A behind-the-scenes photo from the upcoming God of War television adaptation may have accidentally tipped fans off to how the Norse trickster Baldur will look on screen. According to GamesRadar+, the image offers what could be our first real clue about the character's visual direction — and it's already got the fanbase buzzing.
Why Baldur's Look Changes Everything
Baldur is no minor player in the God of War mythology. As the primary antagonist of the 2018 game, he's the indestructible son of Freya whose inability to feel pain — or anything, really — makes him one of the franchise's most compelling and tragic villains. The character design choices the production makes here will signal a lot about tone: are we getting a grounded, gritty Baldur, or something closer to the ethereal, almost supernatural figure from the source material? Either direction has serious implications for casting, because the actor needs to sell both physical menace and a deep, hollow emotional emptiness. That's a rare combination.
With the adaptation still assembling its world on screen, this is exactly the moment fan casting conversations become most meaningful. Roles for Kratos, Atreus, Freya, Odin, and Baldur himself are all theoretically still open, and the community has opinions.
What myCast Fans Are Already Saying
The God of War fancasting community on myCast is young but growing fast, spread across several active stories. The most populated is the God of War story with 18 roles and 10 votes, where Jason Momoa leads the pack for Kratos with 3 votes — a pick that makes intuitive sense given his sheer physical presence and proven blockbuster appeal, though some fans might argue it's almost too obvious. Interestingly, that story doesn't yet have a Baldur pick logged, leaving the role wide open for the community to stake a claim.
Over in the God of War story — 16 roles, 8 votes — someone has thrown David Corenswet into the Baldur conversation with an early vote, and honestly, it's a fascinating suggestion. Fresh off his Superman casting, Corenswet has the kind of golden-boy physicality that suits the God of Light, and there's something interesting about casting a newly minted superhero as a villain who can't be hurt. The same story floats for Odin — a pick that practically casts itself the moment you picture it — and as Freya, which would be a genuinely surprising, against-type choice for the fierce Norse goddess.