Lightning apparently does strike twice.
Percy Jackson and the OlympiansauthorRick Riordanmade the announcement on his websiteMonday.
(Just get a load of Scobell reciting Reynolds' R-rated speech fromDeadpool 2in EW’s video above.)
Walker Scobell, the 13-year-old breakout star of ‘The Adam Project,’ takes the lead in Disney+’s Percy Jackson TV series.Michael Loccisano/WireImage; Disney Hyperion
Riordan has been hanging onto this information since Jan. 28 when he Zoomed with Scobell to share the news.
He calls the young actor a “super-fan of the books” who “knows his stuff.”
The author also confirmed that they are close to casting the other two leads, Annabeth and Grover.
Steinberg will also oversee the series with his producing partner Dan Shotz.
