Dave Bautista in Negotiations to Play Kratos in Live-Action God of War Show - News/ 1,715 Viewsby, posted 6 days agoDave Bautista is currently in negotiations to play Kratos in the Amazon live-action God of War TV series, according to Deadline. Bautista is best known as a professional wrestler and his role as Drax in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Shooting for season one was put on hold after original Kratos actor Ryan Hurst was tore a bicep while doing a stunt. Production in season one is expected to restart in mid-October with the show having to reshoot everything with the new actor. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel.