‘God of War’: Mandy Patinkin & Ólafur Darri Ólafsson Join Prime Video’s Live-Action Adaptation
- Prime Video cast Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, Icelandic-American actor, as Thor, the God of Thunder, in its God of War series, listing him among the assembled cast.
- Given a two-season order last month, God of War is co-produced by Sony Pictures Television and Amazon MGM Studios with PlayStation Productions and Tall Ship Productions, led by Ronald D. Moore as writer and showrunner.
- Mandy Patinkin has been cast as Odin, described as a formidable antagonist; Ryan Hurst stars as Kratos and Teresa Palmer and Max Parker join as Phoebe/Sif and Heimdall.
- Frederick E.O. Toye will direct the first two episodes as preproduction is underway in Vancouver while Amazon hopes God of War follows Fallout’s success.
- From writer Ronald D. Moore, the series follows Kratos and Atreus on a mythic journey to spread Faye's ashes, while Thor is depicted as a haunted, drinking god and Odin as a manipulative All-Father.
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‘God of War’: Mandy Patinkin & Ólafur Darri Ólafsson Join Prime Video’s Live-Action Adaptation
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