[PJOTV] You may not have heard, but Aryan Simhadri was cast.

pewpowbang11 · 2022-05-06T04:07:26+00:00

I really love the grover casting and people are just not talking about it. I guess there isnt much controversy so there is no reason to

guessimonredditrn · 2022-05-06T13:22:23+00:00

Lol did anyone see Aryan’s announcement on his Instagram “I am the GOAT!” I love it, he is indeed the goat 😂

While I was a little sad to lose the image I’ve had of Annabeth for over a decade and not sure what they’ll do with Magnus’s origin story if that gets adapted, I think it’s safe to say Rick would not have casted Walker, Leah, or Aryan if he didn’t think they could perfectly play his main trio

Leoram1217 · 2022-05-06T03:17:30+00:00

So true. Just like Grover gets sat upon by Rick in Heroes and only has a little bit of time to shine in Trials, we, too, sit on Grover.

Honestly, this meme is a breath of fresh air I didn't know I needed.

the_wolf_who_laughs · 2022-05-06T09:59:34+00:00

When the casting happened and I asked my friends about Grover and Annabeth, everyone agreed that Grover was cast perfectly and they could see it even though they argued about Annabeth

Rainy212 · 2022-05-06T05:34:18+00:00

Honestly I’m surprised it’s not controversial, I’m super pissed that they’re using an actor with human legs instead of the canon goat ones

grindlebald · 2022-05-06T14:20:36+00:00

Grover is the type of character which can be perfectly played by anybody. His skin color and personal features are only vaguely mentioned, and I feel like it’s an ok casting. Tbh I was thinking someone older, cuz Percy said that he looked like he’d been held back a few grades

tjkatz11 · 2022-05-06T04:22:20+00:00

I can't find anything on the Annabeth actor, but Grover's actor is literally Grover. Just like Walker is Percy.

adbout · 2022-05-06T05:30:15+00:00

Yes! I love Grover’s casting. It’s also cool that he’s Indian not only because he’s a POC, but also because he’ll be subverting Indian stereotypes. In western media Indian characters are often caricatured as the nerdy/techy/smart characters. Grover is the complete opposite—not that he isn’t smart, but he’s more on the emotive and spiritual side of things.

blubdubbadeedub · 2022-05-06T05:15:28+00:00

I love Grovers casting, as an Indian myself ❤️

TL_TRIBUNAL · 2022-05-06T09:25:13+00:00

The only thing I am saying is that I always pictured grover as non white and annabeth as white

unicornchild15 · 2022-05-06T05:21:00+00:00

I was so excited for Grover to be relevant again, but here we are. Honestly the poor boy deserves better.

AsyanongAmbiguous · 2022-05-06T04:35:09+00:00

Ngl, I really hoped that the Grover cast was gonna be a Black teen. However, I'm glad that he's at least Asian, will keep Frank company in the future installations lol.

So fucking excited for what the entire show has to offer!!!!!!!!!

im_bored345 · 2022-05-06T09:14:23+00:00

That's cause his casting was pretty good (in terms of looks) and his appearance is not mentioned as much in the books lol

rtlknd · 2022-05-06T09:09:56+00:00

I’m extremely relieved they decided to keep the movie and musical tradition of casting an actor of color for Grover alive. Reading the PJ graphic novels now feels so odd with Grover being pictured as white. It just doesn’t feel like Grover. Gotta say, I’m really exited to see the actor who plays Grover on the big screen and taking his place among all the other AMAZING Grover actors

PrinceSinatra14 · 2022-05-06T15:40:07+00:00

On the topic of character race in casting, my brother and I both read the lightning thief around the same time and we pictured Grover as different races. I thought of him as white and my brother always thought he was black. Just funny how characters can be visualized drastically different if there aren’t hyper specific descriptions of them.

Starkiller56 · 2022-05-06T06:30:38+00:00

Honestly, this was sad. Grover should have been announced last week.

Loganjoh5 · 2022-05-06T06:06:44+00:00

It’s because it’s not that dividing of a casting choice

rowan_damisch · 2022-05-06T08:48:38+00:00

Maybe people are more okay with a black Grover than a black Annabeth because Grover was already black in the movies?

WanderToNowhere · 2022-05-06T04:47:17+00:00

Grover's appearance doesn't affect the narrative and other cast much compared to Annabeth's.

Daemon-Blackbrier · 2022-05-06T13:28:46+00:00

Honestly, at this point, I don't care about casting so long as they're all competent actors.

Percy-Dragneel · 2022-05-06T14:35:34+00:00

Personally it didn’t matter if Grover stayed white or not, because he didn’t have an arc where his race or in other words what he looks like made any difference to the story.

Tychi_the_apple_pie · 2022-05-06T09:43:59+00:00

Simhadri certainly looks like Grover

aaravosapologist · 2022-05-06T05:28:22+00:00

Desi Grover makes me so happy as an Indian teen who read these books when I was younger :)

PotatoGirl_7 · 2022-05-06T11:18:40+00:00

I guess I just have to say if Walker is Percy, Aryan is Grover.

PickleChip12 · 2022-05-06T14:45:56+00:00

Once again grover getting the shaft

JefftheDoggo · 2022-05-06T15:15:39+00:00

To be honest, I fucking love the Grover casting.

Hemophob14 · 2022-05-06T07:40:56+00:00

TBH, I wonder why people seem to be far more positive Grover’s castings than Annabeth’s. I wasn’t around for the announcement of movie Grover, but I’ve seen people retroactively say they enjoyed it. I’ve not seen anyone really speak out of line about the show casting either.

WANTEN12 · 2022-05-06T08:39:51+00:00

to be fair annabeth is a major character in 9 of the 10 books

grover is only really important in 1 which is this one

NeonBladeAce · 2022-05-06T14:09:10+00:00

I'm slightly saddened that the characters will look different, but glad to know that they will act the part well.

Stealthgecko · 2022-05-06T14:51:15+00:00

Grover fits his part. I like it.

YelenaxNatasha · 2022-05-06T15:32:32+00:00

I think it’s because everyone accepts him but Annabeths casting was controversial since they wanted a book accurate Annabeth

StillAcanthocephala6 · 2022-05-06T03:21:37+00:00

Well the first live action Grover nailed the part, so people are cool with it.

granitdorf · 2022-05-07T07:24:51+00:00

It’s because Grover has a pretty vague discretion will annabeth has a we’ll known image

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