It’s a fact and the nets burst. “Percy Jackson” will feature a new adaptation for Disney+. The saga of books, which rescues the mythological essence and the aggiorna to modern times, will have its new live action.
Just seconds after Rick Riordan, author of the best seller book saga in the world, announced with his wife, Becky Riordan, the disembarkation of the series for the streaming of the House of Mickey Mouse, the character’s name became (in capital letters) trending, i.e. in the most commented on Twitter.It is just not a minor detail for the fans that the writer himself is behind the project Disney family as it guarantees to take care of the magic and charm of the stories that accompanied from the first moment.
“We can’t say much more at this stage, but we’re very excited about the idea of a live action series of the highest quality, following the story of the original Percy,” the writer begins in front of the camera.
Rick and Becky Riordan
“Be assured that Becky and I will be involved in person in all aspects,” he said, and there the vote of confidence of the followers of the story, consisting of five books, among them: The Lightning Thief, The Sea of Monsters, The Curse of the Titan (The Titan’s Curse), The Battle of the Labyrinth , The Last Olympian’ Hero.
Statement by Rick and Becky Riordan
Percy Jackson first came to theaters in 2010, with the film bearing the same name as the first novel. It starred Logan Lerman (“The Advantages of Being Invisible,” “Iron Hearts”), and directed by Chris Columbus (“My Poor Little Angel,” “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone”). The film was produced by 20th Century Fox and grossed $226.4 million. Three years later but this time under the direction of Thor Freudenthal (“Hotel for Dogs”), the second film, “Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters”, was made, which grossed $200.9 million.
“Percy Jackson” book series
Now that Disney has acquired the rights to Fox, it launches its machine, and in the face of the pandemic takes advantage to give good news to fans, who will look forward to the arrival of the new realistic film from one of the most successful sagas of youth literature. In this note:
