Do you think a disney reboot of percy jackson would be a good. Riordan and his fans openly criticized the original movie adaptations of his 5part epic based on the greek myths. Do you think they should reboot the percy jackson and the olympians books as a tv show. Percy jackson movies despised by author rick riordan. This page is aimed to highlight the support there is for a reboot of the percy jackson series by rick riordan into a tv or film series. Sure, if you forget that these are adaptations of a fantastic book series, they work as generic action flicks. What i hope plays in the end credits of the last olympian. In december 2017, the walt disney company agreed to a 52.
Pjo and hoo, as the fandom calls it, has the possibility to be the next harry potter in terms of a film franchise along with the mcu marvel cinematic universe. Each book is based on a combination of different greek heroes adventures. This is who the original percy jackson cast should portray in the reboot. Percy jackson web series casting call percy jackson web. After the second film, there was a lot of fan backlash, and the titans curse, the third installment in the series, was never made. I loved these books, it hurt me to see how they were done in the movies. Jan 08, 2020 the fancasting room casting the percy jackson reboot for disney percy jackson is a perfect ip for disney to revampthe perfect kind of story to transform into their very own harry potter esque franchise that they can expand out for years to come. The lightning thief 2010, was directed by chris columbus, and was released on. Twitter is now asking disney to reboot percy jackson. Dec 16, 2019 percy jackson reboot may happen at disney, according to rick riordan the authors recently been meeting with disney about it. Rick riordan, author of the percy jackson book series, made the. While riordan continues to release new books in the same realm of thought, i havent had a chance to read them, but thats besides the point.
This article is about the book series, percy jackson and the olympians. The saga of the percy jackson you can win a reboot in the. Sea of monsters, audiences get to meet the new characters that help percy on his quest and catch a few glimpses of previously unseen footage. Is it possible that percy jackson could reboot as a tv series or movie. This is who the original percy jackson cast should portray. But percy jackson film series didnt do as well as harry potter, lets see why. Hello everyone, here this time and exclusively i will be doing a fan cast for a remake of the classic movie percy jackson. This will be a reboot of the 2010 film starring logan lerman. The reason i am doing this is because of the recent buyout of 20th century fox by disney. Fans of the percy jackson book collection are calling for the series to get another shot at an adaptation for either film or tv. The percy jackson film franchise is a monstrosity yes i watched both of the movies trin lovell. The percy jackson franchise is getting a tv reboot on disney plus and you can expect a more faithful adaptation of the books than the movies.
Twitter is now asking disney to reboot percy jackson geekfeed. Why yes, im doing a fancast for a movie remake of the book series, percy jackson. Jan 15, 2020 many scenes, like percy s swordfighting scene, made me cringe. The percy jackson film franchise may have only adapted the first two books the lightning thief and the sea of monsters, but there are three more novels the titans curse, the battle of the labyrinth, the last olympian ripe for adaptation. After the blockbuster hit of percyjackson 1 and 2 at the box office in 2010 and 20 respectively, fans are excited to watch the next part of. The producers knew this, so they hired the same director who directed the first two harry potter movies, chris columbus. The site reported the show would be a complete reboot that ignored the earlier percy jackson movies. Oct 22, 20 hello everyone, here this time and exclusively i will be doing a fan cast for a remake of the classic movie percy jackson. The percy jackson franchise is getting a tv reboot on disney plus and you can expect a more faithful adaptation of the books than the movies gave us. Perseus percy jackson is a seventeenyearold greek demigod, the son of poseidon and sally jackson. Fans want to see logan lerman play a greek god in the.
Percy jackson author rick riordan wants disney to reboot his series. Thats right, more than six years after the final movie came out, disney plus just announced that. Given the popularity of the source material, according to the rights of the percy jackson movie series, it should have been a great success when it became a success at the beginning of the decade. The story of how disney saved percy jackson naimoli. Her father, walter green, is a dentist who appeared in the 1966 film au hasard. However, because it was quite unfaithful to rick riordans magnificent work, it did not please the fans very much. Percy jackson reboot will reportedly be much more faithful to. Percy jackson series in development at disney plus variety. Due to the ongoing covid19 pandemic, our coverage will be reduced. Petition get disney or netflix to remake percy jackson and the. A new percy jackson webseries is gearing up to begin filming and there are a lot of roles up for grabs. Handout the first of the percy jackson created by rick riordan, and you can win a reboot, in the format of the series, it is the we got this covered. Popular now oscar isaac fans are boycotting prime over adam driver controversy. A sequel followed in the form of 20s percy jackson.
After the blockbuster hit of percyjackson 1 and 2 at the box office in 2010 and 20 respectively, fans are. Sea of monsters, which upset quite a lot of people for basically sucking the life out of riordans work. Jan 12, 2018 why yes, im doing a fancast for a movie remake of the book series, percy jackson. Percy jackson reboot may happen at disney, according to. Percy jackson is such a good series, with well written characters and an interesting and compelling story. Percy jackson being rebooted as a streaming service tv series. A percy jackson reboot is on the cards and is more faithful. When disney purchased 20th century fox in 2017, it acquired the rights to percy jackson, and fans around the world stirred with excitement.
Like harry potter, percy jackson is addressed to a children audience. Riordan tweeted on thursday, november 15, asking fans if theyd want the same team who made the illfated percy jackson movies to reboot the series or if theyd want someone new to take it over. He is the main protagonist and narrator of the percy jackson and the olympians series, and one of the main characters of the heroes of olympus series. Percy jackson reboot may happen at disney, according to rick riordan the authors recently been meeting with disney about it. In 2010, the first film adaptation of the percy jackson and the olympians franchise was released by 21st century fox. Percy jackson and the olympians is the second series written by rick riordan, the first being tres navarres and the predecessor of the heroes of olympus series.
The percy jackson film rights went back to disney with the purchase. You may be looking for the series, the video game, the film, or the film soundtrack. Apr 27, 2020 percy jackson and the thief of the lightning picture. Percy jackson reboot is on the cards or is it more faithful than the novels. Casting directors are currently casting roles for the first three episodes of a webseries based on rick riordans percy jackson books. Lighting thief was released in 2010, the movie was directed by chris columbus and cast logan lerman as percy jackson. Percy jackson and the thief of the lightning picture. This is dedicated to pasto a long time member of cbm who has requested this. Sea of monsters makes the sequel look more ambitiously adventurous than the first film. A percy jackson reboot is on the cards and is more.
He has been married to allie wood since november 9, 20. Percy jackson was a ya book series based on the concept of greek mythology but in the modern day. He previously portrayed zeus in percy jackson and the lightning thief film 2010. Fans, to this day, do not feel the nowdefunct movie. There is still no information about what it would be for the streaming service or radio station that would lead to the story. Percy jackson reboot may happen at disney, according to rick. Dec 11, 2019 percy jackson reboot is on the cards or is it more faithful than the novels. Thats right, more than six years after the final movie came out, disney just announced that the iconic franchise is making a comeback this time as a brand new tv show and logan lerman couldnt be happier over the news. With that, the feat was repeated, but worse, in 20, with the release of the movie sea of monsters, being the last film release of the franchise until then. If directed well, the series could be a huge success in media. Percy jackson and the olympians series in the works at. After two lackluster films and years of fan campaigns to redo the book series, rick riordans story about demigods at camp halfblood is coming back. You may be looking for the character, video game, the film adaptation, or the film soundtrack.
The saga of the percy jackson you can win a reboot in. She began performing in film and television at a young age, and had a number of roles on different network tv shows throughout the late 2000s. In 2010, 21st century fox released their film adaptation of percy jackson and. Percy jackson reboot to be more faithful to the novel series.
Why is there no 3rd and so on percy jackson movies. This will be in a hopefully better reboot of the movie franchise. Riordan has also penned two spinoffs set in the same world as percy jackson titled the heroes of olympus and the trials of apollo. Abaixoassinado disney, make a percy jackson reboot. Reboot the percy jackson film series home facebook.
Fans are calling for a reboot of the film franchise. Percy jackson is a perfect ip for disney to revampthe perfect kind of story to transform into their very own harry potteresque franchise that they can expand out for years to come the thing about the harry potter series that resonates well with audiences was its ability to allow the audience to grow with the characters throughout their adolescent lives along with the natural changes. With disney soon to be creating their own streaming service, this would be a great time to reboot the percy jackson series into a film or television series. Many scenes, like percys swordfighting scene, made me cringe. What i hope this means is that disney will reboot the series and give us a more accurate adaptation of the novels. Considering the books context it would be cool if they were turned into a tv show. The series was distributed by 20th century fox, produced by 1492 pictures and consists of two installments. Hope it gets the adaptation the books deserve, the actor, who. The author said the new version of percy jackson will be closer to the books. Dec, 2019 the percy jackson film rights went back to disney with the purchase. Percy jackson did not get the film adaption it deserved, one fan tweeted. Every book follows percy jackson s adventures in his point of view. The story spanned 5 books, following the adventures of the various quests percy jackson a demigod son. Percy was played by logan lerman, while annabeth chase and grover underwood were played by alexandra daddario and brandon t.
Get disney or netflix to remake percy jackson and the olympians. To truly develop the characters and story they shouldve made a tv series instead and had every season be a book. The fancasting room casting the percy jackson reboot for. Feb 16, 2020 the site reported the show would be a complete reboot that ignored the earlier percy jackson movies. Its official, you guys, the percy jackson series is getting a reboot. One where the actors are in similar age and the light humor is present, along with the darker themes that appear later in the later novels. The acting casting call is looking for male and female actors who are local to the new england area. With that, the feat was repeated, but worse, in 20, with the release of the movie sea of monsters, being. No offense to writer, rick riordan, but i havent thought about those books in quite some time. Get disney or netflix to remake percy jackson and the. What i hope plays in the end credits of the last olympian if they reboot the percy jackson film series. Percy jackson and the olympians riordan wiki fandom. Reboots are having a moment right now with several movies and television series getting a redo.
The war is over and the percabeth moment in tlo happens, annabeth challenges percy to a race and his voice narrates the for once, i didnt look back at the end. Rick riordan author of the percy jackson books and his partner becky riordan confirmed the news on twitter with a video captioned. Rick riordan, author of the percy jackson book series, made the announcement thursday in a video on twitter al. Do you think a disney reboot of percy jackson would be a. Percy jackson reboot will reportedly be much more faithful. Percy jackson could return to the screen in the near future in the form of a tv series made for streaming, as we got this covered has heard that there are plans afoot to adapt rick riordans. What i hope plays in the end credits of the last olympian if.
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