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“And [it’s] one that has millions of people who are already in love with it.
Rebecca adds: “The Furies were the earliest characters that we talked about.
Percy Jackson makes his live-action return in his new-look Disney Plus series.
What do they look like?
How do we render them?
They took a long time and we were doing details on them all the way to post-production.”
Percy Jackson and the Olympiansis the second live-action take on Rick Riordan’s fan-favorite novels.
“It was a real challenge,” admits Steinberg.
“That was the hardest scene to film,” reveals Shotz.
There was a 6'7 guy on stilts.
Mythical creatures, including Grover, are seen throughoutPercy Jackson’s TV adaptation.
There were so many different elements to make it work.”
“Poor Walker!”
Rick says of an episode 4-specific sequence.
Like the book series, Percy learns he’s a demi-god from his mom.
Hes a trooper, hes excellent at it, but I felt bad for him."
“He wanted to keep going because thats Walker.
“The creatures have to look great, so it was a balancing act with every decision.
Annabeth and Grover join Percy on his quest to retrieve Zeus' lightning bolt.
He saw the final cut and we got a big thumbs up.”
“The goal has always been to continue this journey with these guys,” says Shotz.
Id love to see that happen.”
Lightning, then, may not strike in the same place twice for the Riordans.
“I’ll continue as a writer as I love it,” Rick adds.
Percy Jackson and the Olympians debuts on Wednesday, December 20.
New episodes air weekly on Disney Plus until the finale on January 31, 2024.
