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They also starred in the 2013 sequel Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters, though they other books in the franchise were never adapted.īritney Spears' older brother Bryan Spears wasn't at her wedding to Sam Asghari because he was at daughter's elementary school graduation The first of Riordan's books - Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief - was adapted into a feature film back in 2010, starring Logan Lerman as Percy Jackson, Alexandra Daddario as Annabeth Chase and Brandon T.
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Steinberg will oversee the series with his producing partner Dan Shotz, who will also executive produce with Riordan, Bobin, Rebecca Riordan, Bert Salke, Monica Owusu-Breen, Jim Rowe and The Gotham Group's Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, Jeremy Bell and D.J. Production is expected to start shortly in Vancouver, according to Variety. Riordan will co-write the pilot script with Jon Steinberg, with James Bobin set to direct the pilot episode. You refuse to believe her selection could have been based on merit.'Īdding: 'If you don't get that, if you're still upset about the casting of this marvelous trio, then it doesn't matter how many times you have read the books. 'You either are not aware, or have dismissed, Leah's years of hard work honing her craft, her talent, her tenacity, her focus, her screen presence. 'Leah Jeffries is Annabeth Chase,' he said point blank. He went on to say that he is proud of this new series and that it 'honors the spirit of Percy Jackson and the Olympians.' She is a Black girl playing someone who was described in the books as white. 'You are judging her appropriateness for this role solely and exclusively on how she looks. 'Once you see Leah as Annabeth, she will become exactly the way you imagine Annabeth, assuming you give her that chance, but you refuse to credit that this may be true,' Riordan wrote. Percy must now go on a journey across America to find this lightning bolt and returning to Zeus on Olympus with the aid of his pals Annabeth and Grover. In the series, Percy Jackson - a demigod who is half mortal human and half immortal god - is accused by the sky god Zeus of stealing his master lightning bolt. Riordan pointed out the critics believe that he - the creator of the characters - 'must have been coerced, brainwashed, bribed, threatened, whatever, or I as a white male author never would have chosen a Black actor for the part of this canonically white girl.' 'Without having seen her play the part, you have pre-judged her (pre + judge = prejudice) and decided she must have been hired simply to fill a quota or tick a diversity box,' he rebuked. Friends, that is racism.' (Annabeth pictured in the film series as played by Alexandra Daddario)
You refuse to believe her selection could have been based on merit. 'Some of you have apparently felt offended or exasperated when your objections are called out online as racist,' he explained. Riordan, who was heavily involved in the process, called it 'long, intense, massive and exhaustive' but worth it because it led to finding the 'best of the best.' This meant that the casting department sought 'qualified performers, without regard to disability, gender, race and ethnicity, age, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other basis prohibited by law.' The Annabeth character is 'described as white in the books' and was played by white actress Alexandra Daddario in the film series but to cast the television adaptation, Riordan explained that the team employed 'Disney's company policy on nondiscrimination.' In a post shared to his website Tuesday, Riordan slammed a subset of fans upset that the role of Annabeth, which is 'described as white in the books,' will be played by a young Black girl.
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