Percy Jackson Author Had God-Like Praise For Lance Reddick’s Zeus Performance

Lance Reddick’s death has left what feels like a sudden and instant hole in the film and TV industry.

The actor is rightfully being remembered for his turns in everything from “John Wick,” to “The Wire,” to “The Eric Andre Show,” but I think one of his most exciting roles was still ahead of him.

The actor sadly passed away with several projects in the works, but one of the most highly-anticipated was “Percy Jackson & The Olympians,” which wrapped filming on season 1 last month.The Disney+ adaptation of Rick Riordan’s young adult book series of the same name is set to tell the story of a demigod teenager whose life is turned upside down when he discovers his parentage and ends up at Camp Half-Blood, a summer camp for kids of the gods.

Reddick will play Zeus, the intimidating ruler of Mount Olympus who accuses Percy (Walker Scobell

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