Director Announced for ‘Percy Jackson and The Olympians’ Disney+ Series Pilot

Director Announced for ‘Percy Jackson and The Olympians’ Disney+ Series Pilot. Author Rick Riordan works hard to share any and all updates on the upcoming Disney+ ‘Percy Jackson and the Olympians‘ live-action series with fans via his website, rickriordan.com. One of his previous updates shared that the production team was looking into starting casting for the series, but it seems that step had been put on pause as the studio was looking to sign on the perfect director for the project. Now, Riordan has shared that a director has signed on for the pilot episode! Rick shared in a recent post:

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“The casting department started gearing up again this week, though I don’t yet have any contact information on open casting to share with you yet. As soon as I do, I will. The general casting call information for the talent agencies has already been shared on social media, however (Becky informs me) and includes some basic information which I can confirm: the plan is to film in Vancouver (again, assuming all goes as planned, which I think it will) and our pilot director will be James Bobin, who is both a terrific person and an incredibly talented director who checks all the boxes we were hoping for in a partner. He recently directed the pilot for Mysterious Benedict Society, which I loved and found very true to the source material, and he has worked on everything from creating Borat and Ali G with Sacha Baron Cohen to Flight of the Conchords to Muppets to Dora and the Lost City of Gold (which the Riordans found an incredibly fun adaptation of our beloved Dora the Explorer cartoon from the kids’ childhood.) James knows the Percy books well. His kids are fans. His humor is wonderful. We are in good hands, demigods, and lucky to have him joining our team. Keep your fingers crossed that everything goes the way we expect!“

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Rick continued, “We are also working with visual effects artists to find the right “creature work” look for the show, and hiring more members of our core “behind-the-scenes” production team. It was great to see our colleagues in person again and get excited together about all the possibilities for this show. You know me: I am always cautious and doubtful about adaptations, but I am growing increasingly confident this project is going to move forward as planned, and it’s going to be awesome.”

Related: Open Call Audition Now Available for the ‘Percy Jackson’ Disney+ Series

Be sure to check back here at Chip and Company for updates on the Percy Jackson series and all things Disney+!

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