Dave Bautista Set To Play Kratos In ‘God Of War’ As Amazon Series Recasts Lead

Dave Bautista has closed his deal to play Kratos in Prime Video’s God of War fantasy drama series. Series co-studios Amazon MGM Studios and Sony Pictures Television reached out to Bautista and initiated talks shortly after they made a decision to recast the role following original lead Ryan Hurst’s serious on-set injur

The casting swap follows Ryan Hurst's injury on set earlier this year.

The 'Guardians of the Galaxy' actor will replace Ryan Hurst in the Prime Video show after Hurst was injured on set.

Dave Bautista is officially taking up the mantle of the “God of War.” Variety has learned that the actor is now set to lead the Amazon Prime Video TV series based on the video game franchise in the role of Kratos. It was originally reported earlier this month that Bautista was in talks to play…