{"id":2048700,"date":"2026-07-17T13:00:17","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T10:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2048700"},"modified":"2026-07-17T13:00:17","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T10:00:17","slug":"amazons-god-of-war-series-to-recast-lead-after-stars-severe-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2048700","title":{"rendered":"Amazon&#8217;s &#8216;God of War&#8217; Series To Recast Lead After Star&#8217;s Severe Injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/fe\/16by9\/2026\/07\/17\/fec4a1f8319b46d3941b95f24b9ee439_xl.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">Amazon&#8217;s &#8216;God of War&#8217; Series To Recast Lead After Star&#8217;s Severe Injury<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">&#8216;God of War&#8217;<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Mere Mortal Star Recast After Brutal Injury<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"social-media-container\" role=\"region\">\n<ul class=\"social social--sm\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\"><\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tmz.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"js-track-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-btn\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tmz.com\/tmz-web\/img\/article\/google-preferred-source.png\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/pages\/about\/\">TMZ Staff<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-wrapper\">\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-07-17T06:00:17-07:00\"><br \/>\n                              July 17, 2026<br \/>\n                            6:00 AM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-b06b529290fc6f6e76931d194a5cfdab\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260717_fec4a1f8319b46d3941b95f24b9ee439\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:c595317b-f667-4cea-9da4-c32516c71742\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/fe\/4by3\/2026\/07\/17\/fec4a1f8319b46d3941b95f24b9ee439_md.jpg\" alt=\"ryan hurst getty 1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty\/LeahGallo\/Prime<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-24ff33fbc5c037514147ca54fb6102a2\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The upcoming &#8220;God Of War&#8221; series hit a major snag after the show&#8217;s star got injured on set &#8230; and now he&#8217;s being left in the dust due to the long recovery time.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-6eeed78fd5e6741e2b5712f3ead1fafd\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>TMZ broke the news &#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/ryan-hurst\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Ryan Hurst<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0&#8212; who plays Kratos in the crazy popular video game adaptation &#8212; tore his bicep while filming a stunt &#8230; and the injury requires surgery.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-77207f8183b99a02c926f641046a72dd\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_png_20260716_810602d8dad245dd9a4088d75ae6aba2\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:c595317b-f667-4cea-9da4-c32516c71742\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/81\/4by3\/2026\/07\/16\/810602d8dad245dd9a4088d75ae6aba2_md.png\" alt=\"sub ryan hurst kratos god of war Leah Gallo-Prime\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Leah Gallo\/Prime<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-46e19bc984110f811b0c13ee262a26f1\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The recovery window for such brutal damage is just too far out for Amazon Studios &#8230; and <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2026\/07\/god-of-war-recast-kratos-role-ryan-hurst-injured-on-set-1236984409\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Deadline<\/strong><\/a> reports Hurst will be recast so production can get underway sooner.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-312dff57c300962a44e1bca268975802\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>While a bummer for the star best known for his work in &#8220;Sons of Anarchy&#8221; &#8230; it makes sense &#8212; since TMZ heard he might not be able to resume filming until next year.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-5792cd92256bd7aefbbb18b92cd66eee\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Production&#8217;s been going down in Vancouver. The series also stars\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/olafur-darri-olafsson\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>\u00d3lafur Darri \u00d3lafsson<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0as Thor and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/mandy-patinkin\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Mandy Patinkin<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0as Odin.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-90638efc90b383aa138e309cd1f4888b\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Feel better soon, Ryan!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<ul class=\"social social--permalink\">\n<li class=\"social__item social__item--3items\"><a class=\"btn social__btn social__btn--facebook js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/07\/17\/god-of-war-recasting-ryan-hurst-after-injury-on-set\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:article:c595317b-f667-4cea-9da4-c32516c71742\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;facebook-footer&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:1}\"><br \/>\n                Share<span class=\"social__hide-sm\"> on Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"social__item social__item--3items\"><a class=\"btn social__btn social__btn--x js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/07\/17\/god-of-war-recasting-ryan-hurst-after-injury-on-set\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:article:c595317b-f667-4cea-9da4-c32516c71742\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;twitter-footer&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:2}\"><br \/>\n                Share<span class=\"social__hide-sm\"> on X<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"social__item social__item--3items\"><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"related-articles\">\n<header class=\"card-section-header related-articles__card-section-header\">\n<h3 class=\"card-section-title related-articles__card-section-title\">\n              Related articles<br \/>\n            <\/h3>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"row related-articles__row\">\n<div class=\"col related-articles__col\">\n<article class=\"related-articles__card\"><a class=\"related-articles__card-link js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/07\/16\/ryan-hurst-injured-on-set-of-god-of-war\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:article:c595317b-f667-4cea-9da4-c32516c71742\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;related-article&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:1}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"related-articles__card-img ratio\">\n<div class=\"ratio-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/92\/16by9\/2026\/07\/16\/92ac3abce5ad4daeb89ec2e1cdfff3ce_xs.jpg\" alt=\"ryan hurst kratos getty comp 3\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"img-fluid\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"related-articles__card-body\">\n<h4 class=\"related-articles__card-title\">\n                        &#8216;God Of War&#8217; 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