Disney+ has decided to make a big move with Percy Jackson. Ever since the new adaptation was announced as a series for the Mouse streaming service, it became clear that everything possible must be done for this. Present Rick Riordan’s vision in a way that fans of the sci-fi saga will love..
Among two films that ultimately attempted to build a long-running Harry Potter-style saga, Riordan’s novels get a second opportunity, this time by the author he was fully involved in the creative process as a guide and producer from a series called “Percy Jackson and the Gods of Olympus” and It will be released on December 20th..
In a new, in-depth interview with Variety, he We’ve also exclusively revealed new images.Riordan explained the process of creating the series, which led to her turning to Hollywood for several years, driven by the success of the films and how Fox, the studio that produced and distributed it (now owned by Disney as 20th Century Studios), mistreated it project.
The report cites the intended film adaptation as one of the main reasons why Riordan’s story was not successfully translated into film. And now Disney has decided not to make the same mistake of blowing the house away. According to the publication’s sources, “Percy Jackson and the Gods of Olympus” will appear. approximate estimate for the series is from 12 to 15 thousand dollars (Disney has not confirmed this figure.)
This Pondria in a rank similar to the plot of The MandalorianThe star-studded Disney+ series ushered in a new era of interconnected stories written by Dave Filoni and Jon Favreau on the streaming service. The Disney illustration above indicates that the studio has, in fact, put its full faith in Percy Jackson and no longer pretends to treat it as a series. Even time will tell whether apuesta will sell well.
Starring Percy Jackson and the Gods of Olympus Walker Scobell as Percy Jackson, Ariane Simhadri as Grover Underwood and Leah Sawa Jeffries as Annabeth Chase. He also has a ton of familiar friends like Lin-Manuel Miranda, Megan Mullally, Toby Stephens, Jay Duplass and the late Lance Reddick.
That’s why movies were broken
“Percy Jackson and the Ray Thief” was released in 2010. The movie starring Logan Lerman and Alexandra Daddario had an idea $95 million is a figure that makes it impossible to successfully recreate the most spectacular passages from the book..
A source told Variety that Fox believed that this was enough speculation to adapt the novel, but at the time it was true that if it was short, then forced to rewrite key scenes, which coupled with poor digital effects resulted in disappointment for fans. Overall, however, the film grossed 227 million, which was enough to greenlight the sequel Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters, which grossed 202 million, ending the saga.
For Riordan, however, it wasn’t all about the money: He explained on Twitter that the adaptation was like “a lifetime’s work spent being a meat picker when the bad guys didn’t pick it up.” “After the experience of working in the film, I actually abandoned Hollywood for a long time,” the author now says, explaining the sequel. That’s why I decided to do the whole series: “I didn’t want anything to do with the film industry. For many years I said, ‘I don’t want to involve myself in this. I don’t want to think about other adaptations. I’m done.” A wide conversation with Milady Becky, and we say, “Okay, we’re going to do something, see if it’s best to give her another opportunity.”
“Percy Jackson and the Gods of Olympus” will be released on December 20th on Disney+. The first two episodes are available, followed by a new chapter each week.