While at New York Comic Con this year, I spoke with Jon Steinberg (Showrunner/EP), Dan Shotz (Showrunner/EP), James Bobin (Director/EP), Dan Hennah (Production Designer), Tish Monaghan (Costume Designer), Erik Henry (VFX Supervisor), and Jeff White (ILM VFX Supervisor) about making Percy Jackson and the Olympians.
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Walker Scobell, Leah Sava Jeffries, and Aryan Simhadri star as Percy, Annabeth, and Grover in Percy Jackson and the Olympians, which is based on the book series by Rick Riordan. The new show will debut December 20 on Disney+ with a two-episode premiere, followed by weekly episodes.
Continue reading “The Stars of ‘Percy Jackson and the Olympians’ Talk Their Characters and Friendship”
The wait for Percy Jackson and the Olympians is almost over and there’s only one way to celebrate: a trailer! The series, which debuts with a two-episode premiere on December 20, stars Walker Scobell, Aryan Simhadri, and Leah Sava Jeffries as Percy, Grover, and Annabeth. New episodes will then be released weekly.
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Disney has just officially announced Aryan Simhadri (Disney’s Spin) and Leah Sava Jeffries (Empire) will play Grover and Annabeth, respectively, in the upcoming Disney+ original series Percy Jackson and the Olympians. Simhadri and Jeffries will star alongside Adam Project star Walker Scobell who was recently cast as Percy in this epic adventure.
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On Hard NOC Life, Dominic and Keith welcome Lauren Lola — who took a moment out of her busy CAAMFest schedule — to talk about Hamilton and Mandalorian season 2 coming to Disney+.
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It a Hard NOC crossover as Desi Geek Girls’ co-host (and YA author) Preeti Chhibber joins in on Hard NOC Life to talk about South Asian representation and more!
Every second Monday in October, many folks across the country get to enjoy the day off from school and/or work to celebrate Chris Columbus, the director whose filmography has grossed nearly $4 billion worldwide. Though, I’ve always found it odd that the federal government would name a holiday after a director who, despite the overwhelming box office of his films, isn’t the most innovative or important filmmaker in American cinema. I mean, shouldn’t Spielberg or Scorsese or Spike get a holiday before this guy1?
That said, it’s Columbus Day, and you’re already sitting at home. So why not fire up the blu-ray player and watch one — or all — of these nerd-friendly movies by the man most famous for teaching Macaulay Culkin how to shave. Aaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhh!
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