After cinema versions in which he did not participate, writer Rick Riordan ensured that the Disney+ series was different from the films produced in 2010 and 2013
Considered one of the most successful literary sagas in history, Percy Jackson gained a new fan base with the release of the films Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief (2010) and Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters (2013), but the story’s author is ready to forget the film adaptation.
After the series premiered on Disney+ last Wednesday (20), the writer Rick Riordanauthor of the fantasy franchise, spoke to the newspaper The globe and there he revealed that he had never watched the films starring Logan Lermansince “I read the scripts and that was enough to know that it would come from my heart”.
If you haven’t read the books, I understand that the movies are reasonably good entertainment. But, if you go in expecting a faithful adaptation, you will be bitterly disappointed.
For the series, Riordan He did it differently: he worked together with the entire team in the production, reading all the scripts and even acting in a special role. No wonder he wants to make this an opportunity for the 2010 and 2013 films to be forgotten once and for all, since when he sold the rights, he didn’t have much of an active say in the film project.
One of the main reasons we did this show was to produce an adaptation that I could be proud of and hopefully consign the old films to the dustbin of history.”
More about the series Percy Jackson and the olympians
In Percy Jackson and the olympianswe follow the story of a troubled teenager, who discovers he is the son of Poseidon, the god of the seas, which makes him a demigod. However, with the powers come all the dangers, including a hunt led by Zeuswho believes that the young man stole his Master Bolt.
The production stars Walker Scobell (The Adam Project) as Percy Jackson, Leah Jeffries (Empire: Fame and Power) as Annabeth Chase It is Aryan Simhadri (Twelve is too much) as Grover Underwoodwho form the protagonist trio.
Percy Jackson and the olympians still has Glynn Turman (The Supreme Voice of the Blues) as Chiron, the activities director of Camp Meio Sangue, exclusively for demigods; It is Jason Mantzoukas (The Good Place) as the god Dionysuswho was punished by Zeus and obliged to coordinate the place.
Toby Stephens (007 – A New Day to Die) as Poseidon, Lin-Manuel Miranda (Hamilton) as Hermes, Timothy Omundson (Psycho) as Hephaestus, Adam Copeland (Vikings) as Ares, Jay Duplass (Transparent) as Hades It is Lance Reddick (John Wick 4: Baba Yaga) as Zeus complete the cast of the series. Watch the trailer:
Source: Rollingstone
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