Ed Skrein Cast as Baldur in God of War Series

Amazon Prime Video has cast British actor Ed Skrein in the key role of Baldur for its upcoming live-action adaptation of the popular God of War video game franchise. The series, a co-production between Sony Pictures Television and Amazon MGM Studios, is currently in pre-production in Vancouver, with a two-season order already secured.

Skrein, known for his villainous turn as Francis Freeman, aka Ajax, in the 2016 film Deadpool, will portray the Norse god Baldur, described by producers as Odin's youngest son and his most dangerous weapon. Charismatic yet unpredictable, Baldur possesses a razor-sharp tongue and lives by his own rules. Cursed as a boy to lose all sensation of pleasure and pain, he harbors an insatiable anger and bloodlust that drives a brutal, fist-focused fighting style blending raw power with close-quarters combat. Above all, he seeks a worthy opponent capable of making him feel something again, setting the stage for intense confrontations with the series' protagonist, Kratos.

The show follows the storyline from the franchise's recent Norse mythology installments, centering on Spartan warrior Kratos and his young son Atreus as they journey to spread the ashes of...