Percy Jackson & the Olympians
Summary
Percy Jackson and the Olympianswrapped up its first season this week , setting up a Kronos - centric storyline to be continued in succeeding episodes should it be renewed . Since its freeing in late 2023 , the serial has receive praise from critics and fans likewise for its faithful portrayal of the Rick Riordan books and starring performances . The show star Walter Scobell as the titular hero and Leah Jeffries and Aryan Simhadri as his companions Annabeth and Grover alongside doer likeWill and Grace ’s Megan Mullally , NOS4A2 ’s Virgina Kull , andLost in Space ’s Toby Stephens .
The first season of the show watch Percy and his friends on a quest to testify his artlessness after he ’s blame for the theft of Zeus ' master thunderbolt , while also interspersing more backstory about the narrative ’s main fibre through flashback . Though for the most part a faithful adaptation , there have still been many changes between thePercy Jacksonshow and the books , include giving more insight into Percy ’s mother , Sally ( Kull ) . The series has further delved into the depth of the pair ’s relationship , how she prepared him for his spirit as a superman , and her past with Poseidon ( Stephens ) .
The trio ’s pursuance involves discovering who stole Zeus ' master bolt , with Percy Jackson and the Olympians ' ledger and time of year 1 finish give the answers .
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Virginia Kull Talks Percy Jackson & The Olympians
Screen Rant : Your onscreen relationship with Percy is so special , and I ’d love to hear just a little bit about what it ’s been like working with Walker and build up that onscreen mother - and - son adherence with him .
Virginia Kull : It ’s been smashing fun . Walker has boundless energy . And he ’s my favorite kid . He ’s the kid that has the sparkling in his optic , where it search like he ’s up to something . There ’s some mischief there . And you ’re like , " Uh - oh . " But it ’s so fun . And it ’s continue me on my toe .
There ’s lots of fatuousness on set , in particular between him and Aryan . The scene , the automobile wreck scene was I call up over a calendar week on a gimbal , which is some hydraulic aerodynamic lift . And in the Camaro , we ’re 15 foot in the air , I ’m pop Dramamine like they ’re Tic Tacs , and he and Aryan are just screaming like they ’re on the best roller coaster at Disneyland . And they ’re just whacky , and fun , and originative . And he ’s sire a softheaded blade ambuscade of a memory . He memorize whole scene from movies , and will just quote them in between takes .
We had a ball . His family was there for a lot of the time , and I adored get to lie with them . In addition to being great merriment , and airheaded , and playful , and fantastic , sharp sense of humor , he ’s also really tensile , and clear to way . He wants to see , he wants to get adept . And it ’s so exciting as an adult working with a child to say , " Oh wow . Look at this young professional . " He was total pro . It was really telling .
That ’s awesome . And I feel like in the latest episode , the flashback scene that we had with Sally and Poseidon really helped give a little bit more insight into their relationship , as well as Sally ’s overall inscription to Percy . What was it like working with Toby Stephens on that ?
Virginia Kull : I loved it . I ’d been a big lover of his for year . Because fare on - he ’s Rochester from Jane Eyre . Anyone of my era has seen him in that , and he ’s extraordinary . So I was very excited to meet him . Also , he came extremely advocate by Dan Shotz and Jon Steinberg , who assure me that I would transport in his company and partnership . And he did not let down ; he was lovely .
Based on the novel series by Rick Riordan Percy Jackson & the Olympians is an action-adventure fantasy television series created for Disney+. When Percy Jackson is framed for the theft of Zeus' almighty thunderbolt, Percy must clear his name, all while harnessing the powers inherited by his father, Poseidon, at a camp created for demi-gods.
Anders Angstrom , our director of that episode , was so creative . I do n’t make out if the viewer can enjoin from the net edit of that panorama , but the entire aspect , we did not look at each other . I did not look at him once , which made - I remember my heart and soul just pound in my chest . I so bad want to turn to him , but I did n’t .
And Anders say , " What would it be if you never looked at one another ? " And I feel like my body was radiating with energy , because of the longing to connect , the yearning to see , the yearning to look at his eyes . And I could n’t . And it just infused it with - it was really exciting , the energy , and the uncertainty of where we were going next , and how is he responding to what I ’m aver , and how is what I ’m say making him feel ? It was really fun to toy .
I ’m curious what some of the most challenging scenes have been to film , either stunt - wise or emotionally speaking .
Virginia Kull : It ’s a hard question to resolve . Because thought-provoking scenes sometimes I feel like will make you suppose , " Oh , she did n’t enjoy it . " But player love the challenging scene ; those are our favored ones to do . The ones that ask a lot of you emotionally , or ask a caboodle of you from a power point of view , those are the thrilling ones , the ones when we get the next playscript , and see we ’ve got a doozy of a scene , we ’re like , " Yes . "
The railcar wreck was challenging simply because I get very movement sick very quickly . And just logistically by the number , it was physically quite taxing , and quite uncomfortable . But the crew took enceinte care of me . Aryan and Walker keep me laughing . And we made our way through . And I felt like a badass on the other side of it .
Also , looking back , I do n’t screw if I would ’ve pick out the outfit for the pilot to be jeans . I was wearing jeans . And I call back , " These are great . I experience great in them . They look keen . I grease one’s palms that she ’d wear these . " And then I realized about five minutes into shooting the fire safety valve scene , commune with Poseidon in the rain , " Oh no . I ’m going to be in sloshed jeans for the next three weeks . " And I was . So it was dumb small innocent things that were actually the most thought-provoking , things like , " Oh . I should have chosen a nice slack or trouser that dries a little faster . "
It ’s suspicious . I was . Actually , I was talking to Dior [ Goodjohn ] yesterday , and we were talking about -
Virginia Kull : Is n’t she wonderful in this ?
She was amazing . And she was talking about how for the lavatory scene , she was wearing blue jean as well , and then she was like , " Oh , I ’m walk around in wet jeans all day . "
Virginia Kull : All day long , just can breaks - think about it . take them off , put them back on , baffle your mic inner circle reset , it ’s just real uncomfortable .
And with only one instalment leave in this time of year , looking back , what have been your pet consequence so far in the show ?
Virginia Kull : I do not like watching things that I ’m in . It ’s very unmanageable for me to do . The heavy affair about being a viewer of this show is that I ’m now a fan of the books , having come to them later in lifetime . But I ’m a fan of the book , so I ’m invested in the story . And there ’s so much of this that Sally is not in , that I can fully secrete , and enjoy cognize , " Oh no . I do n’t have to depend at my face for the next 45 minutes . " And I have loved it .
I just guess Jessica ’s work as Medusa was just so exciting , and surprising . And Aryan ’s work when he finds his uncle , I literally allege as I was watching it in my life way , I said , " Good for you bud . practiced for you . " I just was so lofty of him . And I know he could do it . And he did it tenfold . And I was so proud of him .
The prospect where Walker pray to me , a bare mortal , in the buffer , and all of this stuff - I did n’t get to see it , Deven . I was n’t a part of those scenes . So we were in the big field at the Met for the premiere , and it was the first meter I was see it . And I was watching Walker do that shot and just my heart well with sexual love for Percy , with love for Walker , with pride for what I get to be a part of doing .
I ’m so excited for the Ares fight . I ’m so excited . I have n’t see the final episode . But I saw some behind the scenes of the stunt work making it bump . And I reckon it ’s going to be really , really amazing . I ’ve screw it all .
And we shot so much of this on the Volume stage , so when I was there on the mean solar day , I did n’t know what anything was going to search like . So even keep an eye on episode seven and image the Underworld , and Hades ' palace , it ’s been such fun . It ’s like Christmas forenoon - you ’ve been looking forward to , " What is it going to be ? What ’s it going to be ? " And here it finally is , and I just call back it take care great .
And you peach a piddling turn about getting into the books later in life-time , and becoming a fan of them . I ’m curious if there are any plot of land points from next leger that you ’d be especially excited to get to in term of the series to catch up with the books ?
Virginia Kull : I ’m really worked up about the Hades kiddos . Nico di Angelo , I ’m very excited about that plot line . I ’m excited to meet Thalia , I ’m really excited to fill her . And I ’m so pump to see - Luke is our Severus Snape , our villain who becomes the submarine , like the Darth Vader . I ’m so activated for the journey that the character and our thespian is blend to get to go on .
And just when I guess about how I ’ve changed over the past 10 years , and guess how this cast is give out to grow up and become adults while doing this , and how it will touch on their acting , and how it will impact their life . And to get to see him in his final showdown , and the sacrifice that he eventually heroically make , I think it ’s going to be really , really special , and really exciting .
And run back a few year , I also loved your execution onBig Little Lies . I’m curious if you could talk a footling bit about what your experience was like on that serial . And also , it was just herald that there would be a season three , do you cerebrate there ’s any agency that Emily could rejoin in any capacity ?
Virginia Kull : Jean - Marc Vallée was a genius . And I ’m very , very grateful to have had the chance to sour with him , be directed by him , to utter David E. Kelley ’s word . I just end a miniseries for Apple that David is writing , that will be coming out shortly . And this was my third David Kelley project . And I just love work for him . Jean - Marc was dream . To get to be dressed as Audrey Hepburn next to all of those fabulous ladies was so exciting
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The entire supporting stamp , all of the fellow schooltime parent , we ’ve all remained incredibly close . We have a textbook thread that someone react to on the daily . In fact , there were 47 drop texts yesterday about the season three , and joking , and partake in old photos from our set . It was a long cognitive operation . It was hard ; it was fun ; it was really extra .
Will Emily be in season 3 ? I doubt it . I was what , the first or 2nd level instructor ? And I guess mayhap she could be instruct older kids at this gunpoint . But also , sweet Emily , I do n’t think she was outstanding at her job , or handle conflict in a fairish manner . So could also see a world where Reese ’s character just say , " We need to get this teacher out of here . " [ Laughs ] But regardless , I will emphatically be look on 100 % .
And you mentioned also an Apple television show come up . Could you babble out a little bit more about that undertaking ? I did n’t get laid that .
Virginia Kull : Yeah . It ’s a miniseries that David E. Kelley wrote based on the novel Presumed Innocent , and there was also a film that Harrison Ford did back in the ninety with it . And it ’s got a tremendous cast : Ruth Negga , Jake Gyllenhaal , Bill Camp , Peter Sarsgaard , Renate Reinsve . It ’s just a marvellous mold . And we shot that right before the hit , so the timing worked out quite well .
About Percy Jackson & The Olympians
Percy Jackson is on a severe quest . Outrunning monsters and circumvent god , he must travel across America to return Zeus ’ sea captain bolt of lightning and discontinue an all - out warfare . After losing his mother , Percy is sheltered at Camp Half - Blood , a bema for demigod baby . He must prove himself and face his origins once he discovers he too is a daemon , and will take off into the perils of follow foe in search of the Underworld . With the help of his pursuit mates Annabeth and Grover , Percy ’s journey will lead him closer to the answer he seeks :
how to fit into a world where he feels out of place , if he ’ll ever see his mother again , and if he can ever determine out who he ’s destined to be .
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All ofPercy Jackson and the Olympiansis available to stream now on Disney+ .
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Based on the new serial publication by Rick Riordan Percy Jackson & the Olympians is an action - risky venture fantasy television serial created for Disney+ . When Percy Jackson is framed for the theft of Zeus ' almighty thunderbolt , Percy must clear his name , all while tackle the ability inherited by his father , Poseidon , at a camp create for demi - gods .
