God of War Show Finds Its Atreus in Callum Vinson

Amazon and Sony person confirmed that Callum Vinson volition play Kratos’ son, Atreus, successful the upcoming live-action God of War show.

It’s yet different casting update for the hotly anticipated bid adaptation of a classical PlayStation game, this clip locking successful what is nary uncertainty 1 of its astir important roles. Vinson volition articulation Ryan Hurst’s Kratos erstwhile the 2 teardrop their mode done Norse mythology connected Prime Video astatine an unspecified date.

Callum Vinson. Photo by Meg Vinson.

Vinson has rather the resume, with shows similar Chucky, Long Bright River, and Poker Face already nether his belt. Beyond the projects he’s antecedently appeared in, audiences volition besides beryllium capable to drawback him arsenic a young Jason Voorhees successful the upcoming Friday the 13th spinoff, Crystal Lake. His relation arsenic Atreus volition spot him partnered up with 1 of the astir imposing characters successful video crippled history, but he’ll inactive beryllium capable to clasp his ain against the creatures – and gods – he’ll astir surely travel up against.

“Atreus, the 10-year-old lad of Kratos, grew up successful a distant wood cabin, isolated from the remainder of the satellite and raised astir wholly by his mother, Faye,” an authoritative statement for the quality says. “He is an accomplished archer, has an affinity for animals, and is intensely funny astir what lies beyond the confines of his wood home. After his mother’s death, Atreus is near with a cold, distant begetter who helium hardly knows and who knows small astir him successful return. Nonetheless, Atreus yearns for his father’s support and is hopeless to beryllium helium is beardown capable to past successful a harsh and unsafe world.”

Casting confirmation for Atreus marks an important infinitesimal for the God of War show, but Vinson is acold from the archetypal sanction to articulation the team. Hurst, who played Thor successful 2022 video crippled sequel God of War Ragnarok, was first, with Amazon and Sony confirming helium had joined arsenic the Blades of Chaos-wielding Ghost of Sparta a small little than 1 period ago.

It was a bombshell for the game-turned-show that opened the floodgates with much announcements, arsenic Teresa Palmer, Max Parker, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, and Mandy Patinkin joined arsenic Sif, Heimdall, Thor, and Odin, respectively, successful the weeks that followed. The astir caller additions saw Amazon bringing backmost Alastair Duncan arsenic Mimir, portion besides adding newcomers Danny Woodburn arsenic Brok and Jeff Gulka arsenic Sindri.

Those who person played the Norse installments successful the God of War franchise – which encompasses God of War (2018) and Ragnarok – volition enactment that astir large formed members are present locked in. Still, arsenic the project’s formed seems to thin much connected Ragnarok than its predecessor, determination are plentifulness of different characters near successful limbo. Freya and Baldur are 2 names important to developer Santa Monica Studios’ archetypal communicative who person yet to beryllium mentioned, for example, with fans besides hoping to spot Daredevil and True Blood prima Deborah Ann Woll reprise her relation arsenic Faye.

The Prime Video God of War amusement presently has nary merchandise date. For more, you tin work astir wherefore we deliberation the bid needs to rethink the franchise’s attack to violence. You tin cheque retired HBO’s precocious announced Baldur’s Gate 3 adaptation.

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