The 36-year-old McKidd has high hopes that "Percy Jackson," which opened Friday, might become a franchise just like the bestselling bookshelf series of the same name by author Rick Riordan. McKidd, with a wink and a sly smile, said it's a day at the office he won't soon forget. The preliminary work was, like, two or three weeks getting the lighting just right on all of these buildings."
"It was one of those moments as an actor where you say, 'Wow, I am making a big movie.' There was a huge crane for this one big, long shot of me and the city skyline as I'm walking toward the Empire State building. "There's a shot where I arrive in the city and walk up out of the ocean," says McKidd, who portrays Poseidon in the modern-day adventure with gods of Greek myth.
If you want to know what it's like to be a movie star, listen to McKidd describe a solitary stroll he took on a New York street during the filming of "Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lighting Thief." I’m also thankful to the entire production team and to all the Spotlight Family, starting with Artistic Director, Kenny Grossman, who, when planning the season last year, thought I was the one apt to direct “the crazy show with the monsters and puppets.” I hope he was right.If you want to know what it's like to be a television star, walk down a Los Angeles sidewalk with Kevin McKidd, who "Grey's Anatomy" fans instantly recognize as the tortured trauma surgeon Owen Hunt. It has been a joy to work with this kind, smart, and tireless cast, where the work and talent of every last one of them was key to bringing this adventure story to life. Percy gives anyone with cognitive differences a hero to recognize, showing that most of our differences are gifts rather than curses. Our main character is also the champion of anyone challenged by dyslexia, ADHD, and/or the struggles of a social misfit. A focus not on magic and escape, but on real kids dealing with common problems-especially neglectful and absentee parents-is in your face right from the opening number. Maybe it helps for the stage-bound version of this story to serve as a first impression for some of us. Upon reading the first volume, I found that the musical sticks much closer to the voice and focus of The Lightning Thief than the screen version does. I was barely aware that the two CGI-stuffed film adaptations of his stories were generally disliked both by the author and by his fans. Unlike millions of readers of all ages, I wasn’t up on the series of young adult novels by Rick Riordan. When I took my first look at The Lighting Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical less than a year ago, I was already late to the party.
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