Back in December of last year, a new series began to air on the Disney+ streaming services. It was Percy Jackson and The Olympians. One of the key characters in the series is the God of War, Ares. The character is played by WWE Hall of Famer and current AEW wrestler Adam Copeland.
Copeland’s Ares outfit was recently put on display at Walt Disney World’s Hollywood Studios theme park. The WWE Hall of Famer also took to Twitter to react to the display.
“Gotta say this wasn’t on my bingo card for 2024, but I’ll take it. Life is crazy,” Adam Copeland tweeted.
Adam Copeland claims Ares would be one heck of a wrestler
Recently, the former AEW TNT Champion was interviewed by Entertainment Weekly. During the interview, Copeland shared his thoughts on the possibility of Ares being a 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.”
Copeland also mentioned that he is enjoying his role as Ares and praised the writing of the character.
“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.’”
“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.
How would you rate Adam Copeland’s portrayal of Ares?
