Actors who could be Zeus and Poseidon in ‘Percy Jackson’ the long-awaited Disney+ series

During 2022 the production of the first season of ‘Percy Jackson and the Olympians’ has cast several film and television stars to play characters appearing in the books written by Rick Riordan, however the name of the actors they will play is still up in the air. Zeus and Poseidontwo of the most important Olympians in the plot.

The actor and director, Jay Duplass was cast as Hades, one of the 3 great Olympian gods from Greek mythologywho plays an important role in the first book of this juvenile saga on which the first season of the highly anticipated Disney+ series is based, while the roles of Zeus and Poseidon remain outstanding.

Logan Leman

Even if the writer of the books, Rick Riordan revealed that none of the actors who appeared in the Percy Jackson films will return to the world of demigods, thousands of fans are eagerly awaiting Disney+ revealing that Logan Lerman, the first actor to bring this character to life, will participate in the series as the god Poseidon, but it seems unlikely to happen.

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Gerard Butler

Among the most famous actors who have played all kinds of characters is the famous Gerard Butlerwho due to his appearance could play one of these two Olympian gods, in particular the eccentric, wise and authoritarian Zeus, who will play an important role in the first season of the series.

Sam Worthington

Thanks to his fame as the star of ‘Avatar’ and ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’, the actor Sam Worthington He is an audience favorite to play Zeus or Poseidon in ‘Percy Jackson & the Olympians’. Curiously, this actor has already worked in the past as Perseus in ‘Clash of the Titans’, the films which also tell the story of Greek mythology.

Ben Barnes

In recent years, the popularity of Ben Barnes grew up, leaving behind his past as Prince Caspian from ‘The Chronicles of Narnia’ to work on a Marvel series and also the adaptation of the ‘Shadow and Bone’ books on Netflix, as well as a role in a series of Guillermo del Bull. So it wouldn’t be surprising if Disney+ was looking to give him a role in this new production.

ryan reynolds

To finish with the list of actors who could appear in the Disney+ series ‘Percy Jackson’, there is the famous and charismatic ryan reynoldswho worked with the protagonist of this series, Walker Scobell in Netflix’s ‘Project Adam’ and they had great chemistry on and off screen, making him the perfect Poseidon.