One of the newest series currently streaming on Disney+ is Percy Jackson and the Olympians. The star playing the role of the God of War Ares is WWE Hall of Famer and current AEW star Adam Copeland. Recently, the Rated R Superstar opened up about his role in the series.
Recently, the former AEW TNT Champion was interviewed by Entertainment Weekly. While speaking with them about the show, Adam Copeland talked mainly about his character. The Rated R Superstar believed that The God of War would have been a great professional wrestler.
“He’s supposed to be the god of war, so he’s going to be a god of physicality. My other gig is very much based on physical theater, so they definitely coincide. I think Ares would’ve made one heck of a wrestler. There’s a moment where he ups the intensity, and I was definitely dipping into my wrestling playbook for that.”
Adam Copeland dives in on the Ares character
While speaking to Entertainment Weekly, Copeland also mentioned that he loves the show’s writing and helped him show different faces of Ares.
“That was my way in because if he’s just a big, bad, angry god, then eventually that’s going to get old. What I loved about the show’s writing is that it allowed me to look for layers. For me, the key really was finding those comedic beats. Once I found those, I was like, ‘Okay, I know this guy.’”
The Rated R Superstar also thinks a lot of people can relate to Ares and is excited to play a character of a God that is ‘flawed’.
“I think Ares is not a good father, and you see that in how Clarisse acts out. If you want to go even deeper, it’s probably because he didn’t have the best dad, and he’s just going with what he knows, which I think a lot of people can relate to. I love how the gods are so flawed. It’d be easy to write them as these omnipotent beings, but they’re not. They have insecurities and jealousies; they’re very human,” Adam Copeland said.
Ares made his first appearance on this week’s episode, ‘A God Buys Us Cheeseburger.’
How did you like Adam Copeland’s portrayal of Ares?
