These Iconic Actors Are the Voices of Odin and Thor in 'God of War: Ragnarok'
Odin and Thor are already teased as characters in 'God of War: Ragnarok,' and these are the actors who give voice to the Norse gods.
The long-awaited sequel to the cinematic masterpiece that is God of War is ready to hit consoles. God of War: Ragnarok is the subsequent (and final) recreation in the long-running PlayStation video game franchise, and the sport is definitely one of the most-anticipated titles of the yr.
With the new storyline that is already promised to be simply as compelling as the first one, there are additionally some new voice actors tacked onto the undertaking — with characters like Thor and Odin making an appearance.
Both Thor and Odin are shaping as much as be some pretty tough foes in the recreation, with their storylines converging with the events of the first sport. But here's a have a look at the actors in the back of these Norse legends.
Richard Schiff voices Odin
If you might have been maintaining with the spoilers of the game that experience already pop out, then you can know that Odin performs a pretty big part in God of War: Ragnarok. It's his booming voice we pay attention in the background of some of the cinematic trailers — well, technically, it's Richard Schiff's voice.
Richard is very best recognized for this function as Toby Ziegler in The West Wing, even though he's additionally seemed in Man of Steel and The Lost World: Jurassic Park.
Odin as a mythological icon has many titles: the Allfather; the Norse God of the Sky, War, Death, Wisdom, Poetry, and Magic; the King of Asgard; Ruler of Valhalla; and the King of the Aesir God. Odin could also be Freya's ex-husband — and given the injury Kratos brought about to the circle of relatives in the first God of War recreation, there's bound to be an epic showdown.
Richard has now not spoken publicly about his role as Odin simply but, regardless that we can assume that it'll be a lovely robust one in Ragnarok.
Ryan Hurst voices Thor
Thor has already been unveiled as one of the major antagonists of the recreation, teaming up with Freya to hunt vengeance for the loss of life of her son by way of Kratos in the first God of War sport. And in the event you've watched any of the Avengers films, you can most certainly know that Thor is the son of Odin in Norse mythology — marking an entire circle of relatives reunion in the upcoming recreation.
Like the different characters in the name, Thor's role will likely be fully voiced by way of none other than Ryan Hurst. Many of Ryan's earlier roles were live-action, together with Milligan in The Mysterious Benedict Society and Beta in The Walking Dead. God of War: Ragnarok will probably be the first video game he is voice acted for, however the creators were insistent they wanted him at the back of the God of Thunder.
"The two creators of the video game they came over to my house for like five hours and they showed me all of the artwork and they described the story for the entire video game, which was super complex and it was this rich tapestry of stuff," Ryan said in an interview. "And I always like to do new things, so to do motion capture for a video game was a lot of fun — it was a steep learning curve too... It was more like using a marionette than like acting."
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