Amazon’s live-action Prime Video God of War TV show is charging forward, as Teresa Palmer (Warm Bodies, A Discovery of Witches) has joined its cast as Phoebe/Sif.
Deadline reports that the actress has officially signed on to star alongside Ryan Hurst, who joined the PlayStation series adaptation as Kratos earlier this week. The Earth goddess plays a somewhat smaller role in the video games the new show is based on and is most known for appearing during segments from God of War Ragnarok that feature the Ghost of Sparta’s son, Atreus, who has yet to be cast.
Palmer is the second actor to join Amazon’s latest video game adaptation and is probably best known for her involvement in 2013’s zombie romance movie, Warm Bodies. Although her experience in other films, such as Lights Out, The Fall Guy, and The Grudge 2 see her filmography date back to the mid-2000s, viewers may have caught her on TV more recently. Highlights from her time in television include A Discovery of Witches, The Last Anniversary, and The Family Next Door.
Although Sif is largely seen as a side character in Ragnarok, there’s no telling how her part may be featured in the God of War TV show. At the least, her presence in the story suggests her husband, Thor, could be just around the corner. Palmer’s inclusion also likely has players expecting to see her children – Magni, Modi, and Thrud – show up in some capacity, too.
We know little about what direction the Prime Video video game series will take, so it’s possible all or none of these iconic names from Norse mythology will appear. Other characters who have not been confirmed for the show but play a part in both God of War (2018) and its 2022 Ragnarok sequel include Freya, Mimir, Sindri, Brok, Odin, and Baldur.
“In God of War, the live action series, his story will closely follow the path of the last two games as he deals with something new: his ten year old son Atreus,” an official description for the show says. “This father and son dynamic began a whole new chapter in the legendary series and will be the heartbeat of the new show.”
Hurst’s inclusion as Kratos made waves for a few reasons. While the announcement allowed audiences to finally put a live-action face to the iconic name, fans of the games were also happy to see the star join following his role as Thor in Ragnarok. It’s unclear who may follow Palmer’s casting as Sif, with the show’s release date also still a mystery.
We will (hopefully) know more about how casting for the series will shake out in the months ahead. In the meantime, you can read about composer Bear McCreary and his thoughts on the live-action God of War show.
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