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‘Percy Jackson’ Casts Courtney B. Vance as Zeus Following Lance Reddick’s Death: ‘I’ll Be Giving My Brother a Heavenly Hug’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Courtney B. Vance will play Zeus in 'Percy Jackson and the Olympians' following the death of Lance Reddick, who originally played the role.

Among his more recent credits are HBO’s “Lovecraft Country,” AMC’s “61st Street” and FX’s “Grotesquerie.” On Broadway, Vance originated the role of Cory in August Wilson’s “Fences,” and in 2013, he won a Tony for playing Hap Hairston in Nora Ephron’s “Lucky Guy.” He is repped by Yasmine Pearl at UTA and Darrell Miller at Fox Rothschild. Along with Vance and Smart, new cast members joining Season 2 include Andra Day as Athena, Daniel Diemer as Tyson and Timothy Simons as Tantalus. Finding someone to step into this role going forward was not an easy task, but when icon Courtney B. Vance answered the call, we knew the Gods were listening.

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