Percy is described as having olive, tanned skin with sea green eyes and windswept hair. Percy being Samoan or Pacific Islander would enrich his history and add to the fact that Poseidon is so attracted to his mother. I’ve long had a desire to see Percy as non-white, and I think it would not only make perfect sense from a story perspective, but it would change absolutely nothing about the character. Unknown Asian or Polynesian actor as Percy Jackson In honor of that belief, here is my fancast for a Percy Jackson reboot. If adapted properly, with an age-appropriate cast and story that adheres more closely to the one in the books, I think Percy Jackson could be a huge success, not only critically but financially. I’ve had a desire to see Percy Jackson rebooted since Fox announced that they would not be moving forward with the films, and it’s because I think the books have so much potential to be the next big young adult franchise. Not only were they nothing like the book, but they also aged up and changed the characters unnecessarily to fit into the YA “heartthrob” market, which was very popular at the time. I think we can all agree that the adaptations of Percy Jackson and the Olympians (thankfully, only two were made: The Lightning Thief in 2010 and Sea of Monsters in 2013) were just atrocious.
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