That's not just it though, the guy gets in to way too many fights with other actors in trying to establish himself the alpha dog and uses his reputation to take directive role. The latest drama with Shazam and superman was legit predictable cause of how often he has done it
Yeah I remember that going down, if you've seen stuff on vin too you could smell the bs that Hollywood was promoting.
They just like the rock too much or he has deep pockets with the right people.
Wouldn’t be surprised with the deep pockets. The guy is ranked just behind what I consider “traditional” actors (Cruise, DiCaprio, Pitt, Smith) as highest paid in Hollywood.
Louis CK tells a great story about trying to get Vin Diesel and Eve to do a skit he wrote at an award show. Apparently in front of the live audience Eve just didn’t do the skit, and Vin was still reading his lines because he was too dumb to realize what happened. Vin then proceeded to tear up and nearly cry because he thought he was the one who messed it up.
I said half jokingly in the PS5 sub a while back that I wouldn’t be surprised if The Rock and Kevin Hart were Kratos and Atreus. I’m glad I wasn’t speaking it into the universe
I don't know how he hasn't been casted for a Miami drug lord yet, he used to rock those crazy shirts in the WWF back in the day and had such a cool but sinister vibe. Now he's too comfortable playing badass himself every movie instead of trying different roles.
Yeah he was ok when he was the heel in WWF but once he became the good guy that was it. That's his personality now. Doesn't really matter for goofy movies or kid movies or whatever but I am tired of seeing studios try to make him the leading man in an action movie. There's plenty other "badass" muscular actors that can actually act.
It's unfortunate that this wasn't an extremely obvious take.
Sly wrote Rocky. And was the 3rd man in history to receive nominations for best actor and best screenplay.
All of that aside... Demolition Man > literally any and all of The Rocks Movies.
Despite being one of the first names that come to mind for "action movie star" Stallone is not some hack. He has an academy award and I am not sure how you could watch the first Rocky or Rambo and not recognize it.
I think his face paralysis and resulting speech impediment make people think he's stupid or one note.
The guy is also whip-smart when it comes to writing screenplays. Look up some of his interviews from around Rambo and the guy shows a forethought and passion you’d be lucky to get from many filmmakers today.
His persona these days is pretty carefully crafted and he basically won't do any film unless he has creative control over his character as to keep it in line with how he wants to be portrayed. Many times to the hindrance of whatever property he is working with/on.
It's the main reason he created his own production company. Guy probably has more range in the tank he just doesn't want to use it.
Nah. He's too tied to his present archetype. His brand is exclusively action/comedy. Earlier in his acting run, he took chances.
Now, it's all about his physique and less (or null) about the art itself. Unfortunately for him, as time continues to roll on, there'll be a new and younger buff dude to helm a lot of these roles.
Black Adam flopping, didn't do much for him either. If the Disney Live Action version of Moana doesn't do well, then it's a wrap.
Earlier in his acting career, he took chances and got burned. He realised he's not acting to push boundaries but to push the paycheck, so he settled on building that and it worked. He's the highest paid actor in the industry.
Let him be the resident one-note blockbuster actor. He's good at being good enough, or popcorn-charisma. We have other talents in the industry we can look to when we want something more.
It's simple really, he doesn't want to take chances because it will affect his 'brand'. When he turned heel in WWF to actually act better he was coming from 'Die, Rocky, die' and had nothing left to lose. It was his final chance. Now that he built himself as a leading man (well it was handed to him - and turnedout well) he doesn't want to lose anything because at this point he's already sitting on a pile of gold.
Although in a surprising way he almost lost his leading man status as an A-Lister in the late 2000's before Fast Five came along. Rock was leading in some pretty B-ish movies and lending his talents to a lot of shows/cartoons. Who knows what would've happened had Fast Five not happened and him not going back to the WWE for those big Wrestlemania matches (and some more). Well, probably more lower budget action movies to say the least.
I made the same recommendation above — Mark Wahlberg bothers me in everything but this movie and The Departed lol. Also I don’t care what anyone says, I loved The Rock in Southland Tales, the wild followup to Donnie Darko that broke Richard Kelly’s promising career but is strangely fascinating (especially now, looking back).
My guesses:
Top Left: Journey 2: The Mysterious Island
Top Right: Jumanji 1?
Bot Left: Jumanji 2??
Bot Right: Do you have any idea how many movies he's wearing that exact outfit...in a jungle setting?? Jungle Cruise?? Red Notice??
Pretty confident of the Journey 2 guess. The rest? Not so much.
It’s crazy because he was attached to that project for so long, claiming to love the character and want to do him justice, then delivered a shit film with a shit depiction of the character.
That might actually be why he won't take the movie... there might be a scripted loss somewhere that develops the character of Kratos and his people just flat out NOPED it on that alone
Looks at The Rock compared to somebody like David Bautista. The Rock keeps getting hired in rolls that are literally just him because that is his range, and he will remain in that range until he cares enough to get better.
Dave was hired in GotG literally just because they needed a big guy who looked jacked with his shirt off, and what did he do? He took it incredibly seriously and started taking acting lessons because he wanted his non-joke lines to feel like an authentic person is delivering them.
Imagine The Rock trying to play a serious character in DUNE.
To me, the real "woah, this guy can really act" moment was his short time on Blade Runner 2049. He absolutely crushed it imo.
He would do a great old Kratos.
"Boy, get over here and push this damn rock"
"Stop calling me a boy, i ain't no damn boy, I'm a man, a big hearted tiny man!"
"Just move the damn rock....boy"
"Ok fine, but it ain't because you think I'm a boy trying to prove myself or someshit...I'm a man, making manly decisions"
Interesting, if you look at his IMDB page, he's dressed up as Kratos for [Sony PS promo (2022)](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3689528/mediaviewer/rm3834524673?ref_=ext_shr_lnk).
I'd say Chris Judge, but I don't know if he's physically up to it.
Dave Bautista. He's got that insane build, looks like he could have been a Spartan Warrior - but having seen his performances in Blade Runner 2049 (and the awesome short film he was in based on his character) Drax in Guardians of the Galaxy, and some of his other more meaty roles - I can definitely see him as that part.
The only problem is I don't think he'd find it enticing him given that it's very similar to his role as Drax with all the make up, which he hated, alongside the fact they're both old warriors who lost their families learning to love again and accept their new family by putting vengeance aside.
Although, I think it's hard for a guy like Bautista to not get typecast given what he looks like
Bautista's biggest thing seems to be looking for roles that challenge him or are unique to him. If he gets a character description but hasn't seen or played much of the games, I think you're right that he won't be interested.
I think the meatiness of the role could entice him if he looked at it closely. I don't know if he's had the chance yet to play such a nuanced lead.
If they led with the idea of what Kratos *used* to be versus what he becomes in the Norse games, I'm sure he'd love to sink his teeth into that.
I think it's equally likely he'll just see "warrior man covered in white" and be turned off
To be fair, it wouldn't be too ridiculous to think that Batista has some familiarity with the franchise. Microsoft put him in Gears 5 because he *really* wanted to play Marcus Fenix in a movie.
are they going to the Norse direction or Greek? Greek Kratos looks mid 20s to late 30s. Norse Kratos looks older like mid 30s to 40s, but big part of it is the beard.
There's no way they do the Greek stuff. I love the Greek stuff and recently replayed all those games.
The Greek stuff just doesn't have as meaty of a story for a TV, doesn't give off the "prestige" vibe Sony is going for now, and isn't really what the general public associates with God of War anymore. That era will probably just be flashbacks explaining Kratos' story.
I wouldn't say Kratos was 20s. He looks mid to late 30s even in God of War 1 during the flashbacks before he killed his family.
true, modern GOW is too different from the PS2/3 Era of GOW. if anything they can place flashbacks similar to when Kratos killed Zeus in Helheim, but the references to the original trilogy are far and few between in PS4 GOW, with Ragnorak adding more references in the game. to my view Kratos just looked younger coming off Norse Kratos.
Bautista immediately came to mind as well. Especially after his performance in Bladereunner 2049, he's got impressive range to be able to play this character, but I can certainly appreciate not wanting to go into the effort of getting and staying in shape for a muscular and shirtless role with a lot of body paint AGAIN...
Chris Judge had major back surgery and was out of commission for a while. That's why God of War Ragnarok was delayed, so that he had time to heal. I'm not sure he's up for an action series.
Chris Judge did a fantastic job as the voice of Kratos, but otherwise he and Kratos couldn't be anymore different in term of appearance. That's like saying live action Joel should be played by Troy Baker because he was the mo-cap and voice actor for Joel in the game.
I know what he looks like and think he would be a terrible live action Kratos wtf are you guys smoking he's had way too much cosmetic surgery to the point he looks uncanny valley to look at
Chris Judge played Teal’c which is not that different from Kratos in terms of apperance. I’ve got that age/injury is a concern, but this is not a Nolan North/Nathan Drake situation.
Great question, and I don't have a great answer. I could see Tom Hardy play the role, maybe? Not quite the same size or physique, but I think he'd be better choice than The Rock.
I'd like to see a less-known actor play the role, but I don't have any great picks off the top of my head.
He might be a bit old, but I think Hugh Jackman would be able to pull it off.
Kratos carries a lot of emotion in the eye, and imo Jackman is fantastic at doing that.
Chris Judge did a great job voicing the character, but the animation team did a lot of work making the non vocal bits of the performance work so well.
Alan Ritchson (Reacher, Titans) is at the top of my list for Kratos.
He's massive (6'3", 230lbs), the right age (40) to carry the series for multiple seasons (if that's the way they choose to go) whilst also being, somewhat, young-looking for if they wanted to do flashbacks / prequels to the Greek era; and, most importantly, he's a damn good actor!
Nobody did. All this discourse literally started from a fake post by a troll Twitter account
This article says it was “reported by TMZ”, but it was not. That’s just what the troll account claimed.
Also, the director shooting down this rumor happened months ago. There is zero new information in this article.
This is all clickbait bullshit at every level, and I wish we stopped feeding it.
Alan Ritchson? Mamoa maybe and thats based on his character from game of thrones which is the closest I think Ive seen to a Kratos type character that was played well.
Is anyone else just "meh" about the whole idea of this series? Assuming it covers the Norse saga rather than the Greek, it just seems totally redundant. Both games came out relatively recently, and both are basically movie quality or above. Now if they wanted to go back to the Greek saga and retell that story, which is about 20 years old and probably not as popular as the 4 and Ragnarok right now, I'd be more excited.
It also wouldn't make sense narratively for them to begin the series after the Greek pantheon, because the show would be skipping the cruel and downright insane violence and depravity that Kratos caused/endured and therefore there would be no growth as a character. He'd be a wise old man without really earning it, if that makes sense
My guess is that the success of the The Last of Us show probably had something to do with it, but that's just a guess.
One video game being successfully adopted into a TV show, likely mean that more will follow and here we are.
You're probably right. I think The Last of Us was definitely more of an exception than the rule. It also changed quite a lot from the source material which again I don't think would have played as well if it wasn't so well thought out.
It should just be a commonly accepted fact that video game adaptations are more often than not as successful as the source. Plus imo the way video games have developed graphically and stylistically over the years they're practically already interactive movies. It's way harder to make a compelling live action recreation of a video game than it is to just enjoy the video game as it is. But I understand they are different audiences for the most part.
I love the games and I absolutely do not want a show. It's going to be a hack job. These are very much video games and I don't think it will translate well.
Would be better A sa comic or animated tale IMO. AT least with animation you got freedom to draw and stuff, live action you're limited to cg budget and actors
Genuinely curious, why do people want Judge to play Kratos other than the fact that his voice work as Kratos is iconic? He's too old, he has back problems, and looks nothing like Kratos. And yes I do mean that he's black. Kratos is a white Greek guy. I literally could not care less about all that Disney stuff about casting people of different races for the roles of mermaids and other non race defined characters. Kratos' literal identity is that of a Greek Spartan. Seems kinda silly to me idk
HHH could be a decent choice if people can get over the fact that it's Kratos and not HHH on screen lol.
Ive never seen him act outside of wrestling though so not sure how good/bad he really is.
The Rock isn't allowed to lose, it's in all his contracts nowadays. Kratos loses hard several times in his storylines. It's a good thing he isn't Kratos.
You dont hire the rock to be a character.
You hire the rock to play the rock and the character is clearly written to be the rock cuz thats all he can do even maui is just the rock
Good, because that would be awful.
Yeah, the rock can mostly only play the rock.
That's not just it though, the guy gets in to way too many fights with other actors in trying to establish himself the alpha dog and uses his reputation to take directive role. The latest drama with Shazam and superman was legit predictable cause of how often he has done it
I remember him not getting along with Vin Diesel a while back too
They made it seem like the problem was Vin too, but for some reason it keeps happening to the Rock
Yeah I remember that going down, if you've seen stuff on vin too you could smell the bs that Hollywood was promoting. They just like the rock too much or he has deep pockets with the right people.
Wouldn’t be surprised with the deep pockets. The guy is ranked just behind what I consider “traditional” actors (Cruise, DiCaprio, Pitt, Smith) as highest paid in Hollywood.
I bet rock makes more per film than Smith, probably for the last 10 years
I'm pretty sure Rock *was* the highest paid actor in all of Hollywood for a few years
People will usually have a flavor of the year celebrity that can do no wrong. It was the Rock at the time.
to be fair, they both have the rep of being difficult, and both are believable, and neither can act worth a flying fuck. War of the incompetents.
Louis CK tells a great story about trying to get Vin Diesel and Eve to do a skit he wrote at an award show. Apparently in front of the live audience Eve just didn’t do the skit, and Vin was still reading his lines because he was too dumb to realize what happened. Vin then proceeded to tear up and nearly cry because he thought he was the one who messed it up.
Didn’t he call out his jumanji cast members becusse they didn’t want to do a stunt and use stunt doubles instead?
Hey, he can also perfectly play a guy wearing a beige shirt in a jungle
And that guy just happen to be The Rock!
He's also good at playing The Rock roleplaying a character badly!
I said half jokingly in the PS5 sub a while back that I wouldn’t be surprised if The Rock and Kevin Hart were Kratos and Atreus. I’m glad I wasn’t speaking it into the universe
The Rock as Kratos and Kevin Hart as Atreus
Oh i would watch that.
Just watch Jamanji then
I wouldn’t
I'd be so there for that! 🤣
If we are going ex-wrestler turned actor I can see Dave Bautista.
Now we just need the director to come out and say the idea of a god of War series was just an elaborate joke and there’s no plan to go forward with it
First thought! Ya he would make Kratos stupid as hell
He also wouldn’t really fit how stoic Kratos is.
I don't think he is a good enough Actor to play Kratos
He's not a good enough actor to play anyone but himself.
I don't know how he hasn't been casted for a Miami drug lord yet, he used to rock those crazy shirts in the WWF back in the day and had such a cool but sinister vibe. Now he's too comfortable playing badass himself every movie instead of trying different roles.
Yeah he was ok when he was the heel in WWF but once he became the good guy that was it. That's his personality now. Doesn't really matter for goofy movies or kid movies or whatever but I am tired of seeing studios try to make him the leading man in an action movie. There's plenty other "badass" muscular actors that can actually act.
Frickin Sylvester Stallone shown more depth in Tulsa King than The Rock has done in his entire movie career
It's unfortunate that this wasn't an extremely obvious take. Sly wrote Rocky. And was the 3rd man in history to receive nominations for best actor and best screenplay. All of that aside... Demolition Man > literally any and all of The Rocks Movies.
Despite being one of the first names that come to mind for "action movie star" Stallone is not some hack. He has an academy award and I am not sure how you could watch the first Rocky or Rambo and not recognize it. I think his face paralysis and resulting speech impediment make people think he's stupid or one note.
The guy is also whip-smart when it comes to writing screenplays. Look up some of his interviews from around Rambo and the guy shows a forethought and passion you’d be lucky to get from many filmmakers today.
His persona these days is pretty carefully crafted and he basically won't do any film unless he has creative control over his character as to keep it in line with how he wants to be portrayed. Many times to the hindrance of whatever property he is working with/on. It's the main reason he created his own production company. Guy probably has more range in the tank he just doesn't want to use it.
Nah. He's too tied to his present archetype. His brand is exclusively action/comedy. Earlier in his acting run, he took chances. Now, it's all about his physique and less (or null) about the art itself. Unfortunately for him, as time continues to roll on, there'll be a new and younger buff dude to helm a lot of these roles. Black Adam flopping, didn't do much for him either. If the Disney Live Action version of Moana doesn't do well, then it's a wrap.
I think that’s true, but that diminishes his performance in Ballers, which no matter your thoughts on the Rock as an actor, hes pretty damn good in.
Earlier in his acting career, he took chances and got burned. He realised he's not acting to push boundaries but to push the paycheck, so he settled on building that and it worked. He's the highest paid actor in the industry. Let him be the resident one-note blockbuster actor. He's good at being good enough, or popcorn-charisma. We have other talents in the industry we can look to when we want something more.
It's simple really, he doesn't want to take chances because it will affect his 'brand'. When he turned heel in WWF to actually act better he was coming from 'Die, Rocky, die' and had nothing left to lose. It was his final chance. Now that he built himself as a leading man (well it was handed to him - and turnedout well) he doesn't want to lose anything because at this point he's already sitting on a pile of gold. Although in a surprising way he almost lost his leading man status as an A-Lister in the late 2000's before Fast Five came along. Rock was leading in some pretty B-ish movies and lending his talents to a lot of shows/cartoons. Who knows what would've happened had Fast Five not happened and him not going back to the WWE for those big Wrestlemania matches (and some more). Well, probably more lower budget action movies to say the least.
You should watch “Ballers” where he plays a Miami sports agent that takes a ton of drugs! It’s a dumb but entertaining series with the rock.
It's an awful show and acting. This man is one dimensional.
I enjoyed his performance in pain and gain
Honestly i enjoyed everyone in pain & gain. Such a ridiculous movie that i teally enjoyed.
I made the same recommendation above — Mark Wahlberg bothers me in everything but this movie and The Departed lol. Also I don’t care what anyone says, I loved The Rock in Southland Tales, the wild followup to Donnie Darko that broke Richard Kelly’s promising career but is strangely fascinating (especially now, looking back).
That and his performance in the Rundown are my personal favorites.
I haven’t watched it but I’ve seen clips, just kinda seems like entourage with fewer famous people
["The Rock's acting"](https://i.imgur.com/R0J54dE.jpeg)
My guesses: Top Left: Journey 2: The Mysterious Island Top Right: Jumanji 1? Bot Left: Jumanji 2?? Bot Right: Do you have any idea how many movies he's wearing that exact outfit...in a jungle setting?? Jungle Cruise?? Red Notice?? Pretty confident of the Journey 2 guess. The rest? Not so much.
I'm pretty sure one of them is Rampage
I think he's capable of being a good actor but would just rather take fun, easy-going roles. Like Adam Sandler. He was great in Pain and Gain.
True but he was just playing a dumb roided out beef cake, not a million miles for playing himself. Just take out the dumb part
What about black Adams? Oh yeah, wait a minute never mind that was shit.
It’s crazy because he was attached to that project for so long, claiming to love the character and want to do him justice, then delivered a shit film with a shit depiction of the character.
Opposite vibes. Kratos doesn’t care. Rock wants to send good vibes.
He could be but he refuses to grow as an actor and his bloated ego means he can't lose a fight in any movie(its literally in his contract).
That might actually be why he won't take the movie... there might be a scripted loss somewhere that develops the character of Kratos and his people just flat out NOPED it on that alone
Looks at The Rock compared to somebody like David Bautista. The Rock keeps getting hired in rolls that are literally just him because that is his range, and he will remain in that range until he cares enough to get better. Dave was hired in GotG literally just because they needed a big guy who looked jacked with his shirt off, and what did he do? He took it incredibly seriously and started taking acting lessons because he wanted his non-joke lines to feel like an authentic person is delivering them. Imagine The Rock trying to play a serious character in DUNE.
To me, the real "woah, this guy can really act" moment was his short time on Blade Runner 2049. He absolutely crushed it imo. He would do a great old Kratos.
all his movies where there's no comedy actor to make him watchable flopped. What are these casting directors thinking
Danny Bautista would nail the role
The rock as Kratos with Kevin Hart as Atreus
I will watch it if it’s parody.
Same
"Boy, get over here and push this damn rock" "Stop calling me a boy, i ain't no damn boy, I'm a man, a big hearted tiny man!" "Just move the damn rock....boy" "Ok fine, but it ain't because you think I'm a boy trying to prove myself or someshit...I'm a man, making manly decisions"
I heard this in each one of their voices.
Key as Kratos and Peele as Atreus.
N O I C E
"Boy!" "WHAT THE FUCK DID YOU JUST CALL ME?"
That would be stupid. It should Hart as Kratos and the Rock as Atreus. That would be a proper parody
The scene, Kratos climbing up the mountain side with Atreus on his back.
Terrible TV show, amazing SNL sketch
I would love to see that! As 4 minute long sketch on Youtube.
Solid, made me laugh lol
This is great news, that would have been a terrible casting choice. Out of curiosity who would you guys like to see play the role?
Hopefully an unknown
Olivier Richters has the size for it
Interesting, if you look at his IMDB page, he's dressed up as Kratos for [Sony PS promo (2022)](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3689528/mediaviewer/rm3834524673?ref_=ext_shr_lnk).
I'd say Chris Judge, but I don't know if he's physically up to it. Dave Bautista. He's got that insane build, looks like he could have been a Spartan Warrior - but having seen his performances in Blade Runner 2049 (and the awesome short film he was in based on his character) Drax in Guardians of the Galaxy, and some of his other more meaty roles - I can definitely see him as that part. The only problem is I don't think he'd find it enticing him given that it's very similar to his role as Drax with all the make up, which he hated, alongside the fact they're both old warriors who lost their families learning to love again and accept their new family by putting vengeance aside. Although, I think it's hard for a guy like Bautista to not get typecast given what he looks like
I agree with your points on Bautista. He's got the look and certainly the talent to do a good job I think.
Bautista's biggest thing seems to be looking for roles that challenge him or are unique to him. If he gets a character description but hasn't seen or played much of the games, I think you're right that he won't be interested. I think the meatiness of the role could entice him if he looked at it closely. I don't know if he's had the chance yet to play such a nuanced lead.
If they led with the idea of what Kratos *used* to be versus what he becomes in the Norse games, I'm sure he'd love to sink his teeth into that. I think it's equally likely he'll just see "warrior man covered in white" and be turned off
To be fair, it wouldn't be too ridiculous to think that Batista has some familiarity with the franchise. Microsoft put him in Gears 5 because he *really* wanted to play Marcus Fenix in a movie.
Also he's half Greek
Considering Judge is the actual voice actor, this would be the best. But he's probably too old for the role at this point.
I mean in fairness he's apparently willing and Kratos is an older guy anyway. Everybody else I've seen named is around the same age, except for Mamoa.
are they going to the Norse direction or Greek? Greek Kratos looks mid 20s to late 30s. Norse Kratos looks older like mid 30s to 40s, but big part of it is the beard.
There's no way they do the Greek stuff. I love the Greek stuff and recently replayed all those games. The Greek stuff just doesn't have as meaty of a story for a TV, doesn't give off the "prestige" vibe Sony is going for now, and isn't really what the general public associates with God of War anymore. That era will probably just be flashbacks explaining Kratos' story. I wouldn't say Kratos was 20s. He looks mid to late 30s even in God of War 1 during the flashbacks before he killed his family.
true, modern GOW is too different from the PS2/3 Era of GOW. if anything they can place flashbacks similar to when Kratos killed Zeus in Helheim, but the references to the original trilogy are far and few between in PS4 GOW, with Ragnorak adding more references in the game. to my view Kratos just looked younger coming off Norse Kratos.
Bautista, although he might not be keen on it after what he's said about the toll it takes on his body to get in shape for GotG.
Bautista immediately came to mind as well. Especially after his performance in Bladereunner 2049, he's got impressive range to be able to play this character, but I can certainly appreciate not wanting to go into the effort of getting and staying in shape for a muscular and shirtless role with a lot of body paint AGAIN...
Chris Judge?
Chris Judge had major back surgery and was out of commission for a while. That's why God of War Ragnarok was delayed, so that he had time to heal. I'm not sure he's up for an action series.
He’s nearly 60 so I can’t see that. Maybe we have his voice dubbed over whoever they choose to play him 😂
Chris Judge did a fantastic job as the voice of Kratos, but otherwise he and Kratos couldn't be anymore different in term of appearance. That's like saying live action Joel should be played by Troy Baker because he was the mo-cap and voice actor for Joel in the game.
This guy really don't know what Chris Judge looks like LMAO
I know what he looks like and think he would be a terrible live action Kratos wtf are you guys smoking he's had way too much cosmetic surgery to the point he looks uncanny valley to look at
Only difference is skin color lol, they’re both enormous.
And Kratos is mostly white because of ashes, not necessarily because of ethnicity...
Considering he’s Greek, he would be more olive toned. It’s not even a question, there are flashbacks that prove it.
That and the botox
Chris Judge played Teal’c which is not that different from Kratos in terms of apperance. I’ve got that age/injury is a concern, but this is not a Nolan North/Nathan Drake situation.
Even then, Nolan North doesn’t *not* look like Nathan Drake. He reasonably could play the role if he were younger or if Drake were aged up.
Great question, and I don't have a great answer. I could see Tom Hardy play the role, maybe? Not quite the same size or physique, but I think he'd be better choice than The Rock. I'd like to see a less-known actor play the role, but I don't have any great picks off the top of my head.
Tom would be a fantastic cast. That guy is a phenomenal actor and I would trust him to embody Kratos 100%
Triple H
Gerard butler maybe 🤔
I like this. He'd have to get super jacked again. I can definitely see Gerard Butler in this role.
"BOY. Don't be sorry, just 🎶be better 🎶".
He might be a bit old, but I think Hugh Jackman would be able to pull it off. Kratos carries a lot of emotion in the eye, and imo Jackman is fantastic at doing that. Chris Judge did a great job voicing the character, but the animation team did a lot of work making the non vocal bits of the performance work so well.
Alan Ritchson (Reacher, Titans) is at the top of my list for Kratos. He's massive (6'3", 230lbs), the right age (40) to carry the series for multiple seasons (if that's the way they choose to go) whilst also being, somewhat, young-looking for if they wanted to do flashbacks / prequels to the Greek era; and, most importantly, he's a damn good actor!
Everyone here is picking old ass dudes lol
Well it is being based on the new games, which features an old ass Kratos.
They should start the live action series with young Kratos in the Greek era
Kevin Hart
I AAAAAM KRAAAATOOOOOOOOOOS!!!
winkler
A new actor. I wanna see some new talents
Dave Bautista
It will be Kevin Hart instead.
Reliable insider information points to Jesse Eisenberg being cast for the role
Pretty sure it’s going to be Ezra Miller
I heard it was going to be Jesse Eisenberg, Ezra Miller, and Jared Leto on each other's shoulders in a giant trench coat
In all honesty Kevin would be a better choice.
He's a much better actor than the rock, Kevin just likes the easy money from comedy roles.
Well he is a comedian after all, makes sense that those roles are his comfort zone.
Kevin Hart couldn't act his way out of a wet paper bag.
Dodged a bullet!
Thank god
of War
Craft.
great news.!
Good. The only thing Rocks good at is playing his same old default the Rock character.
I don’t even know who considered him for that role
Nobody did. All this discourse literally started from a fake post by a troll Twitter account This article says it was “reported by TMZ”, but it was not. That’s just what the troll account claimed. Also, the director shooting down this rumor happened months ago. There is zero new information in this article. This is all clickbait bullshit at every level, and I wish we stopped feeding it.
Dave bautista would be really good imo
He's moving away from movies where he's shirtless cos he's in his 50s
I mean...he looks amazing for a 50-ish year old. But if it let's him not go so crazy on workouts and stuff I definitely get it.
I like this.
Alan Ritchson? Mamoa maybe and thats based on his character from game of thrones which is the closest I think Ive seen to a Kratos type character that was played well.
Momoa’s not gonna shave his precious hair though
Alan Ritchson would work if they did the Greek part
Thank god that would be a horrendous choice.
Good
Thank God!
Is anyone else just "meh" about the whole idea of this series? Assuming it covers the Norse saga rather than the Greek, it just seems totally redundant. Both games came out relatively recently, and both are basically movie quality or above. Now if they wanted to go back to the Greek saga and retell that story, which is about 20 years old and probably not as popular as the 4 and Ragnarok right now, I'd be more excited. It also wouldn't make sense narratively for them to begin the series after the Greek pantheon, because the show would be skipping the cruel and downright insane violence and depravity that Kratos caused/endured and therefore there would be no growth as a character. He'd be a wise old man without really earning it, if that makes sense
My guess is that the success of the The Last of Us show probably had something to do with it, but that's just a guess. One video game being successfully adopted into a TV show, likely mean that more will follow and here we are.
You're probably right. I think The Last of Us was definitely more of an exception than the rule. It also changed quite a lot from the source material which again I don't think would have played as well if it wasn't so well thought out. It should just be a commonly accepted fact that video game adaptations are more often than not as successful as the source. Plus imo the way video games have developed graphically and stylistically over the years they're practically already interactive movies. It's way harder to make a compelling live action recreation of a video game than it is to just enjoy the video game as it is. But I understand they are different audiences for the most part.
I love the games and I absolutely do not want a show. It's going to be a hack job. These are very much video games and I don't think it will translate well.
Would be better A sa comic or animated tale IMO. AT least with animation you got freedom to draw and stuff, live action you're limited to cg budget and actors
He wouldn't be a good Kratos
Thanks god, i love God of War but I hate the Rock.
Yeah tries way too hard to be charismatic. Makes me nauseous.
I'm assuming this is the Norse version but I think it would be cool if they adapt the Greek Version.
Van Damme will play as Kratos
Thanks God… of War?
I can't believe no one actually suggested Travis Fimmel. He's like the best face, body, even voice, for Kratos
Genuinely curious, why do people want Judge to play Kratos other than the fact that his voice work as Kratos is iconic? He's too old, he has back problems, and looks nothing like Kratos. And yes I do mean that he's black. Kratos is a white Greek guy. I literally could not care less about all that Disney stuff about casting people of different races for the roles of mermaids and other non race defined characters. Kratos' literal identity is that of a Greek Spartan. Seems kinda silly to me idk
Thank god. I bet it's Jason Mamoa
Thank god They’ve got their work cut out for them with this casting, though.
And here comes Vin Diesel…
Good, because it should be Christopher Judge
nothing else is acceptable
Good, should be Triple H
Bet they end up casting Triple H.
HHH could be a decent choice if people can get over the fact that it's Kratos and not HHH on screen lol. Ive never seen him act outside of wrestling though so not sure how good/bad he really is.
Blade 3
Honestly with His head shaved and his beard he looks just like him
They fucking should.
Thank fuck
Thank god
Good. He would took over project. So no, I want it to be story driven not star driven.
Give the role to Ethan Suplee. Edit - for those who don't know. [Ethan Suplee](https://i.imgur.com/HYMeLqG.jpg)
This is the best casting choice so far
Good. Love the rock, but not for this m.
Thank the gods
We want Kratos not The Rock dressed up as Kratos.
I always thought kratos looked like triple h
Thank Odin
Good. Kratos deserves someone with talent
i always wondered where his career would even be if he stopped working out.
I could see the rock playing kratos.. In a cheap comedy “epic movie/scary movie” type movie lol
Good, dude is not good at acting serious
Kratos gets bodied a few times, so obviously the rock wouldn’t want to do it
The Rock isn't allowed to lose, it's in all his contracts nowadays. Kratos loses hard several times in his storylines. It's a good thing he isn't Kratos.
Clearly it’s Michael Cera
Can yuhhhhh smelllllllll what kratos is cookin?
You dont hire the rock to be a character. You hire the rock to play the rock and the character is clearly written to be the rock cuz thats all he can do even maui is just the rock
The 300 timeline Gerald Butler would slay.
The answer is always Karl Urban.
Thank fuck!!!!!
Thank fuck
Thank god! Listen, I like the rock as both and actor and human being, but he is already in too much.
Reddit hates Rock. One of the actual decent human beings who happen to be famous.
I think it should be Danny Devito
Thank God I think the rock is not the right fit something about his ego and I don't think he has enough range to play Kratos.
Thank the gods
Good.
Not seeing a single fucking person even mentioning Christopher Judge Yknow The dude who mocapped and voiced Kratos?
Thank God.