{"id":2104491,"date":"2026-08-21T10:33:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T07:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2104491"},"modified":"2026-08-21T10:33:02","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T07:33:02","slug":"following-rumoured-talks-guardians-of-the-galaxys-dave-bautista-has-reportedly-now-signed-as-kratos-in-amazons-god-of-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2104491","title":{"rendered":"Following rumoured talks, Guardians of the Galaxy&#8217;s Dave Bautista has reportedly now signed as Kratos in Amazon&#8217;s God of War"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">Following rumoured talks, Guardians of the Galaxy&#8217;s Dave Bautista has reportedly now signed as Kratos in Amazon&#8217;s God of War<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">Oh boy.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/dave-bautista-ryan-hurst-god-of-war-kratos.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"Side by side: actor Ryan Hurst as Kratos and actor Dave Bautista as Drax the Destroya. Both have big muscles, both have body paint.\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"dave-bautista-ryan-hurst-god-of-war-kratos.jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Eurogamer<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Robert Purchese avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/user-9946-originalxoriginal-14-03-23.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1017\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Robert Purchese avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"user-9946-originalxoriginal-14-03-23.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1017\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/robert-purchese\">Robert Purchese<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      Associate Editor<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\n<p>Published on   <time datetime=\"2026-08-21T10:33:02+00:00\" data-auto-time-zone=\"true\" data-year=\"numeric\" data-month=\"short\" data-day=\"numeric\" data-hour=\"numeric\" data-minute=\"numeric\">Aug. 21, 2026, 10:33 a.m.<\/time>\n              <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"9963532b-6579-4c83-92f3-bf2f8be28c03\" data-name=\"God of War\" data-follow-text=\"Follow God of War\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following God of War\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow God of War\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following God of War\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow God of War\" title=\"Follow God of War\"><br \/>\n  Follow God of War<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>The rumours appear to be true. Actor Dave Bautista &#8211; best known for his role as Drax the Destroyer in Marvel&#8217;s Guardians of the Galaxy series, and the Avengers films &#8211; has reportedly taken over as Kratos in Amazon&#8217;s live-action God of War series.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2026\/tv\/news\/dave-bautista-kratos-god-of-war-tv-series-amazon-1236839394\/\">Variety ran a story &#8216;confirming&#8217; the news overnight<\/a>, saying it had learnt this would be the case. It was also Variety that ran <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/dave-bautista-god-of-war-kratos-recast\">a story earlier in the month suggesting Bautista was in talks<\/a> with Amazon to replace original Kratos actor Ryan Hurst, who tore his bicep while filming and couldn&#8217;t continue.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"God of War Laufey - Gameplay Reveal | State of Play 2026\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/U9C01MdmSOM?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/U9C01MdmSOM\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">God of War Laufey &#8211; Gameplay Reveal | State of Play 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>For the first time, the new God of War game will star a character other than Kratos. This time it&#8217;s Laufey, or Faye, a giant-born warrior from Norse mythology. She marries Kratos and is the mother of Loki. In the Laufey game, she&#8217;s played by Daredevil actor (and D&amp;D lover) Deborah Ann Woll.<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=U9C01MdmSOM\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The God of War show apparently has a two-season order, meaning two seasons will be shot back-to-back, and filming is expected to resume in the coming weeks. Filming had been under way in February but was halted after Hurst&#8217;s injury. All Hurst&#8217;s scenes will reportedly, and understandably, be re-shot.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"right\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Ryan Hurst stands next to a figure of God of War&apos;s Kratos\" height=\"1267\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/Ryan-Hurst-stands-next-to-a-figure-of-God-of-War&apos;s-Kratos.jfif?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 0.7995264404104183\" width=\"1013\"><\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Ryan Hurst stands next to a figure of God of War&apos;s Kratos\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-lightbox data-uri=\"Ryan-Hurst-stands-next-to-a-figure-of-God-of-War&apos;s-Kratos.jfif\" height=\"1267\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 0.7995264404104183\" width=\"1013\"><figcaption>Sons of Anarchy actor Ryan Hurst had been cast at Kratos but was injured during filming. | <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Sony<\/cite><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Dave Bautista, now 57 years old, made a name for himself as WWE wrestler Batista between 2002 and 2010, after which he had a protracted break and returned, eventually, part-time. In 2014 he starred in off-beat superhero film Guardians of the Galaxy, and has since enjoyed a prosperous acting career, most recently appearing with Jason Momoa in buddy cop action film The Wrecking Crew &#8211; also made by Amazon.<\/p>\n<p>Bautista has slimmed down somewhat since his wrestling days, and previously expressed doubt &#8211; or perhaps apprehension &#8211; at continuing to play the role of an action hero. &#8220;I&#8217;m not the great, big, muscular guy I used to be,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/dave-bautista-talks-post-marvel-career-shift-romance-the-killers-game-8709989\">Bautista told Entertainment Weekly in 2024<\/a>. &#8220;I&#8217;m not going to get action roles into my 50s.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I guess I look like that guy who just couldn&#8217;t wait until the next Fast &amp; Furious movie came out, but I love small, contained indie dramas. I want to be a real and respected actor. I have anxiety. I&#8217;m constantly thinking, &#8216;This is going to be my last project; the phone&#8217;s going to stop ringing.'&#8221; Evidently, it hasn&#8217;t.<\/p>\n<p>Amazon&#8217;s new God of War series has been created by Ronald D. Moore, an award-winning writer and producer who spent many years on Star Trek before working on the Battlestar Galactica series and the long-running Outlander show. No release date for the God of War series has yet been announced.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"poll_wrapper\" data-fixed=\"true\" data-hashid data-init=\"false\" data-poll-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>The rumours appear to be true. Actor Dave Bautista &#8211; best known for his role as Drax the Destroyer in Marvel&#8217;s Guardians of the Galaxy series, and the Avengers films &#8211; has reportedly taken over as Kratos in Amazon&#8217;s live-action God of War series.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2026\/tv\/news\/dave-bautista-kratos-god-of-war-tv-series-amazon-1236839394\/\">Variety ran a story &#8216;confirming&#8217; the news overnight<\/a>, saying it had learnt this would be the case. It was also Variety that ran <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/dave-bautista-god-of-war-kratos-recast\">a story earlier in the month suggesting Bautista was in talks<\/a> with Amazon to replace original Kratos actor Ryan Hurst, who tore his bicep while filming and couldn&#8217;t continue.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"God of War Laufey - Gameplay Reveal | State of Play 2026\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/U9C01MdmSOM?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/U9C01MdmSOM\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">God of War Laufey &#8211; Gameplay Reveal | State of Play 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>For the first time, the new God of War game will star a character other than Kratos. This time it&#8217;s Laufey, or Faye, a giant-born warrior from Norse mythology. She marries Kratos and is the mother of Loki. In the Laufey game, she&#8217;s played by Daredevil actor (and D&amp;D lover) Deborah Ann Woll.<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=U9C01MdmSOM\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The God of War show apparently has a two-season order, meaning two seasons will be shot back-to-back, and filming is expected to resume in the coming weeks. Filming had been under way in February but was halted after Hurst&#8217;s injury. All Hurst&#8217;s scenes will reportedly, and understandably, be re-shot.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"right\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Ryan Hurst stands next to a figure of God of War&apos;s Kratos\" height=\"1267\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/Ryan-Hurst-stands-next-to-a-figure-of-God-of-War&apos;s-Kratos.jfif?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 0.7995264404104183\" width=\"1013\"><\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Ryan Hurst stands next to a figure of God of War&apos;s Kratos\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-lightbox data-uri=\"Ryan-Hurst-stands-next-to-a-figure-of-God-of-War&apos;s-Kratos.jfif\" height=\"1267\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 0.7995264404104183\" width=\"1013\"><figcaption>Sons of Anarchy actor Ryan Hurst had been cast at Kratos but was injured during filming. | <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Sony<\/cite><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Dave Bautista, now 57 years old, made a name for himself as WWE wrestler Batista between 2002 and 2010, after which he had a protracted break and returned, eventually, part-time. In 2014 he starred in off-beat superhero film Guardians of the Galaxy, and has since enjoyed a prosperous acting career, most recently appearing with Jason Momoa in buddy cop action film The Wrecking Crew &#8211; also made by Amazon.<\/p>\n<p>Bautista has slimmed down somewhat since his wrestling days, and previously expressed doubt &#8211; or perhaps apprehension &#8211; at continuing to play the role of an action hero. &#8220;I&#8217;m not the great, big, muscular guy I used to be,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/dave-bautista-talks-post-marvel-career-shift-romance-the-killers-game-8709989\">Bautista told Entertainment Weekly in 2024<\/a>. &#8220;I&#8217;m not going to get action roles into my 50s.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I guess I look like that guy who just couldn&#8217;t wait until the next Fast &amp; Furious movie came out, but I love small, contained indie dramas. I want to be a real and respected actor. I have anxiety. I&#8217;m constantly thinking, &#8216;This is going to be my last project; the phone&#8217;s going to stop ringing.'&#8221; Evidently, it hasn&#8217;t.<\/p>\n<p>Amazon&#8217;s new God of War series has been created by Ronald D. Moore, an award-winning writer and producer who spent many years on Star Trek before working on the Battlestar Galactica series and the long-running Outlander show. No release date for the God of War series has yet been announced.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"poll_wrapper\" data-fixed=\"true\" data-hashid data-init=\"false\" data-poll-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Following rumoured talks, Guardians of the Galaxy&#8217;s Dave Bautista has reportedly now signed as Kratos in Amazon&#8217;s God of War Oh boy. Image credit: Eurogamer News by Robert Purchese Associate Editor Published on Aug. 21, 2026, 10:33 a.m. Follow God of War The rumours appear to be true. 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