MANILA, Philippines — Filipino-American actor Dave Bautista is well into preparations for the physical requirements of the upcoming "God of War" series adaptation.
The former wrestler was cast for Prime Video last month to replace "Sons of Anarchy," "The Walking Dead" and "The Odyssey" actor Ryan Hurst after the latter tore his bicep on set.
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The injury required surgery, which would have pushed production to continue again in 2027, and the streaming platform ultimately decided to recast by tapping Bautista.
Prime Video had ordered two seasons for the video game show adaptation to be shot back-to-back — another factor for the casting decision — and Bautista will need to reshoot the scenes Hurst had already done.
Bautista appears to be taking on the challenge well, though, after posting a video on social media showing the muscles he's been gaining back in order to portray the hero Kratos.