God of War Show Finds Its Live-Action Odin in The Princess Bride's Mandy Patinkin

Casting for the live-action God of War amusement is successful afloat swing, arsenic conscionable moments aft announcing the histrion for Thor, Amazon and Sony person confirmed that Mandy Patinkin volition play his father, Odin.

It’s different large summation to the formed of the adjacent Prime Video video crippled adaptation, confirming that galore of the series’ biggest roles person present been filled. Patinkin joins Ólafur Darri Ólafsson arsenic Thor, arsenic good arsenic Ryan Hurst arsenic Kratos.

Mandy Patinkin. Photo by Daniel Zuchnik/FilmMagic.

Odin is the ruler of Asgard and 1 of the astir recognizable names successful Norse mythology. While lone his ravens played a portion successful God of War (2018), the All-Father had a salient relation successful its sequel, God of War Ragnarok. The crippled sees some helium and his God of Thunder lad serving arsenic the superior antagonists threatening Kratos and his son, Atreus, though it’s unclear however ample his relation volition beryllium successful the live-action show.

"Odin, the All-Father, is not physically imposing oregon peculiarly god-like: but looks tin beryllium deceiving," an authoritative decsription for the quality says. "He is the astir almighty Aesir god, a patriarch who leads with an robust fist, and an unrivaled seeker of knowledge. When it comes to seeking retired prophecy, Odin is paranoid, manipulative, and dangerous— helium volition bash thing to effort and forestall Ragnarök, the Norse extremity of days. He serves arsenic a formidable antagonist to Kratos."

Those who person played the crippled volition enactment that Patinkin already benignant of looks the part, but it's astir apt his astir 50-year vocation successful acting that helped him unafraid his spot arsenic Odin. More recently, viewers whitethorn person caught him successful shows similar The Artist, Death and Other Details, Criminal Minds, and Homeland. Movie apt cognize him champion arsenic Inigo Montoya successful The Princess Bride, with immoderate of his different roles seeing him amusement up successful 1990’s Dick Tracy and 2017’s Wonder.

The God of War amusement has present locked successful the formed for Kratos, Thor, and Odin, securing 3 of the biggest players successful Ragnarok and the franchise arsenic a whole. Other names confirmed to look successful the live-action video crippled bid are Max Parker arsenic Heimdall and Teresa Palmer arsenic Sif.

With actors for characters similar Atreus, Freya, and Mimir inactive not confirmed, it volition apt beryllium immoderate clip earlier we larn the merchandise day for the God of War show. We’re excited to spot what comes of the adjacent Prime Video adaptation, but if it wants to work, we deliberation it’ll request to travel up with a caller attack to violence.

Photo by Daniel Zuchnik/FilmMagic.

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