God of War Show Cast Adds Ed Skrein as Baldur

Amazon MGM Studios and Sony Pictures person tapped Deadpool histrion Ed Skrein to play Baldur successful the upcoming Prime Video God of War show.

Just arsenic fans thought casting was starting to upwind down, the studios reappeared contiguous to corroborate yet different summation to the formed of its live-action TV adaptation. It’s an update that volition spot the prima playing the superior antagonist of God of War (2018), promising to bring 1 of the astir almighty characters successful the video crippled franchise’s Norse beingness to screens erstwhile the amusement yet premieres.

Ed Skrein. Photo by Cindy Ord/WireImage.

Comic publication movie fans whitethorn champion admit Skrein arsenic the 2016 Deadpool movie’s villain, Ajax, but he’s appeared successful a fig of different big-budget projects successful the decennary since then, too. Audiences tin besides drawback him successful Alita: Battle Angel, Midway, oregon adjacent a fewer episodes of Game of Thrones, but much recently, he’s played parts successful some of Zack Snyder’s Rebel Moon movies arsenic good arsenic 2025’s Jurassic World: Rebirth.

Baldur, who was primitively played by Lost seasoned Jeremy Davies, made his God of War debut arsenic a relentless and near-invincible foe for Kratos and Atreus to woody with passim the events of the 2018 installment. He’s different 1 of Odin’s almighty sons, and helium besides happens to beryllium tied to immoderate of the biggest enactment acceptable pieces the bid has seen truthful far. The amusement has already confirmed much than a fewer large players from its God of War Ragnarok sequel volition besides look successful the show, truthful it’s unclear however ample Baldur’s relation volition beryllium successful the show.

“Baldur whitethorn beryllium the youngest lad of Odin, but he’s his father’s astir unsafe weapon,” an authoritative statement for Baldur says. “Charismatic, unpredictable and equipped with a razor-sharp tongue, Baldur lives by his ain rules. As a boy, Baldur was cursed; this curse denied him the quality to consciousness pleasance and carnal sensation. This fuels an insatiable choler and bloodlust successful Baldur, who favors a brawling warring benignant that blends his immense powerfulness with the earthy interaction of his fists. Above each else, helium longs for an hostile that tin genuinely lucifer his prowess successful battle. An hostile that tin yet marque him consciousness something.”

Skrein gives Baldur a acquainted face, but he’s acold from the archetypal to articulation the cast. When the amusement yet makes its mode to Prime Video, he’ll articulation Ryan Hurst arsenic Kratos and Callum Vinson arsenic his son, Atreus. Mandy Patinkin volition play Odin, with Ólafur Darri Ólafsson acceptable arsenic Thor, Max Parker arsenic Heimdall, and Teresa Palmer arsenic Sif. The remainder of the formed includes Alastair Duncan, who volition reprise his relation arsenic Mimir, arsenic good arsenic Danny Woodburn arsenic Brok and Jeff Gulka arsenic Sindri.

With Baldur’s histrion present locked in, astir of the biggest names from the God of War Norse saga person recovered their actors. One look we haven’t seen yet, however, is Freya, but considering her adjacent ties to Skrein’s character, it wouldn’t beryllium a astonishment to spot her amusement up successful the live-action adaptation sooner alternatively than later.

While we hold to perceive a merchandise day for the Prime Video God of War show, you tin spot wherefore we deliberation the bid volition request to instrumentality a caller attack to the franchise’s convulsive action. You tin besides work astir wherefore video crippled Kratos histrion Christopher Judge has fans excited for the adjacent game.

Photo by Cindy Ord/WireImage.

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