Walker Scobell From ‘The Adam Project’ Cast As Lead in Upcoming Percy Jackson Series
Walker Scobell the actor who dazzled as the young Ryan Reynolds in The Adam Project has just been cast in the title role in the Disney+ upcoming Percy Jackson TV series.
The casting announcement was made by “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” author Rick Riordan today. In a statement Riordan said: “Walker Scobell is an incredibly talented young man who blew us away with his audition tapes for the role of Percy,” Riordan wrote. “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. We were fortunate enough to audition Walker months before that movie came out, but the film only confirmed what we already knew about his talent.”
Riordan continued, “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.”
Though the casting news was just announced today, Riordan and the team actually new that Scobell had landed the role back in January.
The young actor is also a fan of the books and “knows his stuff” says Riordan. The author also advised that casting continues for the roles for Annabeth and Grover.
Riordan will write the series pilot with Jon Steinberg (Black Sails) while James Bobin (The Muppets) directs. Steinberg and Dan Shotz will oversee the series.
This is a story that we will continue to follow closely. Readers are encouraged to keep following along with MickeyBlog for further Disney movie news and updates!
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