Dave Bautista Has Gained 20 Pounds of Muscle for God of War
His latest update puts him at 250 pounds, roughly two months after he said he had two months of training left to reach his target.
Dave Bautista has gained 20 pounds of muscle while preparing to play Kratos in Amazon’s live-action God of War series, bringing his weight to 250 pounds. DiscussingFilm shared the update on November 1.
Dave Bautista reveals he has gained 20 more pounds of muscle for playing Kratos in ‘GOD OF WAR’.
He has now reached 250 pounds. pic.twitter.com/fUOr0P7EAB
— DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) November 1, 2026
Roughly two months earlier, Bautista was in his third week of weight training. In a September 3 Instagram post, he wrote, “Third week into weight training again. Two more months to get to where I need to be. Like ridin a bike! LFG!”
Dave Bautista shows off his training to play Kratos in the live-action ‘GOD OF WAR’ series.
“3rd week in to weight training again. 2 more months to get to where I need to be. Like ridin a bike! LFG!” pic.twitter.com/Oy26Bxs2gZ
— DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) September 3, 2026
His current weight gives a concrete marker of progress, but the update does not establish whether he has reached the physique he wants for the role.
Bautista took over Kratos after Ryan Hurst left the series following an on-set accident that tore his bicep. Asad Qizilbash, Sony’s head of PlayStation Productions and head of product at PlayStation Studios, said Bautista brings “extraordinary presence, depth, and humanity to the role.” Qizilbash also described excitement across PlayStation Productions and Santa Monica Studio about the casting and the effort to bring the series’ world and characters to the screen in a LinkedIn post.
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