Disney announces Percy Jackson and the Olympians series

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Sizzling Samachar of the day - 26th July 2022

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Disney announces Percy Jackson and the Olympians series

A reboot of the popular Percy Jackson franchise based on the novels by Rick Riordan is in the works at Disney+. The new series will star Walker Scobell, Leah Sava Jeffries, and Aryan Simhadri in lead roles and is expected for a 2024 release. The franchise was previously adapted into films with Logan Lerman and Alexandra Daddario in lead roles.

The Summer I Turned Pretty season 2 announced

Amazon Prime’s hit coming-of-age drama series The Summer I Turned Pretty will return for a second season. Filming has already commenced for the follow-up season with Lola Tung to reprise her role as the lead. The series is based on the novel by popular writer Jenny Han.

Rosamund Pike to narrate audiobook adaptations of The Wheel of Time

Rosamund Pike, the star of the hit Amazon Prime TV series The Wheel of Time, is set to serve as narrator for the audiobooks ‘The Great Hunt' and 'The Dragon Reborn' based on Robert Jordan's novels of the same name from The Wheel of Time franchise. The live-action series debuted on Amazon Prime last year with a second season set to be released soon.

Goodfellas actor Paul Sorvino dies aged 83

Paul Sorvino, the actor most famous for playing Paulie Cicero in the iconic gangster film, Goodfellas, has passed away due to natural causes at the age of 83. The news was announced by his wife Dee Dee. Sorvino is the father of Oscar-winning actress Mira Sorvino.

First look of new Dhanush film revealed

Tamil superstar Dhanush, who recently starred in the Netflix action film The Gray Man, is set to play the lead in the new Tamil-Telugu film Vaathi. Directed by Venky Atluri, the period drama will be set in the 80s and will also star Samyuktha Menon in the lead role. The film is titled Sir, in Telugu.

Regé-Jean Page will not appear in new Avengers film

Bridgerton star Regé-Jean Page who also recently starred in the film The Gray Man was initially announced to be part of the cast list for the Marvel series Secret Invasion starring Olivia Colman, Emilia Clarke, Ben Mendelsohn, Samuel L Jackson, and Cobie Smulders. However, Marvel Studios have backtracked saying that Regé-Jean Page’s name was listed by accident and that he won't be appearing in the series. There is growing speculation that this could be a deliberate misdirect to introduce Regé-Jean Page as a surprise appearance in the series.

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Disney announces Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, The Summer I Turned Pretty season 2 announced, Goodfellas actor Paul Sorvino dies aged 83, and other top stories in this entertainment bulletin.