After playing Ryan Reynolds' younger self in Netflix's The Adam Project, Walker Scobell has now been cast as Percy Jackson in the Disney+ adaptation of the book series. The news was first announced by the series' author Rick Riordan. He posted about the 13-year-old actor's casting on his website.The screenshot of the moment when Walker Scobell learns about him being cast in the role (Image via Rick Riordan)In the post, Riordan included screenshots of the January 28 Zoom call, where Schobell learned about his casting for the first time. Riordan said in a statement:"It was obvious to me and the rest of the team that Walker had the perfect mix of comedic timing, sweetness, rebelliousness, snark and heroism to embody our hero Percy Jackson."Percy Jackson's age in the books compared to Walker Scobell's agePercy Jackson TV News@pjotvshownewsBREAKING: Walker Scobell has been cast as Percy Jackson! #PercyJackson9:32 AM · Apr 11, 2022122072115BREAKING: Walker Scobell has been cast as Percy Jackson! #PercyJackson https://t.co/2Eiw0WJe37Logan Lerman was around 18 in 2010 when the first Percy Jackson film came out. However, the live-action take on the character was aged up significantly compared to the original books. With Walker Scobell's casting, it seems that the series is going with a more accurate representation of the young demigod.In the first novel of the series, The Lightning Thief, Jackson is only 12 years old. It has been established that the titular character's birthday is on August 18. This means that Scobell is only a year and eight months older than the Olympian demigod he would be portraying in the Disney+ series.Fans react to Walker Scobell being cast as Percy JacksonLegions of fans expressed their excitement over the new Disney+ series and the casting of Walker Scobell. Many deemed the young actor as being 'perfect' for the role of the iconic demigod.glo 🍂@Gloria_tpwk_me watching me watching Logan Lerman Walker Scobellas percy jackson as percy jackson @rickriordan11:12 AM · Apr 11, 20222367550me watching me watching Logan Lerman Walker Scobellas percy jackson as percy jackson @rickriordan https://t.co/ndmtu2uIZVGrace 🇺🇦@DevilsDefendcant wait for percy jackson to trend now that WE KNOW WHO HE IS AISJCODMSKDKHES SO HAPPY HES READ ALL THE BOOKS AND EVERYTHING LOOK9:35 AM · Apr 11, 2022459405792cant wait for percy jackson to trend now that WE KNOW WHO HE IS AISJCODMSKDKHES SO HAPPY HES READ ALL THE BOOKS AND EVERYTHING LOOK https://t.co/1xPkGyxVXHsj (tv) ☁️@sjfolkloreTHIS IS MY PERCY JACKSON I AM OFFICIALLY THE #1 WALKER SCOBELL PROTECTOR9:52 AM · Apr 11, 20222858899THIS IS MY PERCY JACKSON I AM OFFICIALLY THE #1 WALKER SCOBELL PROTECTOR https://t.co/oXcMFQ3UHVsj (tv) ☁️@sjfolklorewalker scobell is OUR PERCY JACKSON LETS GOOOO9:35 AM · Apr 11, 202261511349walker scobell is OUR PERCY JACKSON LETS GOOOO https://t.co/YTtawwn90Aʙᴇɴᴛᴇ@BenteJamOur seaweed brain Walker Scobell is perfect !#PercyJackson11:30 AM · Apr 11, 20223845740Our seaweed brain 😭Walker Scobell is perfect !#PercyJackson https://t.co/5Yth89FYLtno context percy jackson@nocontextpjothe world is an unbearable place but at least we have walker scobell as percy jackson10:04 AM · Apr 11, 20226149974the world is an unbearable place but at least we have walker scobell as percy jacksonno context percy jackson@nocontextpjopretty sure the casting director for percy jackson saw walker scobell sass back at ryan reynolds in the adam project and said "there's our man" 10:01 AM · Apr 11, 2022110501078pretty sure the casting director for percy jackson saw walker scobell sass back at ryan reynolds in the adam project and said "there's our man" 😌duda@windbyfireHaven't posted here in forever but I need to share this drawing of Walker Scobell as Percy that I just did!! He's gonna be perfect for the role1:38 AM · Apr 12, 2022531152Haven't posted here in forever but I need to share this drawing of Walker Scobell as Percy that I just did!! He's gonna be perfect for the role💙 https://t.co/NkrMZsah1Wcowboy like hib 🤠🍂@ohgreekgodwhat im doing rn is literally lying in my bed staring at my ceiling and imagining scenes from the lightning thief with walker scobell playing as percy jackson in it10:49 AM · Apr 11, 20222087235what im doing rn is literally lying in my bed staring at my ceiling and imagining scenes from the lightning thief with walker scobell playing as percy jackson in it𝙶𝚒𝚜𝚎𝚕𝚕𝚎✨🖤//MOONKNIGHT ERA🌙@giselleb1234No but this is such perfect casting. Walker Scobell did amazing in The Adam Project and he’s gonna do so great in Percy Jackson 🏽🏽 #PercyJackson11:21 AM · Apr 11, 202216129No but this is such perfect casting. Walker Scobell did amazing in The Adam Project and he’s gonna do so great in Percy Jackson 🙌🏽🙌🏽 #PercyJackson https://t.co/gcVP9IEb5Bpercy jackson came home@leonidasvaldzwalker scobell I will protect you with my life he will do percy jackson justice I trust him9:34 AM · Apr 11, 20227414walker scobell I will protect you with my life he will do percy jackson justice I trust him https://t.co/xQ4au1r4aIJordy 🌱@RED3CORAT3NAHHH HE IS FKN PERFECT FOR THE ROLE OF PERCY JACKSON9:44 AM · Apr 11, 2022192412665NAHHH HE IS FKN PERFECT FOR THE ROLE OF PERCY JACKSON https://t.co/PCjHebwcK9no context percy jackson@nocontextpjoevery percy jackson fan rn:10:53 AM · Apr 11, 2022110451506every percy jackson fan rn: https://t.co/BoGaKIrL1Yno context percy jackson@nocontextpjopercy jackson twitter rn:10:11 AM · Apr 11, 202266091284percy jackson twitter rn: https://t.co/ablEcXT1THsara@thisbemesaraoh my god he was wearing a camp half-blood shirt when he found out he was casted as percy jackson11:02 AM · Apr 11, 202210052990oh my god he was wearing a camp half-blood shirt when he found out he was casted as percy jackson https://t.co/m8ZPJQ4yV4Mark Ruffalo@MarkRuffaloYay, Walker! #PercyJackson twitter.com/variety/status…Variety@Variety#PercyJackson Disney Plus series to star #AdamProject's Walker Scobell (EXCLUSIVE) variety.com/2022/tv/news/p…3:52 AM · Apr 12, 20221746141#PercyJackson Disney Plus series to star #AdamProject's Walker Scobell (EXCLUSIVE) variety.com/2022/tv/news/p…Yay, Walker! #PercyJackson twitter.com/variety/status…What is known about the upcoming Disney Plus 'Percy Jackson' series?According to Rick Riordan's post, the lead actors of the series will begin training in Vancouver, Canada, in the summer. The author also revealed that the casting for the other two lead roles, i.e., Annabeth and Grover, is underway and will be confirmed soon. As per multiple reports, Young Sheldon star Raegan Revord (known for her portrayal of a young Missy Cooper) is being eyed for the role of Annabeth Chase, daughter of Athena.In his post, Riordan also spoke about Walker Scobell's love for his book series. He said:"Walker is also a super-fan of the books, having read everything through The Trials of Apollo."Based on the screenshot shared by the author, it looks like the 13-year-old also owns some merch of the IP.