{"id":2115,"date":"2026-01-15T00:47:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T20:47:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.actutech.app\/amazon-didnt-have-to-go-far-to-find-its-live-action-kratos\/"},"modified":"2026-01-15T00:47:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T20:47:08","slug":"amazon-didnt-have-to-go-far-to-find-its-live-action-kratos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/amazon-didnt-have-to-go-far-to-find-its-live-action-kratos\/","title":{"rendered":"Amazon didn\u2019t have to go far to find its live-action Kratos"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"Image: Amazon\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/GOW_-_RH__K.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0,0,100,100\" \/><figcaption>\n\t\t<\/figcaption><\/p><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Amazon has announced <a href=\"https:\/\/press.amazonmgmstudios.com\/us\/en\/press-release\/ryan-hurst-tapped-to-play-kratos-in-prime-videos-i\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the first cast member of its <em>God of War<\/em> live-action adaptation on Prime Video<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0403652\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ryan Hurst<\/a>, known for his work as Opie in <em>Sons of Anarchy<\/em> and Beta in <em>The Walking Dead<\/em>, will play the titular <em>God of War<\/em>, Kratos. Though the casting might come as a bit of a disappointment to the fans hopeful that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2021\/9\/30\/22702435\/kratos-voice-actor-behind-sony-god-of-war-ragnarok-delay-ps5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Christopher Judge<\/a>, Kratos&rsquo; award-winning voice actor in the games, might have been tapped for the role in some fashion, Hurst has familiarity with series. He voiced Thor in <em>God of War: Ragnarok<\/em> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bafta.org\/awards\/games\/?award-year=2023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">earned a BAFTA nomination<\/a> for the performance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Amazon originally <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2022\/12\/14\/23509418\/god-of-war-amazon-prime-video-tv-show-series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announced the <em>God of War <\/em>series in 2022<\/a> in collaboration with PlayStati \u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/games\/862089\/god-of-war-kratos-casting-amazone-prime-video\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read the full story at The Verge.<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amazon has announced the first cast member of its God of War live-action adaptation on Prime Video. 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