Walker Scobell is Percy Jackson.
Percy Jackson & The Olympians tells the fantastical story of a 12-year-old modern demigod, Percy Jackson, who’s just coming to terms with his newfound supernatural powers when the sky god Zeus accuses him of stealing his master lightning bolt. Now Percy must trek across America to find it and restore order to Olympus.
Percy Jackson & The Olympians tells the fantastical story of a 12-year-old modern demigod, Percy Jackson, who’s just coming to terms with his newfound supernatural powers when the sky god Zeus accuses him of stealing his master lightning bolt. Now Percy must trek across America to find it and restore order to Olympus.
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00:00 Scene one, take one, day one, action.
00:02 (dramatic music)
00:04 - I'm Walker Scobell and I play Percy Jackson.
00:12 - Great, where do we start?
00:14 - When I found out I got the role of Percy,
00:16 I was very excited.
00:18 - Well, I just wanted to get on
00:19 because I have some news for you.
00:22 Sir, congratulations, you are Percy Jackson.
00:25 You got the part.
00:27 - I was also pretty nervous
00:28 because it's a lot of responsibility.
00:30 I don't wanna let any of the Percy Jackson fans down.
00:33 I don't wanna let myself down
00:34 because I love Percy Jackson.
00:36 - Heroes you see here in this room
00:39 are reminders of what we are capable of.
00:43 - Walker Scobell has the absolute perfect voice
00:46 for Percy Jackson.
00:47 - Rover, why is there half a goat in your pants?
00:49 - There was a certain combination of attributes, I think,
00:53 that were almost impossible to know
00:54 what you were looking for until you found it.
00:56 - So cool, right?
00:57 - He's funny, he's playful,
00:58 he's got a little bit of mischief to him.
01:01 - We love you, Bob.
01:02 - He came in with the best attitude.
01:03 He worked so hard.
01:04 He pushed himself.
01:06 It was amazing with the stunts.
01:07 He was amazing with the deep emotional scenes.
01:10 - He's such a fan of the books.
01:12 He knows that voice intimately
01:14 and he's got that sharp wit, that heart,
01:17 but also that heroism.
01:19 - Two, one, action!
01:21 (dramatic music)
01:22 - Getting onto the call
01:23 and we as a team offered Walker the role,
01:26 you know you're talking to a regular 13-year-old kid
01:30 and knowing everything is gonna change for him
01:32 and for his family and for us.
01:33 And then to see the look on his face
01:35 when he realized that he was gonna be Percy Jackson
01:38 was pretty remarkable.
01:40 - We got a lot of work ahead of us,
01:41 but we're gonna have a lot of fun, too.
01:42 We're looking forward to working with you.
01:45 - This is Percy Jackson.
01:47 (dramatic music)
01:50 (dramatic music)
01:53 (dramatic music)
01:56 (whooshing)
01:58 [BLANK_AUDIO]