Disney finds its newest Percy Jackson in Walker Scobell
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The Disney+ adaptation of the Percy Jackson series has found its hero. Actor Walker Scobell will play the titular role of the young demigod for the upcoming series, according to series author Rick Riordan.
Riordan announced the news Monday, saying Scobell was a "super-fan" of the book series and is incredibly excited for the project.
"Walker Scobell is an incredibly talented young man who blew us away with his audition tapes for the role of Percy," Riordan said in a statement. "It was obvious to me and the rest of the team that Walker had the perfect mix of comedic timing, sweetness, rebelliousness, snark and heroism to embody our hero Percy Jackson.
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