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Percy Jacksonauthor Rick Riordan slams the movie adaptations of his YA series , but also admit he has n’t seen them because it would be too painful . Riordan’sPercy Jackson & the Olympiansseries began in 2005 withThe Lightning Thiefand soon became a best - trade whizz . All five Book told the story of Percy , a young boy who describe he ’s the son of the Greek god Poseidon . Alongsideother daemon and mythologic creatures , Percy embarks on several pursuance for protect the creation from ancient forces who like to destroy it . Riordan ’s novels have been praised for their humor , world - construction , and well - developed character reference , and it came as no surprise when Fox secured the right to adaptPercy Jacksoninto a series of movies .
regrettably , however , Fox ’s two films ( based on the first two books , The Lightning ThiefandThe Sea of Monsters ) failed to move fans . Many felt they could n’t catch the thaumaturgy of Riordan ’s world , while others took issue with the change made to the plot and characters . For example , Percy ( who is 12 whenThe Lightning Thiefbegins ) was aged - up considerably to be played by Logan Lerman , and the movie deviate from the script ’s secret plan in numerous ways .
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Going back to Riordan ’s 2d post , he check fan he destine to fix the issue with the movie adaptation . This will be through aDisney+ series , which Riordan announcedalongside his wife just last month . Fans have long hopedPercy Jacksoncould get a shot at a good adaptation , and the possibility seemed hopeful when Disney acquired Fox and thus all of their place . There wererumors ofPercy Jacksonbecoming a Disney+ showahead of the news , but fan were still overjoy when Riordan confirmed it ’s happen .
Considering Riordan ’s deeply negative feelings toward thePercy Jacksonfilms ( the"meat grinder . “phrase really hit it home ) , it ’s decidedly a massive second for the Disney+ series that Riordan is have it befall . What ’s more , Riordan is in reality excited about what ’s to come , which bodes well for the quality of the show . The streaming series format certainly seems like the best way of life toproperly delve into Riordan ’s worldand carry out the tale as they were mean to be separate . Percy Jacksonfans are quick for this second chance , and it ’s a relief that Riordan is too .
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