Percy Jackson and the Olympians star Walker Scobell reveals that he requested considered one of his co-stars to be lit on hearth. Scobell performs the titular demigod within the Disney+ collection, which adapts Rick Riordan’s Percy Jackson and the Olympian books. Season 2 adapts the second novel, Sea of Monsters, the place Percy meets a cyclops named Tyson.
Whereas speaking with Liam Crowley for ScreenRant‘s Percy Jackson season 2 cowl story, Scobell defined that he prefers sensible results and completed units over CGI, as seemingly small particulars like a completed wall or a completed constructing within the background might help him higher perceive and expertise what his character is seeing.
Season 2’s sensible results included Tyson actor Daniel Diemer being lit on hearth a number of instances, which “helps [Scobell] get into it” and he would request it as a result of “it is humorous to observe him on hearth.” Take a look at Scobell’s feedback beneath:
Oh, 100%. Daniel was lit on hearth thrice. That helps me get into it. Generally I will request it too, simply because. It is humorous to observe him on hearth (laughs). It undoubtedly helps even simply little issues. As a substitute of getting a part of the set after which a inexperienced display, simply ending that wall or ending that constructing within the background, it simply helps, you recognize what I imply? To look over and truly see what your character’s seeing, it does change issues.
As a cyclops, Percy Jackson‘s Tyson is impervious to fireside and excessive warmth, making him well-suited to working in forges. This provides Tyson a singular energy, as he might be lit on hearth with out it hurting him, which helps Percy and his buddies of their quest.
In relation to the actor behind Tyson, the crew makes certain to conduct all sensible results and stunts safely, which is essential underneath any circumstances, however particularly when hearth is concerned. This enables the Percy Jackson solid, who’ve turn out to be a tightly-knit group, to poke enjoyable at one another within the aftermath of their exhausting work, as Scobell does in his response.
Fireplace-based results, extra location taking pictures, and even larger motion sequences are among the many many ways in which the collection has expanded its scope and scale in season 2. Diemer additionally spoke with ScreenRant concerning the “huge” scale of season 2 and why location taking pictures and constructed units are preferable to the Quantity.
It’s huge. I’ve all the time been a large proponent in my profession of taking pictures on location, or a minimum of getting the units in-built a sensible manner. The rationale why I fell in love with Lord of the Rings and fantasy usually was you felt such as you had been on an journey with the solid, as a result of they had been taking pictures in actual places. You may see for miles, and also you knew that it was actual.
I discover they did a implausible job with the Quantity. On inexperienced screens of any form, it may possibly look beautiful, and I believe they did make it look beautiful, however it feels smaller to me mechanically. I really feel like audiences can often inform that there is a manufactured factor to it. And so to have the ability to form of be on location and be on these constructed units, it feels such as you’re on the journey with Percy and the gang.
Simply being within the midst of that world, you’ll be able to inform that each one the youngsters had been so excited to have the ability to play on these huge levels and use all of the pure components to construct up the story.
Charlie Bushnell, who performs demigod Luke Castellan, was additionally impressed by the elevated scale of season 2, particularly relating to the Princess Andromeda ship. In his dialog with ScreenRant, he teased that audiences will see the ship in additional element in season 2, episode 3, and that “the units this season had been unreal as a result of every little thing was sensible.”
I actually made that area my very own. It was such a cool set. You will see a great quantity of the Princess Andromeda in 203. They even constructed this huge deck, there was a pool, there was music taking part in and there was only a huge social gathering occurring and you actually felt such as you had been on a cruise ship.
The Admiralty Suite, which is Luke’s quarters, that was a very enjoyable set to be in. It is simply loopy seeing what Luke’s dwelling scenario is now and the way he is soaking all that in. It is undoubtedly a step up from Hermes’s Cabin, I might say. The units this season had been unreal as a result of every little thing was sensible. No extra Quantity stage. Simply the eye to element and all of the units and the design, The Ironclad and the Chariot race monitor, every little thing was simply insane. It seems unimaginable.
With Scobell, Diemer, and Bushnell absolutely on board with sensible results and units, and audiences already being attentive to these components within the trailers, there’s a good likelihood that there will probably be extra of this strategy in future seasons. Percy Jackson and the Olympians season 3, which can adapt The Titan’s Curse, was renewed forward of season 2 and filming started in August.
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December 19, 2023
- Community
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Disney+
- Showrunner
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Jonathan E. Steinberg, Dan Shotz
- Administrators
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James Bobin
- Writers
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Joe Tracz, Andrew Miller
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Walker Scobell
Percy Jackson
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Leah Sava Jeffries
Annabeth Chase