It would seem that Prime Video is almost ready to unleash the mighty Kratos in there upcoming God of War series. According to Screenrant, a training video by none other than Dave Bautista (Guardians of the Galaxy, Army of the Dead), showcases who will take the mantle to be the Ghost of Sparta, and the intense training he has undertake to reach the physique.The video was released across social platforms including Instagram, and has the caption, “3rd week in to weight training again. 2 more months to get to where I need to be. Like ridin a bike! LFG!💪🏽”, with the actor showing the result of his training.
Stated by Screenrant, Bautista had shown he had slimmed down back in January 2026, having lost 75 pounds as in now in the procress in bulking up. Throughout his career, Bautista’s career journey has included many intense roles with such examples being Drax the Destroyer, Glossu Rabban, and many more.
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Reported by Screenrant, the role of the iconic character was originally assigned to Ryan Hurst (Sons of Anarchy, The Odyssey). The cast list of the series was released, which will include Callum Vinson Callum Vinson (The Night Agent, Crystal Lake) as Atreus, Alastair Duncan (Dune: Awakening, NCIS) as Mimir and Teresa Palmer (Warm Bodies, The Sorcerer’s Apprentice) as Phoebe/Sif.
The plot of the series will follow the same narrative as in the 2018 video game, where Kratos and Atreus go on a journey to scatter their late mother/wife’s ashes on the highest peak in all the realms, while dealing with dangerous gods and beasts along the way.
Many fans are excited to see Bautista wear the iconic red tattoo, and wielding his weapons which would be the Leviathan Axe and Blades of chaos. While there is no confirmed release date at the moment, production is scheduled to resume on filming and reshooting scenes for its two season plan.
