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McKinley Franklin editor Rob Young, the Oscar-nominated sound mixer of “Unforgiven,” died June 11 in Albi, France from complications of a fall he sustained during a trip to Morocco. He was 76. Young was a sound mixer in the feature film industry for nearly 40 years, earning an Oscar nomination in the category of Best Sound for Clint Eastwood’s 1992 Western “Unforgiven.” He mixed sound for other popular projects including “William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet” and “Jumanji” in the mid-1990s.  Among his other notable credits were “Catwoman,” “She’s the Man,” “Final Destination 3” “Night at the Museum,” “Jennifer’s Body” and “Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief.”

The industry is still reeling from the sudden passing of Lance Reddick. However, his eloquent presence will continue on in several upcoming film and TV projects which the prolific actor had completed before his death at age 60.

Saying goodbye to a bright star. Lance Reddick‘s Hollywood colleagues sang his praises as both an actor and a human being after the Wire alum died at 60 on Friday, March 17.

Heartbreaking Hollywood news to report Friday morning… Beloved character actor Lance Reddick has passed away at the age of 60.

The Wire actor Lance Reddick has died at the age of 60, according to reports in the US tonight.

Lance Reddick has died aged 60.

A Monk followup movie will be coming to Peacock. The NBCU streamer has ordered Mr. Monk’s Last Case: A Monk Movie, starring Tony Shalhoub in a reprisal of his titular role from the USA series, along with original series cast members Ted Levine (On Becoming a God in Central Florida), Traylor Howard (Boston Common), Jason Gray-Stanford (Percy Jackson and The Olympians), Melora Hardin (The Office) and Hector Elizondo (Pretty Woman). The project hails from the original series creative team including creator, executive producer and writer Andy Breckman, executive producer David Hoberman, executive producer/director Randy Zisk. The studio behind the movie is UCP, a division of Universal Studio Group.   

Nick Offerman, Megan Mullally and Nick Cross has joined the cast of the fourth and final season of Netflix’s superhero drama series The Umbrella Academy.

Percy Jackson and the Olympians is getting a TV series adaptation coming to Disney+ in 2024. As the show continues to film its first season, creator Rick Riordan is teasing details of what fans can expect.

EXCLUSIVE: CBS is developing East/West, a medical drama from writer-producer Yalun Tu (NCIS: Hawai’i), M. Raven Metzner (Iron Fist) and CBS Studios. Jet Wilkinson (The Chi) is attached to direct the pilot and executive produce.

EXCLUSIVE: Lin-Manuel Miranda is set for a key guest-starring role on Disney+’s upcoming series Percy Jackson and the Olympians.

Percy Jackson & the Olympians is getting a new book in the series as author Rick Riordan confirmed Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Chalice of the Gods. Riordan announced that the new book would go on sale on September 26, 2023.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter The “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” series at Disney+ has added three new actors to its cast, Variety has learned exclusively. Adam Copeland, Suzanne Cryer, and Jessica Parker Kennedy are the latest additions to the cast of the series based on Rick Riordan Percy Jackson novels. The trio join previously announced series lead Walker Scobell and series regulars Aryan Simhadri and Leah Sava Jeffries. Copeland will appear in a recurring guest star role as Ares, the god of War. Ares is described as “handsome in a wicked way and arrogant, despite not always being the sharpest tool in the shed. He loves conflict and acts as an agent of chaos wherever he goes.”

EXCLUSIVE: Logan Lerman, fresh from starring alongside Brad Pitt in Bullet Train, has signed on to his latest high-profile TV role.

Disney+ dropped the first trailer for its highly-anticipated series “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” at the D23 Expo on Saturday.

Percy Jackson is back and Disney+ just unveiled the first look teaser trailer of Percy Jackson and the Olympians. The footage was introduced at the D23 Expo by the three stars of the series: Walter Scobell, Aryan Simhadri and Leah Sava Jeffries. Watch the teaser video above.

Wilson Chapman editor A first look at the highly anticipated “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” Disney+ series was released out of the D23 Expo on Saturday. First greenlit in January, “Percy Jackson” is an adaptation of Rick Riordan’s popular young-adult fantasy book series, which consists of five books released from 2005 to 2009. The series was previously adapted into two feature films released in 2010 and 2013, with Logan Lerman in the title role. The films grossed $425 million combined worldwide. The new series focuses on the titular 12 year-old boy (played by “Adam Project” star Walker Scobell), who discovers that he is the son of Greek god Poseidon and begins training to become a hero at Camp Half-Blood, a special training camp for demigods.

EXCLUSIVE: M88 has signed emerging, young actress Leah Sava Jeffries (Beast, Empire).

Disney+ is celebrating its upcoming series “Percy Jackson and the Olympians”, adapted from Rick Riordan’s beloved YA book series about a teenage boy who discovers he’s the son of Greek god Poseidon.

Clayton Davis Idris Elba is undeniably the star of Will Packer’s latest movie, “Beast,” but the family story at the heart of Universal’s release was a big draw for the producer who previously shepherded “Girls Trip.” In the movie, debuting in theaters Aug. 19, Elba plays Nate Samuels, a recently widowed doctor who returns to South Africa with his two teenage daughters (Iyana Halley and Leah Sava Jeffries) and must fight to survive from a man-hunting lion.Packer sought to offer a balance for the late summer movie calendar.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterMarc Guggenheim has signed with CAA for representation, Variety has learned exclusively.Guggenheim continues to be represented by attorney Wendy Kirk at Johnson Shapiro Slewett & Kole LLP as well as by manager Cliff Roberts at Syndicate Entertainment.Guggenheim is perhaps best known for his work in The CW’s so-called Arrowverse — its collection of shows based on DC Comics characters. He co-created the first of those shows, “Arrow,” along with Greg Berlanti and Andrew Kreisberg.

Logan Lerman does not expect to see himself as part of the new “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” series.

Logan Lerman is ready for a new generation to watch Percy Jackson.

recent blog post, Riordan provided an update on production, explaining that his original guess that the series would debut in 2023 seems unrealistic now that he as “a somewhat better understanding of the work involved.” An official release date for the series has not yet been announced. “Again, that’s just me guessing,” he wrote.

We now have a better idea of when we’ll be seeing the launch of Disney+ series Percy Jackson & The Olympians.  Author and executive producer Rick Riordan shared in a blog post that the series likely will not premiere until early 2024.

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Joe Otterson TV ReporterThe “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” series at Disney+ has made three new additions to its cast, Variety has learned.Dior Goodjohn, Olivea Morton, and Charlie Bushnell have joined the series as Clarisse La Rue, Nancy Bobofit, and Luke Castellan respectively. Johnson and Bushnell will appear in recurring guest star roles, while Morton will be a guest star.

Dior Goodjohn (Head of the Class) and Charlie Bushnell (Diary of a Future President) have been tapped for the recurring roles of Clarisse La Rue and Luke Castellan, respectively, in Disney+’s Percy Jackson and the Olympians, and Olivea Morton (And Yet They Speak) is set to guest star as Nancy Bobofit in the series produced by 20th Television.

the titular role, as well as Aryan Simhadri and Leah Sava Jeffries, who will step into the roles of Percy’s friends Grover Underwood and Annabeth Chase.The series is based on the book series by Rick Riordan, telling the story of a 12-year-old modern demigod, Percy Jackson, who is just coming to terms with his newfound divine powers when the sky god Zeus accuses him of stealing his master lightning bolt. With help from his friends Grover and Annabeth, Percy must embark on an adventure of a lifetime to find it and restore order to Olympus. Mullally will play Alecto, a.k.a. Mrs.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterThe “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” series at Disney+ is rounding out its cast with five new additions, Variety has learned exclusively.Virginia Kull, Glynn Turman, Jason Mantzoukas, Megan Mullally, and Timm Sharp are all set to appear in recurring guest star roles in the small screen adaptation of the popular Rick Riordan book series. They join previously announced series lead Walker Scobell as well as recently announced co-stars Aryan Simhadri and Leah Sava Jeffries. News of the casting comes as the series kicks off production in Vancouver.Mullally (“Will & Grace,” “Party Down,” “Children’s Hospital”) will play Alecto, a.k.a.

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 franchise that racism will never be tolerated. On Tuesday, the writer published a blog post condemning the racist backlash against Leah Sava Jeffries, the 12-year-old actress cast to play Annabeth Chase in the upcoming Disney+ series, . «If you have a problem with this casting, however, take it up with me. You have no one else to blame,» the author wrote. «We should be able to agree that bullying and harassing a child online is inexcusably wrong.

Alexandra Daddario is speaking out about the backlash to Leah Sava Jeffries taking over the role of Annabeth Chase in Disney+’s upcoming Percy Jackson series.

Actress Alexandra Daddario has chimed in on the backlash against Leah Jeffries casting as Annabeth Chase in the upcoming Disney+ show Percy Jackson and the Olympians. Daddario previously played Annabeth Chase in two Percy Jackson films The Lightning Thief and Sea of Monsters. 

Last week, Disney+ announced its lead cast for “Percy Jackson and the Olympians”, the upcoming series based on Rick Riordan’s popular “Percy Jackson” book series.