God of War Film: Kratos to Follow in Batman's Footsteps
Movie to focus on Kratos's roots
If you were trying to get a 'mature' blockbuster film aimed squarely at young men off the ground, you'd probably throw the word 'Batman' about, wouldn't you? Sure you would. God of War film writers Marcus Dunstan and Patrick Melton have had much the same thought. Before you proceed any further, of course MILD SPOILER WARNING.
Speaking to IGN, Dunstan said, "In the same way that Batman was grounded with Christopher Nolan's rendition, we were attempting to do that with Kratos so that when we meet him -- like they're doing in this newest game, which is sort of a prequel to the original -- we're seeing him before he became the Ghost of Sparta, when he was just a Spartan warrior and he had family and kids."
Melton said that the barbarian attack that prompts Kratos to call on Ares will probably feature as the first act break, around 30 minutes into the film. This is, of course, all about making Kratos more human and relatable.
The starting point was a screenplay written by Road to Perdition screenwriter David Self. While it's not bad, they said, it was written before Clash of the Titans, Wrath of the Titans, 300 and Immortals. According to Dunstan, "those movies borrowed quite a bit from the God of War stories. It was just a little bit outdated, so we wanted to differentiate it from those other movies."
You might want to argue that Clash of the Titans and 300 really both borrowed from source material that pre-dates God of War and that may well have influenced the game franchise, but let's not pick at nits.
The upcoming game, God of War: Ascension also focuses on Kratos's early days, but that's out in March next year. This film is at least a few years out.
There's more in the interview.
Speaking to IGN, Dunstan said, "In the same way that Batman was grounded with Christopher Nolan's rendition, we were attempting to do that with Kratos so that when we meet him -- like they're doing in this newest game, which is sort of a prequel to the original -- we're seeing him before he became the Ghost of Sparta, when he was just a Spartan warrior and he had family and kids."
Melton said that the barbarian attack that prompts Kratos to call on Ares will probably feature as the first act break, around 30 minutes into the film. This is, of course, all about making Kratos more human and relatable.
The starting point was a screenplay written by Road to Perdition screenwriter David Self. While it's not bad, they said, it was written before Clash of the Titans, Wrath of the Titans, 300 and Immortals. According to Dunstan, "those movies borrowed quite a bit from the God of War stories. It was just a little bit outdated, so we wanted to differentiate it from those other movies."
You might want to argue that Clash of the Titans and 300 really both borrowed from source material that pre-dates God of War and that may well have influenced the game franchise, but let's not pick at nits.
The upcoming game, God of War: Ascension also focuses on Kratos's early days, but that's out in March next year. This film is at least a few years out.
There's more in the interview.
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