2023-12-18 05:59:00
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Prototype of the slender intellectual always lost in his daydreams, at 12 years old, Percy Jackson (Walker Scobell) quickly established himself as the head Turk of his class. Until everything goes wrong: losing control of his nerves, he sends, without touching her, a stalker into the middle of a fountain. His powers are revealed to the world and his math teacher, Mrs. Dodds, then transforms into Fury, determined to kill him. For his mother, this is the signal that he must confess. Percy’s father is not just anyone, but a Greek god. With the help of his only friend, Grover Underwood (Aryan Simhadri), he must urgently go to a camp to protect him from enemies as tenacious as they are dangerous. In this colony, he will discover that he is not just a simple “half-blood” like the other demigods, but the son of Poseidon, which makes him a “forbidden child”, an object of struggle. between the Big Three, Zeus, Hades and Poseidon. If he wants to avoid a war between the three brothers and save his human mother, Percy has no choice but to carry out perilous missions, in the company of Grover and the best young warrior in the colony, Annabeth Chase (Leah Sava Jeffries).
“We put ourselves in the roles”
“It was amazing to be able to bring to life the books I’ve been reading since third grade,” explains Walker Scobell. I read them seven times…” “I was a big fan too,” adds Aryan Simhadri. “When I found out I had the role, I had to write an essay on Percy Jackson for school, so I was really excited to get to talk to him! ”, continues with humor Leah Sava Jeffries.
These three get along like thieves. And sometimes even finish other people’s answers. “Mr. Rick (Riordan) told us to be ourselves, and that’s what created this chemistry between us, while playing Annabeth, Percy and Grover, explains the 15-year-old. I have a bit of a goofball side, but like Annabeth, I can also be very direct and serious. But above all, we share a deep sensitivity. ” “We tried to anchor our characters in real life and not lose in mind that Percy is only 12 years old,” adds his interpreter, also three years older than the role. We both have the same sense of humor…” “I completely agree, we put ourselves in the roles,” adds their partner, two years their senior, without surprise. Grover is a little cowardly at first, but he comes out of his shell and faces more danger during their adventure to protect those he loves. I admire his desire to help others. ”
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Don’t disappoint the fans
For showrunner Jonathan Steinberg, more than in the management of very young actors, it is in the respect of the novels that the difficulty of these first eight episodes, broadcast on Disney + from December 20, lay. “It’s more art than science,” he explains. When you read a work, you must first identify what gives it meaning, the important moments that you will still remember a few days later. Over the course of discussions with Rick, we got more and more into the details that without them, it would no longer be Percy Jackson or one of his adventures. You also have to think about everything that would disappoint fans if it wasn’t there, and find a way to put it all together without making anything seem superfluous. ”
Without revealing too much, Percy, Annabeth and Grover will cross paths with Chiron the centaur, the god of the vine Dionysus, the powerful Minotaur, the Furies Tisiphone, Shrew and Alecto, but also the formidable Medusa, capable of transforming into a statue of stone all those who meet his gaze. A delightful dive into Greek mythology, brought up to date, sometimes with a little Harry Potter side. The result turns out to be quite stunning, with special effects worthy of the big screens, well-paced action, philosophical references (“Looking like a hero doesn’t make you a hero, looking like a a monster doesn’t make you a monster”), lines that will speak to kids (“I didn’t ask to be a half-blood. It’s dangerous. Usually it ends in an excruciatingly painful death” ) and a nice dose of humor. Because, as Percy’s mother explains, “mythology represents what is truest and deepest in oneself: gods, monsters, heroes remind us of what we are capable of. ”
Plenty to please the whole family. A great surprise.
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