‘God of War’ Shocker: Kratos Actor Ryan Hurst Recast After On-Set Injury
Prime Video will recast the lead role on its upcoming adaptation of “God of War” after star Ryan Hurst was injured on set, Variety has confirmed. Hurst...
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- Prime Video will recast the lead role on its upcoming adaptation of “God of War” after star Ryan Hurst was injured on set, Variety has confirmed.
- Hurst had been set to play Kratos, the titular god of war, and Prime Video even released a first look at Hurst in the role this past February.
- But then the Sony Pictures TV/Amazon MGM series, an adaptation of the PlayStation video game, suffered a setback in June when Hurst was injured.
- Hurst has been a part of the “God of War” universe for some time, having previously voiced the Norse god Thor in the video game “God of War: Ragnarok.” Popular on Variety Now, a new actor will have to come in to star opposite Callum Vinson as his young son, Atreus, and scenes will have to be reshot.
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Prime Video will recast the lead role on its upcoming adaptation of “God of War” after star Ryan Hurst was injured on set, Variety has confirmed. Hurst had been set to play Kratos, the titular god of war, and Prime Video even released a first look at Hurst in the role this past February. But then the Sony Pictures TV/Amazon MGM series, an adaptation of the PlayStation video game, suffered a setback in June when Hurst was injured. Hurst has been a part of the “God of War” universe for some time, having previously voiced the Norse god Thor in the video game “God of War: Ragnarok.” Popular on Variety Now, a new actor will have to come in to star opposite Callum Vinson as his young son, Atreus, and scenes will have to be reshot. Raised in a martial culture, he rose to command armies in service of his homeland until one day he made a fateful deal with Ares, the Greek God of War and lost his soul in exchange for being victorious in battle.” As previously reported, the series will pick up with the story of the two most recent “God of War” games, in which Kratos must raise his ten-year old son Atreus while battling gods of the Norse pantheon. Through their adventures, Kratos tries to...