Deadpool Villain Actor Ed Skrein Cast As Baldur In Amazon’s God Of War TV Adaptation

Midgard continues to fill up with characters for Amazon’s upcoming live-action God of War TV series. Deadline has reported that Ed Skrein, who you might recognize as Deadpool (2016) villain Ajax, will play Baldur, the youngest son of Odin, in the show. 

Skrein, whose other credits include Jurassic Park: Rebirth, Rebel Moon, Game of Thrones, and Alita: Battle Angel, will go fist-to-fist with Ryan Hurst’s Kratos in this God of War series, if it sticks closely to 2018’s God of War. The game practically opens with the earth-shattering fight between the two gods, and Baldur continues to be a recurring antagonist throughout Kratos and his son Atreus’ adventure to lay Faye, Kratos’ wife and Atreus’ mom, to rest on a mountain high in the sky. 

You can check out that fight from the game in the video below, courtesy of GameClips: 

“Charismatic, unpredictable, and armed with a razor-sharp tongue, Baldur lives by his own rules,” Deadline’s logline description of Baldur reads. “As a boy, Baldur was cursed; this curse denied him the ability to feel pleasure and physical sensation. This fuels an insatiable anger and bloodlust in Baldur, who favors a brawling fighting style that blends his immense power with the raw impact of his fists. Above all else, he longs for an opponent that can truly match his prowess in battle; an opponent that can finally make him feel something.” 

With Skrein’s casting, the announced cast of Amazon’s God of War series is as follows: 

• Ryan Hurst – Kratos
• Callum Vinson – Atreus
• Ed Skrein – Baldur
• Max Parker – Heimdall
• Ólafur Darri Ólafsson – Thor
• Mandy Patinkin – Odin
• Alastair Duncan – Mimir
• Danny Woodburn – Brok
• Jeff Gulka – Sindri

Amazon has already made a two-season order for God of War and is currently in pre-production in Vancouver, Canada. The series is being led by showrunner, writer, and executive producer Ronald D. Moore (Outlander, Battlestar Galactica). It is being co-produced by Sony Pictures Television, Amazon MGM Studios, PlayStation Productions, and Tall Boy Productions. 

For more, read Game Informer’s reviews for God of War and God of War Ragnarök. After that, read why God of War Ragnarök’s Valhalla is so much more than just a roguelite DLC. 

[Source: Deadline]

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