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I agree with the comment above... Peter Jackson? No way. It seems that he's in WAY deep with Microsoft.

Zinedine Zidane, he already has the violence.

I can see it now....Howard Stern as KRATOS....The King of all Media IS the Ghost of Sparta!

No! I've got it!

Patrick Stewart. If he can play a bald guy in a wheelchair, he can play Kratos.

Robert Summa. I heard he's kind of a big deal.

I made a funny.

Peter Mensah!? That guy was the Candyman! remember that movie? With the bee's and that creepy saying his name in the mirror hubooba? This man is old as hell-and it looks as if he hasn't aged a day

or Christian Bale! but that'll never happen

Christian Bale would be f*cking cool. Otherwise Karl Urban if he beefed up.

I cant wait for this.

Ok, after much though into this, as Kratos is quite possibly the best character out of any video game ever, I think with a little makeup, KEVIN GREVIOUX, the guy from Underworld with the deep voice could pull it off. He's built, can give a commanding evil look and would be perfect for this role. If you're not sure who I mean look him up!

You can't get much better than Vin Diesel, He's jacked deep voice and bald perfect. Second choice would be Gerard Butler. He's pretty jacked up could put on a deep voice and in 300 when he got that cut over his eye I thought right away "A Possible Kratos!" But definetly Kevin Nash as Ares!

best guy for the job

The best actor for kratos is therock hes perfact for the role....

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j143/leena1985/Rock.jpg

i think dwayne "the rock" johnson would be the obvious choice, i mean did anyone see the scorpion king? he's already got most of the moves, and is a pretty good actor to boot. also has anyone said russell crowe? might be pretty good too.

how bout tyson tomko?

How about that guy that okayed Boagrius in Troy: Nathan Jones.

Gerard Butlerhttp://www.magmozine.com/300.jpg, Dolph Lundgren(russian boxer/Rocky 4)http://www.imdb.com/gallery/granitz/5550/Events/5550/DolphLundg_Grani_11856731_400.jpg.html?hint=nm0000185, Matthew McConaugheyhttp://images.allmoviephoto.com/2002_Reign_of_Fire/2002_reign_of_fire_005.jpg, or the actor who played Xerxeshttp://www.ouwet.com/wp-content/santoro_xerxes.jpg...

The key to casting this... and im not racist..but for it to work.. he has to be white.. and tall.. any actor can bulk up for a movie...
We've seen to many movies ruined by poor casting... The Rock and Vin Diesel are horrible choices.
I wish someone would photoshop these 4 guys pictures..make em bald with no facial hair and Kratos gear and body paint...

Gerard Butler is my choice.. altho he prolly wouldnt do it.. since hes been a spartan warrior already. The actor

Why are we so hang up with the way the movie version of [i]Kratos[i/] will look? He's just the sum of ideas that were floating around in some artist[s] mind. The best Hollywood can do is cast whoever they feel can channel Kratos best, however, it may not also be the guy who will put the most a$$e$ in theatre $eat$ and that i$ a big deal...the bottom line, actually.

I reeeaally don't want to see a wrestler-turned-actor playing the part just because he almost looks the part as represented by the original game images. As someone already mentioned, any actor can shave their head and bulk up for the role but he need not be as tall or ripped as his counterpart in the game. The voice can be fixed with modern technology and to answer the question about Kratos sounding black [whatever that means]...well, the voice actor in question is T.C. Carson.

To support my position on exact looks, accents and more, I submit the following:
-1- Compare Spidey in this comic book to his movie version [you've seen it for sure] and notice that the former is insanely ripped but somehow we've all been very satisfied with his diminished physique. I don't think Tobey Maguire looks anything like the Peter Parker in the comics who doesn't have the same look in all the issues anyway. There's more to Spider-man than his spandex stretching muscles and resemblance to the comic version.
-2- In some X-men comics, the illustrators make Wolverine uber-ripped beyond normal human body building limits just because they can - after all, he's a mutant. Hugh Jackman has succeeded as Wolverine not because he is super ripped or looks just like Logan, but because he can get into that character and bring him out...he's an excellent translation of the 2-d character.
-3- I certainly wasn't mad when the movie Blade came out and he wasn't using his traditional primary weapons, he'd had a complete makeover and his back story was even a little different...it just worked for me and for most of the audience I'm sure.
-4- The original illustrations of The Crow depict him as way more ripped than Brandon Lee - RIP, who was so awesome in that movie, again, because he could channel the 2-D characters rage, pain, despair etc.
Anyway, the list goes on an on. My first point is that as long as the actor is in great physical form and it can be seen, it doesn't have to equal that of the fantasy characters they are playing...
-5- The movie, 300 was full of no-name [not any more] British actors portraying Spartans...if anything, to maintain the story's authenticity, shouldn't they have told the story in a documentary format, remained true to every known detail without filling in the unknowns, chosen Greek as the language with subtitles, cast real Greeks to dramatize the events and shot on location in Sparta...would it have made the story more entertaining? maybe, maybe not. That reminds me of the HBO show Rome which is a British production and the Roman's all surprisingly have British accents...I totally hate the show for that...NOT. I also recall Robin Hood sounding a little American, Alexander a wee bit British, Achilles somewhat American...and oh, Maximus Decimus Meridius was definitely working on his Aussie drawl as he sought vengeance for his slain family.

Now, casting a black African leading man in God of War brings to the argument [and in one package] everything that's not Kratos to many fans. These are their sentiments in a nutshell.
-1- The obvious - He's black and Spartans are white. That not right! Blasphemy, I say, blasphemy! No-black-men-in-Sparta!
-2- The accent - He's no Brit, Canuck, Yankee or Aussie...his [look and] accent might just throw people off...way off to another screen at the local multiplex. We aren't used to our epic heroes sounding like that.
-3- He's not uber-ripped...which is now inconsequential since 1 and 2 above pretty much dismiss him as an ideal incarnation of Kratos in most peoples minds.
Still, those who want only a white or white-ish lead actor have a point and must be heard.I say, lets give the guy a chance...he may surprise us all.

The way I see it, if this movie gets made with Djimon Hounsou as the lead, it will be unrecognizable from the original game and would probably not even be titled God of War not that they won't use that to sell it. It's even possible that all the Spartan elements will be replaced with new Sparta-esque stuff to keep the resistance at a minimum.
[b]To me, the entertainment factor is key and historical significance takes a back seat.[/i] I don't turn to Ridley Scott et al, to educate me; I have books and other more reliable resources for that...
I hope the movie gets made and it kicks ass like 300.

Jason Statham would be an awesome Kratos

I think i could be casted as kratos. I look alot like this guy...and im dead seriouse i think i could pull off the role lol check out my profile pic www.myspace.com/olivierdaysoul.Im a singer and an artist( dont mind the voice its not how i sound regularly) but I swear im not being a dick about this.I really think i could do it. I would love a shot but i just dont know who where or how to even enter in somewhere to get a chance so a casting director could see me...buuut if any of you guys gotta hunch or a lead( not expecting that you would but if you doooo) let me know.

Olivier

Take a look at this

http://us.movies1.yimg.com/movies.yahoo.com/images/hv/photo/movie_pix/lions_gate_films/saw_ii/franky_g/saw2_slideshow2.jpg

Franky G can pull it off!!!!perfect!!!