EveryWalker Scobellmovie and TV show so far reveals that the young star ofPercy Jackson and the Olympianshit the ground running when it comes to his acting career, and clearly has a bright future ahead of him. Born in Virginia in 2009, Walker Scobell spent is formative years living in several different states due to his father’s military background. He showed an interest in acting from an incredibly young age, and appeared in school productions such asMary Poppins.
However, it was attending a John D’Aquino acting workshop that led him to realize he wanted to pursue performing as a career. He clearly has a natural talent when it comes to acting, as he landed the first role he auditioned for - a younger version of Ryan Reynold’s Adam Reed in theNetflix movieThe Adam Project.From there, his career has gone from strength to strength, with Walker Scobell’s name already becoming well known despite only appearing in two movies and a single TV show so far.
Secret Headquarters
Cast
Secret Headquarters is a superhero comedy film that was released exclusively on Paramount+ in 2022. The movie centers on a group of friends who accidentally discover a superhero headquarters underneath their home. Owen Wilson stars as Jack Kincaid (aka The Guard) alongside Michael Peña, Walker Scobell, Jesse Williams, and Keith L. Williams.
Secret Headquarterswas the second movie in which Walker Scobell appeared, and released in 2022 shortly after his debut outing inThe Adam Project.From directors Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman,Secret Headquartersis a superhero comedy in whichWalker Scobell appears as Charlie Kincaid, the son of superhero The Guard (played by Owen Williams). Scobell and Williams make a great father-son duo on screen, with many hilarious moments coupled with some surprisingly emotional ones that deal with Charlie’s strained relationship with his often-absent superhero father.
The plot of the movie echoes the likes ofSpy Kidsin many ways andSuperhero Highin many ways, as by the end, it’s Charlie who has to save the day using the skills and gadgets he’s inherited from his dad. While the movie didn’t fare too well with critics,Secret Headquartersis still an enjoyable watch for younger viewers.It was also a strong second outing as far as Walker Scobell’s performance goes, though it’s not the best movie or TV show he’s appeared in so far in his short career so far.
The Adam Project
The Adam Project is a sci-fi action/comedy starring Ryan Reynolds as a time-traveling pilot who accidentally arrives in the past and must work with his 12-year-old self to save the future. Adam Reed (Reynolds) heads back from his time in 2050 to save his wife in 2018. When things go awry, he crashes his time-traveling aircraft in 2022, where his 12-year-old self finds him. Chased into their timeline, they’re attacked by the leader of the dystopian future and must escape their grasp and fight to change and save their future.
Walker Scobell’s first appearance in a feature-length movie was 2022’sThe Adam Project,which saw the young star join a cast alongside the likes of Ryan Reynolds, Mark Ruffalo, Zoe Saldana, and Jennifer Garner. The 2022 sci-fi action comedy from director Shawn Levy sees pilotAdam Reed (Reynolds) traveling back in timeto save his wife. However, instead of traveling from 2050 to 2018, he instead mistakenly arrives in 2022, and has to work with his 12-year-old self in the past (Scobell) to complete his mission.
Ryan Reynolds and Walker Scobell have great chemistry together as the older and younger versions of Adam. It was a truly phenomenal debut for Scobell too, with many critics noting the strength of his performance given how little experience on screen he had prior to taking on the role. Reynolds and Scobell were jointly nominated for an MTV Movie Award for Best Team, andit’s little surprise thatThe Adam Projecthelped launch Walker Scobell’s career into a direct path from a feature film debut straight to being cast as the lead in a high-budget TV series.
Percy Jackson & the Olympians
Percy Jackson and the Olympians follows the journey of Percy Jackson as he embarks on a perilous quest to return Zeus’s master bolt. Joined by friends Annabeth and Grover, Percy confronts mythical challenges, seeking to avert a divine war and discover his place in the world.
So far, the best and most prominent role in Walker Scobell’s career is portraying the titular role in the Disney+ seriesPercy Jackson and the Olympians.Following Disney’s earlier attempt to create a cinematic franchise from Rick Riodran’sPercy Jacksonnovels,Percy Jackson and the Olympianshas been a much more successful venture than the 2010 movieThe Lightning Thiefand the 2013 sequelSea of Monsters.While this success is also attributed to the lengthier runtime afforded by the format of a TV series and greater accuracy to the books, Scobell’s performance in the lead role has also been a key factor.
InPercy Jackson and the Olympians,Walker Scobell plays Percy Jackson, the demigod son of Poseidon. The cast of the Disney+ show has been consistently praised by critics, with many citing the performance of Walker Scobell specifically as being incredibly strong.The show also landed Scobell the first award win of his career, landing a Kids’ Choice Award for Favorite Male TV Star (Kids).Season 2 ofPercy Jackson and the Olympianshas also been confirmed, so fans will have more of Walker Scobell’s performance as Percy Jackson to enjoy in the near future.
What Walker Scobell Will Appear In Next
Alongsideseason 2 ofPercy Jackson and the Olympians,Walker Scobell has other projects in the works too, showing that the young star still has a long and successful road ahead of him.Scobell’s next confirmed movie appearance is inBlood Knot,the adaptation of Bob Rich’s 2015 novelLooking Through Waterfrom director Roberto Sneider.
Blood Knotwill be a new venture for Walker Scobell in more ways than one. Rather than being an action comedy or fantasy adventure aimed at younger viewers,Blood Knotis a down-to-earth drama. It will be interesting to see how Scobell handles the role, but if his performances in his films and movies so far are any indication, he’ll once again prove himself as a solid young performer. The specific role he’s playing has yet to be revealed, and the film also doesn’t have a release date yet (though it is in post-production at time of writing).
Additionally,Walker Scobell was set to have a cameo in 2024’sDeadpool & Wolverine.While his scene didn’t make it into the final cut, Scobell revealed that he’d been set tovoice a Deadpool variant known as Kidpool. However, the actor explained during an interview that filming commitments forPercy Jackson and the Olympiansultimately prevented the cameo from happening - though he’s still more than open to appearing in a future MCU project.
