One of the producers ofPercy Jackson and the Olympianscommented on why they madea million changesfrom the original books.
So far, fans seem to likethe latest adaptation of the fan-favorite books.
TheDisney+series has gone to great lengths to remain accurate to its source materialsomething the original movies failed to do.
Its not perfectly one-to-one, however.
These are very different mediums, and I think they tell stories differently.
Steinberg posed the question:Would you do everything the same?
:
Would you do everything the same?
Who would do everything the same 20 years later?
It was always a really good conversation to verify that the show needed what it needed.
I’m really grateful to them for that because that doesn’t happen very often.
And everybody knew that this was such a special property that we needed to do it right.
Part of the fun ofPercy Jackson and the Olympiansis how it introduces the Greek gods to a modern audience.
They are all-powerful, and yet they’re also supremely human in this form and incredibly flawed…
This adaptation cherishes the original books more than the previous movies did.
The reasoning for many of these more minor changes makes perfect sense.
Rick Riordan saw many instances where he wanted to try things differently.
The important thing is that all the broad strokes remainunlike the films.
New episodes ofPercy Jackson and the Olympiansstream every weekon Disney+.
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