PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS Turns Vancouver Building into Empire State Building Entrance
Ask for the key to the 600th floor.
Olympus – home of the Olympian gods and goddesses – moves to America in the Percy Jackson world and relocates to the top of New York City’s iconic Empire State Building, hidden as the 600th floor.
Crew from Disney+’s Percy Jackson and the Olympians series has turned a downtown Vancouver building into the entrance to the Empire State Building.
Fans hope that series creator Rick Riordan will cameo as the security guard in the lobby who provides the key to travel to the 600th floor.
Film crews busy in our ‘hood: it’s “The Empire State Building” aka #palatekitchen right across the street from us! @downtownvan @yvrshoots #percyjacksonandtheolympians pic.twitter.com/kYFXgOWXvN
— aubergevancouver (@AubergeHotelVan) August 15, 2022
Right across the street from @AubergeHotelVan is “The Empire State Bldg” NYC aka @palatekitchen filming #percyjacksonandtheolympians here in @downtownvan !@DailyHiveVan @yvrshoots pic.twitter.com/yWT7LkEfjW
— winesocietygal (@winesocietygals) August 15, 2022
Based on Rick Riordan’s best-selling book series, Percy Jackson and the Olympians tells the story of a 12-year-old modern demigod, Percy Jackson (Walker Scobell), who’s just coming to terms with his newfound divine powers when the sky god Zeus accuses him of stealing his master lightning bolt. With help from his friends Grover (Aryan Simhadri) and Annabeth (Leah Sava Jeffries), Percy must embark on an adventure of a lifetime to find it and restore order to Olympus.
The Disney+ series started filming in metro Vancouver two-and-a-half months ago.
Filming dates: June 02 2022 – January 25 2023
Working title: Mink Golden.
Showrunner: author Rick Riordan.
Cast: Walker Scobell, Leah Sava Jeffries, Aryan Simhadri, Dior Goodjohn, Charlie Bushnell, Virginia Kull, Jason Mantzoukas, Megan Mullally, Glynn Turman, Timm Sharp.
Producers: Rick Riordan, John Steinberg, James Babin.
