Brett Ratner Confirms He Is Directing God Of War

Liam — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 21:56:58 +0000

There was talk back in May of Universal threatening to put Brett Ratner in the directors chair for the game-to-movie adaptation of God of War. Well now they have done more than threaten it, then have actually gone through with it.

Brett Ratner revealed the news to UGO

We caught up with him recently and confirmed either your greatest dream or biggest fear: Brett Ratner is indeed making a movie based on the video game series, God of War. Honestly, I love the Kratos games, however, they aren’t exactly the deepest when it comes to story, so he might just be the right person to handle the film adaptation.

God of War centers on Kratos, a celebrated soldier who is haunted by his past transgressions and his debt to the Gods of Olympus. It could have just been your typical hack and slash game, but the cinematic approach and highly entertaining story line earned it a reputation as one of the best around. Lets hope Ratner can do it justice (although I don’t have high expectations).

Brett Ratner To Direct God of War Movie?

Liam — Wed, 28 May 2008 23:00:34 +0000

There are quite a few popular games being adapted onto the big screen at the moment. There’s Prince of Persia which will begin filming soon, and BioShock which will be directed by Pirates of the Caribean director Gore Verbinski. Now God of War could be getting the film treatment, as a journalist recently revealed that Brett Ratner might be involved. Film Junk found the scoop at the very bottom of this article.

I have never been a hardcore gamer, so I’ve never had the chance to play God of War. For those of you who also haven’t, here’s a quick outline of what is it about.

God of War centers on Kratos, a celebrated soldier who is haunted by his past transgressions and his debt to the Gods of Olympus. It could have just been your typical hack and slash game, but the cinematic approach and highly entertaining story line earned it a reputation as one of the best around.

Brett Ratner is best known for directing the Rush Hour movies, and failing to improve the X-Men franchise with X-Men 3. He isn’t exactly the best man for the job, but then again he isn’t Uwe Boll.

Any God of War fans have an opinion on this?

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Brett Ratner Confirms He Is Directing God Of War

Brett Ratner To Direct God of War Movie?