28 that he had been chosen for the part,” he wrote, “and it was a magical moment that made me feel for the first time: ‘Okay, this is real. “I got to deliver the news to Walker personally via Zoom back on Jan. Riordan announced the casting on his website. First he was Adam in The Adam Project (technically one of two Adams with Ryan Reynolds), and now he’s Percy in the Disney+ adaptation of Percy Jackson and the Olympians. On the Percy front, Walker Scobell is on a titular-role streak. Below, everything the gods at Disney+ have shared about the upcoming series. We’re gonna fix it soon.” As in, this time, he’s on set and posting about it on his blog. “They should censor the entire thing,” he tweeted about the movie in 2020. Riordan has been much more involved in this version of Percy Jackson than the 2010 film adaptation. Also? They cast kids in the lead roles, as opposed to moody teenagers like the movie. For one, the episodic nature of a TV show seems like it will fit the Rick Riordan series, in which the characters travel their way through modern-day versions of Greek myths. Not to be optimists, but we’re pretty excited for this trip to Camp Half-Blood. Disney+ is currently developing an adaptation of Percy Jackson and the Olympians that will hopefully outdo the Logan Lerman film series.
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