translated from Spanish: Rick Riordan announced that he starts casting the “Percy Jackson” series for Disney Plus

In the era of remakes and live action, Disney Plus is working on the series about “Percy Jackson”, along with its writer, Rick Riordan, who confirmed that he has already started the casting stage to find the characters carrying the story forward, which the writer announced almost a year ago.” The casting process is now in its early stages, which means that we have made a casting call to talent agencies for an actor to play Percy Jackson,” can be read in a statement issued by the author, which emphasized that this is a “preliminary” search, that is, “we still have a long way to go before something is official or confirmed” but they do go in the right direction.

Call to choose the actor to play Percy Jackson

Among the requirements, an actor is asked who can “play the 12”. “The goal is to stay true to the original story and make Percy’s character between the age of 12 and 16 over the course of the TV series, assuming, of course, that we’re lucky enough to do all five seasons,” he says. Once the young man who lives the demigod is found, they will go on to find those who play Annabeth and Grover, their main allies.” We are committed to diverse and inclusive casting. For each role, send qualified artists, regardless of disability, gender, race and ethnicity, age, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other basis prohibited by law. Exciting times are coming, demigods! I’ll keep you posted on the blog as best I can!” closes Riordan.

Cast of Percy Jackson in her first adaptation

The book saga rescues the mythological essence and aggiorna from modern times, which follows the story of Poseidon’s son and his life on Earth. The novels came to the movies twice. The first, “Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief” (2010) starring 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 (“Dog Hotel”), the second film, “Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters” (2013), was made, grossing $200.9 million. Faced with negative reviews for its adaptation of the novel and losses from the proceeds, the project did not continue. Until now.
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