Lance Reddick has been cast as Zeus in the upcoming Percy Jackson and the Olympians series coming to the Disney Plus streaming service.
Toby Stephens is also playing Poseidon, with Walker Scobell as the titular character.
Sean Bean played Zeus in the movies starring Logan Lerman.
Lance Reddick recently starred in the one-and-done Resident Evil series on Netflix where he acknowledged haters and trolls for the series’ cancellation.
We heard your calls all the way from Olympus. Welcome to #PercyJackson and the Olympians.
— Percy Jackson (@PercySeries) January 26, 2023
⚡️ Lance Reddick as Zeus
⚡️ Toby Stephens as Poseidon pic.twitter.com/r9LtW37znI
Percy Jackson author Rick Riordan also responded to fans’ complaints surrounding the woke casting of Annabeth Chase who is also replaced by a black actor.
“Some of you have apparently felt offended or exasperated when your objections are called out online as racist. ‘But I am not racist,’ you say. ‘It is not racist to want an actor who is accurate to the book’s description of the character!’ Let’s examine that statement,” Riordan posted on his blog. “You are judging her appropriateness for this role solely and exclusively on how she looks. She is a Black girl playing someone who was described in the books as white. Friends, that is racism.”
