Development of the series god of war Prime Video would face its first major challenge. According to deadlineSony Pictures TV and Amazon MGM Studios have made a decision restart the project with a new team of writers. At the same time showrunner and two executive producers would leave the production.
According to the aforementioned media outlets, the research behind the TV adaptation god of war They will tend to move in a “different creative direction.” However, no further details about the new plan were provided.
It is stated that Rafe Judkins, who served showrunner from god of warwould have left the project, and Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby would have left with him. An interesting fact is that, apparently, these three would have written several scripts for the first season of the series, which would have been well received by both Sony and Amazon.
Then it’s not clear What is the reason for the supposed creative restart of production?. If the hiring of a new writing team is completed, it is clear that the intention is not to use existing projects, or at least to modify them significantly.
We’ll have to see how these modifications affect the series roadmap. god of war. deadline indicates that executive producers from Santa Monica Studio and PlayStation Productions remain part of the offer.
What will happen to the series god of war from Prime Video?
In late 2022, Amazon and Sony announced they would produce a live-action series. god of waralthough they provided few details about its development. In these nearly two years, no estimated release date has ever been given, nor have any announcements been made about potential actors who could play the lead roles.
Obviously success The Last of Us helped give greater impetus to the production of products based on video games. This does not guarantee that they will achieve the same level of success, but being god of war an intellectual property with such a rich history and global popularity that it makes sense to continue the series.
Other PlayStation Productions projects were not so lucky. In the middle of this year it became known that Sony had allegedly canceled the adaptation Horizon: Zero Dawn which Netflix should have specified. In this case, complaints of toxic and manipulative behavior Steve Blackmanthe person responsible for the proposal would have direct influence on the decision. However, the studio and streaming platform have never officially commented on the matter.
Assad Qizilbashdirector of PlayStation Productions and series producer god of warpromised in 2023 that new games based on video games will be no worse The Last of Us. If a creative reboot of the series based on Kratos is confirmed, its Prime Video debut is likely still a few years away.
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