenthal as director.
These films were not very well received by fans of the books, as they were not very faithful to the original story. More than anything the ages of the protagonists. In the first movie, lerman I was 18 years old when in fact Percy Jackson should have 12. However, the series of Disney+ promises a lot, since not only are the protagonists around the age that the characters really are, but seeing Riordan involved in every decision that is made, it gives the fans more peace of mind.