#DisneyAdaptPercyJackson trends as 'Percy Jackson' fans demand TV adaptation from Disney while Broadway musical makes waves
Rick Riordan's 'Percy Jackson & The Olympians' book series was a great part of our childhood.
For too long, we have been desperately waiting to see the books get the recognition they deserve but now it seems that time has finally come with a possible TV series on the way and a musical version playing on Broadway for a limited 16-week run.
Titled 'The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical', the musical adaptation of Riordan's hit book series has gained some attention from critics and fans for its rockstar take on the world of 'Percy Jackson'. However, fans are still desperate to see a faithful adaptation of the books on screen.
Though the books have plenty of potential to dazzle on screen, the film adaptations of the series have been spectacular failures. Fans never really warmed up to Chris Columbus' 2010 film 'Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief' and its 2013 sequel 'Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters' was even less of a hit.
Both movies were criticized by fans for changing things from the comics but now a new rumor has surfaced online that Disney is planning on making an accurate-to-the-books TV show based on the adventures of the titular demigod and his friends.
The fandom has erupted with joy at the possibility and they're busy petitioning Disney on Twitter to take up the project. Here are some of the tweets:
"OKAY listen this was (and still is) my childhood book series! I’m still obsessed with it! I NEED TO SEE MY BABIES GETTING THE PROPER RECOGNITION THEY DESERVE #DisneyAdaptPercyJackson"
"#DisneyAdaptPercyJackson money aside, doing an accurate adaptation would be the biggest win for representation across all fields pretty much ever."
"seeing as it is trending I just wanna say that the Percy Jackson series has always been a constant for me in my life and was such a huge part of my childhood. to see it adapted into an accurate, sincere adaptation would make me the happiest person ever #DisneyAdaptPercyJackson."
#DisneyAdaptPercyJackson OMG OMG OMG YES PLEASE IT WAS THE SERIES I GREW UP WITH AND I WOULD KILL TO SEE A MOTION PICTURE P LE A S E."
"Oh man, what can I say? I would love seeing my childhood adapted coherently. Please make this happen, I would relive my fourth grade years marathoning through these books. #DisneyAdaptPercyJackson."
"#DisneyAdaptPercyJackson This is trending right now and I understand why. This is another one of my favorite series of books and this needs to happen!"
'The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical' plays through January 5 at Broadway’s Longacre Theatre.