Ed Skrein Cast as Baldur in Prime Video’s ‘God of War’

god of war you’ve got discovered his Baldur.

Prime Video‘s big-budget adaptation of PlayStation’s hit mythology-themed recreation has solid Jurassic World Rebirth star Ed Skrein as the present’s best villain.

Skrein will play reverse the beforehand introduced Ryan Hurst (Sons of Anarchy), who performs the present’s protagonist, the Spartan warrior Kratos. Skrein’s credit additionally embody Deadpool and Rebel Moon.

Here’s the official description of Skrein’s character: “Baldur would be the youngest son of Odin, however he is his father’s most harmful weapon. Charismatic, unpredictable and armed with a razor-sharp tongue, Baldur lives by his personal guidelines. As a boy, Baldur was cursed; this curse denied him the flexibility to really feel pleasure and bodily sensation. This fuels an insatiable anger and bloodlust in Baldur, who favors a brawling combating model that blends his immense energy with the uncooked affect of his fists. Above all else, he longs for an opponent that may actually match his prowess in battle.

god of battle already has a two-season dedication with Ronald D. Moore (Battlestar Galactica) serving as showrunner and Emmy-winning director Frederick EO Toye (Shōgun) directing the primary two episodes.

Other beforehand introduced solid contains Callum Vinson as Atreus, Max Parker as Heimdall, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson as Thor, Teresa Palmer as Sif, Alastair Duncan as Mimir, Jeff Gulka as Sindri, Danny Woodburn as Brok and Mandy Patinkin as Odin.

The sequence will comply with the storyline of the 2 most up-to-date god of battle video games, which launched Kratos’ 10-year-old son, Atreus. The two will “embark on a journey to spread the ashes of their wife and mother, Faye,” the present’s logline reads. “Through their adventures, Kratos tries to teach his son to be a better god, while Atreus tries to teach his father how to be a better human.”

Moore, who has an total deal at Sony, government produces with Maril Davis, Cory Barlog, Naren Shankar, Matthew Graham, Asad Qizilbash, Jeff Ketcham, Hermen Hulst, Roy Lee and Brad Van Arragon. Joe Menosky, Marc Bernardin, Tania Lotia and Ben McGinnis are co-EPs. Sony and Amazon MGM are producing god of battle with PlayStation Productions and Moore’s Tall Ship Productions.