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A Hero's Journey: The Making of Percy Jackson and the Olympians

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Alongside a passionate cast and crew, follow Walker Scobell, Leah Sava Jeffries and Aryan Simhadri as they step into worlds fit for gods, battle unforgettable creatures, and perform legendary stunts.

01-30-2024

50 min

A Hero's Journey: The Making of Percy Jackson and the Olympians

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Movie Details

Production Info

Director:: Joel Edwards

Production:: Evolve Studios

Key Crew

Executive Producer:: Joel Edwards

Executive Producer:: Daniel Kiedis

Locations and Languages

Country:: US

Filming:: US

Languages:: en

Main Cast

Walker Scobell

Walker Scobell

Born into a military family, Walker has lived all over from sunny California to the mountains of Colorado. Walker learned to love acting in elementary school drama class and through his wonderful experience in a middle school play. After a trip to California, he decided to pursue a career in acting and started working on his craft right then and there. Walker has always done everything he can to make people laugh and developed quite the imagination - going so far as to surprise everyone on a class trip by suddenly emerging in a full Spider-Man costume! A huge fan of superhero movies, his favorites include Deadpool and Avengers: Endgame. When he isn't performing, Walker takes great joy in some of the more extreme sports such as snowboarding, skateboarding, and parkour!

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