Walker Scobell

Fans far and wide are ramping up for Disney+'s live-action adaptation of the beloved Percy Jackson & the Olympians series that's set to start shooting this ...

Percy must embark on a trek across the country to restore order before time runs out. While you wait for more news, make sure to check out our other coverage on the show’s developments and all things Rick Riordan — including all of his upcoming projects in 2022 and beyond. Fans far and wide are ramping up for Disney+’s live-action adaptation of the beloved Percy Jackson & the Olympians series that’s set to start shooting this summer.

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.

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.

Fairview teenager Walker Scobell, who recently starred opposite Ryan Reynolds in the Netflix movie "The Adam Project," has been cast as Percy Jackson in ...

"Walker Scobell is an incredibly talented young man who blew us away with his audition tapes for the role of Percy," Riordan wrote on his website. The "Percy Jackson" book series is comprised of “The Lightning Thief,” “The Sea of Monsters,” “The Titan’s Curse,” “The Battle of the Labyrinth” and “The Last Olympian.” Riordan has also published the companion books “The Demigod Files” and “The Demigod Diaries.” Fairview teenager Walker Scobell, who recently starred opposite Ryan Reynolds in the Netflix movie "The Adam Project," has been cast as Percy Jackson in Disney+’s upcoming series "Percy Jackson & The Olympians."

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.

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.

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.”

Meet the 13-year-old star of The Adam Project who's been tapped to play the titular demigod.

In his April 11 blog post, Riordan shared that Scobell has done numerous chemistry reads with candidates for the show's other leads, Annabeth and Grover, and he's confident the two roles are "very close" to being finalized. Walker Scobell has been cast as the youthful demigod in Disney Plus' upcoming Percy Jackson and the Olympians series. The film is Scobell's first big-screen acting gig, and he was selected out of 376 kids who auditioned for the role.

'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.

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.

Lightning strikes again! 'The Adam Project' breakout star Walker Scobell will star as Percy Jackson in the Disney+ TV series.

As the kid is coming into his newfound abilities, Zeus accuses him of stealing his master lightning bolt, which sets him and his pals on an odyssey across America to find the bolt and clear his name. He calls the young actor a "super-fan of the books" who "knows his stuff." "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.

Disney+ has found its new demigod. The Adam Project's Walker Scobell has been cast in the title role of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series.

And at 13, Scobell’s casting as Percy Jackon means he will be much closer to the age of the 12-year-old Percy Jackson in the books. Scobell will star as the hero of Disney+’s new series adaptation of Percy Jackson and the Olympians. After playing the young version of Ryan Reynolds in Netflix’s time-traveling thriller The Adam Project, Walker Scobell will follow in the footsteps of ancient Greek Gods. Yes, Disney+’s Percy Jackson series has cast its first lead.

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.