Percy Jackson & the Olympians
Like many lover of Rick Riordan’sPercy Jackson and the Olympiansbook series , I was pleasantly surprised by how well the Disney+ series adapted the original novel . With manyexciting things still to issue forth inPercy Jacksonseason 2 , I ’ve been look back on how the 2010 photographic film adaptation , Percy Jackson and the Olympians : The Lightning Thief , go so unseasonable , and what thePercy Jackson and the OlympiansTV show actually did right , with the most important thing being howthe show accurately portrayed how old Percy Jackson is in the first book .
Percy starts out as immature in the first book , and gradually years into a teenager in the continuation . So you could think my letdown whenPercy Jackson and the Olympians : The Lightning Thiefstarred a teen supporter , rather than accurately portraying how old Percy Jackson is in the first book . gratefully , this mistake was rectified with the release of the TV series . Unlike the films , the show ’s cast is more precise to the age of the characters in the novel , which is an enormous improvement .
Percy Jackson Is 12 Years Old In The First Book
Walker Scobell Was 13 When He Was Cast As Percy Jackson
In the first book of thePercy Jackson and the Olympiansseries , The Lightning Thief , Percy is 12 years old when he learns of his Greek god origins . As each Holy Writ progresses , Percy ages one year , with him turning 18 by the sentence we get toWrath of the Triple Goddess . Much like theHarry Potterbooks , the dangers our hero case become more and more life story - threatening throughout the serial , as Percy turn and learn from each experience .
Percy Jackson Books In Order
Percy ’s geezerhood
The Lightning Thief
12
The Sea of Monsters
13
The Titan ’s cuss
14
The Battle of the Labyrinth
15
The Last Olympic god
16
The Chalice of the Supreme Being
17
Wrath of the Triple Goddess
18
The Disney+ television receiver seriesPercy Jackson and the Olympiansmade the smart move by have Percy be the same years as the character in the book . Walker Scobell , who plays Percy , was 13 old age old when he was cast and began filming for time of year 1.While Scobell may have been a year older than Percy , the difference is barely detectable .
Disney+ ’s take on Percy Jackson and The Olympians already thrilled during its first season , and now it has been regenerate for time of year 2 .
With the doer being so near to the age of Percy from the books , it makes his character ontogenesis much more believableas Scobell ’s age also progresses from one time of year to the next . The same goes for the show ’s other characters , such asClarisse LaRue , who will have a much bad rolein the upcomingPercy Jacksonseason 2 .
Aging Up Percy Jackson Is A Big Reason The Movies Failed
Percy’s Age Is Important Because Of How He Matures Throughout The Series
Shortly following the success of theHarry Potterfilms,20th Century Fox purchased the rights to accommodate thePercy Jacksonbook series for the big screen . They even hiredHarry Potterand the Sorcerer ’s Stonedirector , Christopher Columbus . In a 2009 audience , Columbus tell that the choice of cast was based on the hope that sequel establish on all of the books would comply ( viaHighlights ) .
“ I think with PercyJacksonit was a matter of regain the right dramatis personae to fit into these roles , sort of the perfect cast for these role , because hopefully , God willing , we will go on to do other PercyJackson films and you want the form to grow with their characters . ”
Ironically , Columbus ’s “ consummate casting ” whole missed the mark . In the 2010 moviePercy Jackson & the Olympians : The Lightning Thief , Logan Lerman , who was cast as the prtoagonist , was 17 years sure-enough . By casting a teenaged Percy , the filmmakers hoped to attract an older hearing . However , instead of drawing in their target demographic , thePercy Jacksonmovie instead ended up alienating fans of the volume . The moving-picture show ’s misfortunate reception , along with the abortive 2013 sequelPercy Jackson : Sea of Monsters , led to the end of the picture franchise .
In a letter to the film ’s producers(which has since been delete from his blog),Percy Jacksonauthor Rick Riordan warned against aging up Percy , accurately portend that it would be detrimental to the motion picture ’s success .
“ By pass water the fictional character seventeen , you ’ve lost those fry as soon as they see the first movie house trailer . You signal that this is a stripling plastic film , when the core hearing is families . I interpret that you need to invoke to teens because they are a knock-down demographic , and conventional wisdom say that teens will not see movies about kids younger than themselves . Harry Potter proved this wrong , but aside from that , deviate so significantly from the source material risks please no one – teens , who know the books are meant for new kids , and the younger kids , who will be angry and disappointed that the books they love have been distorted into a stripling movie . ”
What Columbus and the producers of thePercy Jacksonfilm flunk to realize was thatby aging up the character of Percy , they did n’t leave enough elbow room for him to mature as the stories progress . And , as Riordan pointed out , a teenage Percy in a enfranchisement meant for tike appeals to neither teen nor the book ’ fans . fortuitously , the Disney+ series supervise to get it proper , just likethePercy Jacksonbooks got Grecian mythology right .
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