By Dexerto | Created at 2026-08-13 12:18:11 | Updated at 2026-08-13 13:39:48
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Kratos voice actor Christopher Judge has criticized the God of War Amazon show and video game adaptations as a whole for not hiring people who worked on the games.
Video game adaptations are everywhere these days, with new movies and TV shows based on popular series popping up all the time. In particular, the likes of HBO’s The Last of Us and Amazon’s Fallout have earned plenty of plaudits, while the Mario and Minecraft movies have been box office smashes.
A God of War series is also in the works, set during the Norse era of the 2018 reboot and Ragnarok. Now, Judge has explained his “problem” with studios looking to adapt video games.
Christopher Judge slams video game adaptations for recasting characters
“You have this pre-existing, successful property, and the first thing you do is not hire anyone associated with it,” he said at FanExpo.
“The Last of Us, love Pedro [Pascal], [but] were they better than the game cast? I saw a stage reading that they did. It was unreal. I have no idea why you don’t take that cast, those writers, especially when you are going to do episodes that are shot-for-shot remakes of the game.”
He then turned his attention to the God of War show, and he explained that, although creative lead Cory Barlog is an executive producer, he was surprised by the decision not to bring any of the game’s writers on board to help with the script.
“When Amazon was finally approved and announced and they didn’t hire any of the God of War writers… what are you thinking?” he continued. “These guys have been immersed in this world for 20 years. But someone’s going to know better?”
Although it hasn’t been confirmed whether Judge will have a cameo in the show, we know he won’t be playing Kratos. The role was originally handed to Ryan Hurst before he suffered an injury on set, with Dave Bautista reportedly being eyed to replace him.
