"If you have a problem with this casting, take it up with me," he said. Trolls upset by the casting rallied to have the 12-year-old's TikTok account banned, prompting Riordan to defend her casting. The series was first announced in 2020 and Disney later received backlash for its casting of Annabeth, who will be played by the black actress Leah Sava Jeffries. The announcement comes just one month after Disney released the first trailer for its new Percy Jackson and the Olympians adaptation. Nearly a decade after the release of THE BLOOD OF OLYMPUS, Percy Jackson, Annabeth Chase, and Grover Underwood will star in a brand new adventure from Rick Riordan! PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS: THE CHALICE OF THE GODS will go on sale September 26, 2023! - Rick Riordan October 18, 2022 While Riordan released a sequel series to Percy Jackson and the Olympians that featured the same characters and continued to 2014, this new entry is specifically a continuation of the original Percy Jackson and the Olympians series which ended in 2009 with The Last Olympian. Riordan announced on Twitter (below) that The Chalice of the Gods will be released on Septemand continue the story of its main characters Percy Jackson, Annabeth Chase, and Grover Underwood.
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