Walker Scobell, Leah Sava Jeffries and Aryan Simhadri will attend Italy’s Lucca Comics and Games Festival next month to promote Season 3 of Percy Jackson and the Olympians. The stars of the Disney+ show will appear alongside co-creator and executive producer Jonathan E. Steinberg and executive producer Dan Shotz for a panel presentation featuring previously unseen footage.
The panel will focus on the third season, which adapts Rick Riordan’s novel The Titan’s Curse. Percy Jackson (Scobell), Grover Underwood (Simhadri) and their fellow campers at Camp Half-Blood set out to save Annabeth Chase (Jeffries) and the goddess of the hunt, Artemis (Dafne Keen), from the Titan Atlas (Holt McCallany).
The Lucca Lineup
Lucca Comics and Games runs Oct. 28–Nov. 1 in the Tuscan town of Lucca, surrounded by perfectly preserved 16th and 17th century ramparts. More than 200,000 fans attend each year, making it a unique gathering of fans, cosplay enthusiasts and role-playing gamers.
The festival’s Movie Area section will host several major premieres and presentations:
- Aardman Animations’ founder Peter Lord and director Peter Walker for the Italian premiere of Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom
- Japanese filmmaker Kore-eda Hirokazu discussing his adaptation of Fujimoto Tatsuki’s manga Look Back, blending live-action realism with the creative process behind the genre
- Warner Bros. Pictures Animation launching The Cat in the Hat with directors Erica Rivinoja and Alessandro Carloni
- Seminal writer-graphic artist Frank Miller returning for a screening of Frank Miller: American Genius, made by his creative partner Silenn Thomas
- Japanese anime producer Hibiki Minagawa presenting the international premiere of Toei Animation’s kiddie film Star Detective Precure – The Movie!
- Director Naoya Ando presenting animated feature Gintama: Yoshiwara in Flames, retelling the iconic manga arc with new subplots
Why Hollywood Cares
Lucca has become a key stop for Hollywood studios promoting European audiences. The Movie Area strand started 16 years ago, and the festival now hosts premieres, screenings and panels across the entire cross-media universe of comics, games and animation.
The panel lineup shows the range of stories being told at Lucca this year, from a sheep comedy to a manga adaptation to a Greek myth adventure.
What the Panel Will Show
The Percy Jackson panel will offer a look at previously unseen footage from the upcoming season. That is a treat for fans who want to see more of the third season.
The presence of the show’s creators and stars suggests a significant promotional push for the third season.
The Numbers
- Festival: Lucca Comics and Games, Oct. 28–Nov. 1
- Location: Lucca, Italy, surrounded by 16th and 17th century ramparts
- Attendance: More than 200,000 fans per year
- Movie Area strand: Started 16 years ago
- Panel guests: Walker Scobell, Leah Sava Jeffries, Aryan Simhadri, Jonathan E. Steinberg, Dan Shotz
The festival’s blend of pop culture draws is part of what makes it so effective for studios. A Percy Jackson panel sits alongside a Shaun the Sheep premiere and a Gintama presentation, creating a schedule that appeals to fans of multiple genres.
The combination of mythology, anime and animation premieres means Lucca has become a destination for anyone with a passion for storytelling. Whether you are following the adventures of Percy Jackson or the antics of Shaun the Sheep, the festival offers something for everyone.
For fans of Percy Jackson, the panel is a chance to see new footage and hear directly from the creators about the upcoming season.
Source material: “‘Percy Jackson’ Season 3 Stars Walker Scobell, Leah Sava Jeffries Set to Attend Italy’s Lucca Comics and Games,” Variety.
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