Dave Bautista says he has gained about 20 pounds of muscle as he prepares to play Kratos in Prime Video’s upcoming God of War series. Across the outlets, the reports frame the transformation as part of his ongoing physical training for the role, with Bautista sharing updates with audiences.
The coverage is largely aligned on the same core detail—Bautista’s weight and muscle gain—and the connection to Kratos, the central character from the God of War game franchise. Deadline, IGN, and Variety all present the progress as a pre-production or pre-casting phase, using Bautista’s own social-media-style updates as the main information. Deadline adds background context by tying Kratos to Greek mythology, which the game series draws from.
While the outlets broadly agree, they differ mainly in emphasis: Deadline focuses more on the broader Kratos context and the ongoing “circling” of the role, while IGN and Variety lead with the headline transformation itself.
