Walker Scobell

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'Percy Jackson' Series at Disney+ Casts Walker Scobell in Title Role (Hollywood Reporter)

'The Adam Project' star Walker Scobell will play the title role in Disney+'s 'Percy Jackson and the Olympians.'

Disney+ gave a series order to Percy Jackson and the Olympians in January. The series follows a 12-year-old boy (Scobell) who learns he is a demigod. Now, Percy must trek across America to find it and restore order to Olympus. Production on the series from Disney’s 20th Television is set to begin in the summer. “Many of you recently discovered how great Walker is when you watched his movie The Adam Project, in which Walker lit up the screen as a younger version of Ryan Reynolds’ character.

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'Percy Jackson And The Olympians': Walker Scobell To Star In ... (Deadline)

Based on Rick Riordan's books, Scobell will star as Percy Jackson in the series, which follows a 12-year-old modern demigod who's just coming to terms with his ...

Riordan and Jon Steinberg will serve as writers of the pilot episode, and James Bobin will direct. Based on Rick Riordan’s books, Scobell will star as Percy Jackson in the series, which follows a 12-year-old modern demigod who’s just coming to terms with his newfound supernatural powers when the sky god Zeus accuses him of stealing his master lightning bolt. Steinberg will oversee the series with his producing partner Dan Shotz. Steinberg and Shotz serve as executive producers alongside Bobin, Riordan, Rebecca Riordan, Bert Salke, Monica Owusu-Breen, Jim Rowe and The Gotham Group’s Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, Jeremy Bell and D.J. Goldberg.

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'Percy Jackson' Disney+ Series Casts 'Adam Project' Star Walker ... (Collider.com)

Disney+'s new Percy Jackson series has found their lead demi-god in The Adam Project star Walker Scobell. The project begins filming this summer.

Percy Jackson and The Olympians follows Percy and his friends on adventures across the worlds of both man and Gods to save the world. The upcoming series is set to adapt The Lightning Thief, the first novel of the series which, as the name suggests, sees Percy traveling across America with his friends to clear his name and return order to Mount Olympus after he is accused of stealing Zeus's powerful master lightning bolt — all the while coming to terms with his newly learned demi-god status. Disney's upcoming adaptation of Rick Riordan's novels Percy Jackson and The Olympians has cast Walker Scobell as the series' lead character.

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Welcome to Camp Half-Blood: Disney Plus' Percy Jackson series ... (The A.V. Club)

The Adam Project actor is set to star as the titular hero from the YA Greek mythology-inspired book series.

In a post on his website, Percy Jackson And The Olympians author Rick Riordan revealed the casting news and explained how Scobell fit the bill of the snarky hero. This series will be a fresh start for fans of the beloved book series. The series is set to follow 12-year-old Percy Jackson (Scobell), a modern demigod who, after finding out his Greek deity parentage, must go on an adventure to find the sky god Zeus’ master lighting bolt after being accused of stealing the prized possession.

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Meet the New Percy Jackson (Gizmodo)

Walker Scobell, star of The Adam Project, will star in the upcoming fantasy adaptation for Disney+.

He’s then accused by his uncle, Zeus, of stealing his lightning bolt and must go on an epic journey to find it and restore peace to Olympus. Basically, the story of the first novel in the series, though the show is expected to go on from there. He said if he couldn’t become a superhero in real life, the next best thing would be to play one.” The show is based on a popular series of books by author Rick Riordan which were previously made into films in 2010 and 2013.

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Percy Jackson: Fans ecstatic as The Adam Project's Walker Scobell ... (The Independent)

The live-action show will tell the fantastical story of the young demigod Percy Jackson (Scobell), just as he's discovered his supernatural powers. On Monday ( ...

“Walker Scobell is an incredibly talented young man who blew us away with his audition tapes for the role of Percy,” the statement reads. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. “Many of you recently discovered how great Walker is when you watched his movie The Adam Project.”

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Disney finds its newest Percy Jackson in Walker Scobell (CBS News)

The Disney+ adaptation of the Percy Jackson series has found its hero. Actor Walker Scobell will play the titular role of the young demigod for the upcoming ...

"The excitement is so thick you could cut it with a Celestial bronze sword." While fans know little about the upcoming Disney plus series, Riordan has continued to give updates since the series was first green-lit. "Walker Scobell is an incredibly talented young man who blew us away with his audition tapes for the role of Percy," Riordan said in a statement.

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Disney+ Has Found Its Percy Jackson in The Adam Project's Walker ... (Vulture)

The Adam Project's Walker Scobell will be playing Percy Jackson in Percy Jackson and the Olympians, the Disney+ series based on the books by Rick Riordan.

This project is going to be amazing.’” Riordan said that the Percy Jackson crew is still in chemistry reads for Annabeth and Grover, but that “The excitement is so thick you could cut it with a Celestial bronze sword.” First he’s 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. Original series author Rick Riordan announced the casting on his website. “I got to deliver the news to Walker personally via Zoom back on Jan. 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.

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Disney Plus' Percy Jackson and the Olympians TV series casts ... (Daily Mail)

Just a month after his first movie debuted on Netflix, The Adam Project star Walker Scobell has landed his first TV role in Disney Plus' Percy Jackson and ...

He revealed they auditioned Scobell 'months before' The Adam Project was released, adding he revealed the news that he was cast personally on a Zoom call on January 28. 'He's impulsive and rambunctious and is quick to anger when things seem unfair to him. TV role: Just a month after his first movie debuted on Netflix, The Adam Project star Walker Scobell has landed his first TV role in Disney Plus' Percy Jackson and the Olympians

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Disney+ Series Finds Its 'Percy Jackson' in 'Adam Project' Star (TV Insider)

The 13-year-old actor is known for playing Young Adam in Netflix's The Adam Project. And now, he'll be leading the highly anticipated TV adaptation of Rick ...

“I got to deliver the news to Walker personally via Zoom back on Jan. 28 that he had been chosen for the part,” he continued, “and it was a magical moment that made me feel for the first time: ‘Okay, this is real. “It was obvious to me and the rest of the team that Walker had the perfect mix of comedic timing, sweetness, rebelliousness, snark, and heroism to embody our hero Percy Jackson.” This project is going to be amazing.’ It has been tough keeping this information under my hat because I was so excited to share the news with the fans!” Disney+’s Percy Jackson and the Olympians has found its Percy Jackson in Walker Scobell, the streaming service announced Monday, April 11. “Now Percy must trek across America to find it and restore order to Olympus.” He’s impulsive and rambunctious and is quick to anger when things seem unfair to him.

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Who is actor Walker Scobell as he's cast in Percy Jackson series on ... (Manchester Evening News)

Announced back in 2020, fans have been eagerly awaiting the latest news on the Disney+ adaptation of the beloved fantasy novels Percy Jackson and the ...

The film reportedly sees a young boy discover a secret HQ underneath his home that leads him to believe his estranged father isn't all he appears to be. In a statement on his website, Riordan said: "Walker Scobell is an incredibly talented young man who blew us away with his audition tapes for the role of Percy." According to his IMDB biography, Walker was born into a military family.

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Percy Jackson Disney+ Series Casts The Adam Project's Walker ... (Empire)

The Adam Project's young Ryan Reynolds will play the 12-year-old demigod. Read more at Empire.

Percy is described as a smart and compassionate character, with a sharp sense of humour – mastering that Reynolds-ian style of comedy for The Adam Project will have been perfect preparation – and a bit of an outsider. Percy then sets out on a journey across America to find the lightning bolt and restore order to Olympus. It was obvious to me and the rest of the team that Walker had the perfect mix of comedic timing, sweetness, rebelliousness, snark and heroism to embody our hero Percy Jackson.”

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The Adam Project star Walker Scobell cast as Percy Jackson in ... (Evening Standard)

The actor is already a “super-fan” of Rick Riordan's beloved book series.

The first of Riordan’s books, The Lightning Thief, came out as a film starring Logan Lerman in 2010 and was universally panned by critics and audiences. I am thrilled to introduce you to Percy Jackson.” “He’s impulsive and rambunctious and is quick to anger when things seem unfair to him.

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