Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-5907682-20140524004743/@comment-4749365-20140901041237

But, J.K. Rowling produced the Harry Potter movies due to the studio giving her some sort of creative control (she was allowed a say in which actors were chosen and previewed each script before it went into production and allowed a say during the filming process, she even influenced the actors' portrayal of the characters) whereas Rick Riordan literally signed creative control away as he wants no part in the process for fear it would change his view on the characters. That's the part that bugs me, personally. As an author and the characters being extensions of himself (which he admitted that they were) he should be able to stay consistent with their personalities even with bad acting and cheesy effects. But, as he said, it's rare that film companies allow the authors to give any sort of input.