Multiple sources are reporting that Dave Bautista is in advanced talks to replace Ryan Hurst as the lead in Prime Video's upcoming God of War series, based on the acclaimed video game franchise of the same name. Hurst was originally cast as Kratos, but a torn bicep suffered during filming forced Prime Video and Sony to make the difficult decision to recast. Bautista is best known to audiences for his role as Drax the Destroyer in Marvel Studios' Guardians of the Galaxy trilogy, Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers: Endgame, and Thor: Love and Thunder. Before he steps into the world of God of War, Bautista has several other projects in the pipeline. He will also voice a role in Bong Joon-ho's Ally and is currently filming Chad Stahelski's Henry Cavill-led Highlander reboot.