Even earlier than the Disney+ series launched this previous December, the Percy Jackson universe appeared primed to develop with film trilogy for the Kane Chronicles books over at Netflix. However 4 years after that reveal, creator Rick Riordan has revealed the streamer received’t be going ahead with that endeavor.
Chatting with a curious fan on Goodreads, Riordan mentioned Netflix in the end determined to go on bringing these books to the small display screen, and in the end let the challenge lapse in optioning hell for just a few years. Because of this, any studio that’d wish to go forward and make the movies must cowl preproduction prices earlier than truly doing something with them. It’s “under no circumstances uncommon,” in response to him, and he was frank in saying all of streaming was tightening their belt and cancelling whatever they can to economize.
Even with the latest season two renewal for Percy Jackson & the Olympians, it didn’t cease Kane from getting the boot. As for the opposite deliberate spinoff for fellow universe character Magnus Chase that Riordan’s talked about previously, that one’s being “[held] in reserve. I don’t wish to try this till I’ve sufficient bandwidth to do it correctly,” he admitted, “and as you could have guessed, I’m fairly busy!”
The Kane Chronicles give attention to magician siblings Carter and Sadie who, like Percy, are the descendants of gods. However the place Percy and the quick characters in his orbit come from Greek deities, the Kane siblings are descended from Narmer and Ramses the Nice, and their adventures are extra centered round Egyptian historical past and mythology. Their trilogy of books (and accompanying quick tales) even have extra of a YA bent than the mothership collection.
With Percy already on Disney+, it wouldn’t be stunning if Disney determined to get Kane and simply have your entire enterprise be below its banner. But it surely all is dependent upon the way forward for the streaming business and the way lengthy Disney is keen to stay with Percy Jackson to start with.
[by way of Variety]
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