Dave Bautista has formally changed Ryan Hurst as Kratos in Prime Video’s God of Battle reside motion sequence.
As reported by Variety, the previous wrestler is now set to tackle the character’s mantle, prevously performed by Ryan Hurst, who notably portrayed Thor within the God of Battle video games.
This information does not come as an enormous shock; reviews surfaced that Bautista was in talks to join the project earlier this month, with the top purpose of enjoying Kratos.
Hurst was in the course of filming a stunt for the sequence when he tore his bicep. The grueling harm was extreme, and his prolonged restoration timeline would have thrown a significant wrench in manufacturing, prompting the studio to recast the position moderately than anticipate him to heal.
It did not take lengthy for them to seek out their new Kratos, and followers of the sequence are already praising this casting selection, although many are noting that the actor — who famously dropped 75 kilos in late 2024— will probably have to bulk as much as his Drax the Destroyer bod once more.
Hurst underwent an analogous physique transformation to play Kratos, reportedly stacking on 40 kilos to convincingly pull of the character’s muscular Spartan construct. Followers obtained to see what Hurst would’ve seemed like within the position in mid-August when the actor shared a recent photo of himself boasting massive msucles and Kratos’ signature crimson tattoo.
This is not the one online game adaptation with a GoW acronym that Bautista is eager on being concerned with; he is famously campaigned to star in a Gears of War sequence for a while now, calling Marcus Fenix his “dream role.”
In 2018, Bautista claimed to be actively pursuing the venture with the Gears of Battle rights holders, and even pitched it to Universal once they approached him for a job within the Quick and Livid films.
Prime Video’s God of Battle sequence will reportedly resume in mid-October 2026, with prep to start out this month.
That is the newest massive information for the God of Battle franchise after Cory Barlog revealed that a new game centered on Kratos is at present in growth at Santa Monica Studios. God of War Laufey, the subsequent recreation within the sequence, is slated to launch in February 2027, so there’s loads for followers to stay up for as we await extra info on its reside motion adpatation.
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