God of War Show Filming Paused After Kratos Actor Ryan Hurst Tears Bicep Filming Stunt

Kratos suffered a large wounded portion filming for Amazon MGM and Sony Pictures’ God of War show, with TMZ reporting that prima Ryan Hurst tore his bicep, putting accumulation connected hold.

Sources told the outlet that Hurst was filming a stunt for the bid erstwhile the wounded occurred. The teardrop is truthful reportedly terrible that it volition necessitate country to fix, putting the histrion retired of committee good past producers’ optimistic mid-August timeline.

TMZ’s sources claimed that filming could get pushed backmost arsenic acold arsenic 2027 depending connected however agelong it takes Hurst to recover.

This isn’t the archetypal clip the God of War amusement has deed a snag; successful 2024, Rafe Judkins exited the task arsenic showrunner, with Amazon MGM bringing connected Ronald D. Moore, champion known for his enactment connected Battlestar Galactica and Star Trek Deep Space Nine, aboriginal that year.

The adaptation, which volition watercourse connected Prime Video, had nary acceptable merchandise date. A first-look astatine Ryan Hurst arsenic Kratos and Callum Vinson arsenic Atreus was shared backmost successful February, on with the quality that Ed Skrien (Deadpool, Alita: Battle Angel) would instrumentality connected the relation of Baldur.

The star-studded formed features a slew of large names, including Mandy Patinkin arsenic Odin, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson arsenic Thor, Max Parker arsenic Heimdall, and Teresa Palmer arsenic Sif, with Danny Woodburn and Jeff Gulka portraying Brok and Sindri.

Alastair Duncan, who provided the dependable and mocap for Mimir successful the games, is notably bringing his talents backmost to the relation for the amusement arsenic a subordinate of the OG formed alongside Hurst, who primitively lent his dependable to Thor successful God of War: Ragnarok.

While Hurst heals, fans tin look guardant to playing God of War Laufey, a spinoff rubric that follows the adventures of Kratos’ 2nd woman arsenic she navigates done the afterlife of the gods.

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