God of War Film Director Confirmed

Kratos will be caving in skulls and wooing the ladies on the big screen with certainty.

In a brief interview with entertainment site UGO this week, director Brett Ratner spilled the beans he's been selected to direct a film adaptation of the über-violent - and consequently, extremely successful - God of War game. The director is known for his work on the Rush Hour series, Red Dragon, and X-Men: The Last Stand. Depending on your movie preferences, this may or may not bode well for the quality of the forthcoming God of War movie.

Ratner went so far as to confirm the much speculated news but offered no details on the film itself. When asked recently by UGO's "Evil Adam" about upcoming projects he's working on, Ratner replied, "Oh God, a few movies. Waiting for the scripts and green lights to come in. A few good things: Playboy, Beverly Hills Cop, God of War."

Given the mature nature of the game, it's still to be seen whether the film will carry an appropriate "R" rating or be toned down slightly for "PG-13" audiences. Violence and sex sells, and God of War has the potential for a box office flop without ample amounts of both.

There's no word yet on who could be tapped to play Kratos, but feel free to post your best guesses or recommendations below.

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Wow...im speechless. I LOVED the games. And i think i may love this movie if it ever comes to fruition regardless of how bad it could be.

I'm probably gonna love the movie even if it sucks, and I know David Jaffe has said he likes him... so I say give him a shot.

I have to say that they can put as many effects as they want, if the style doesn't work, if the story doesn't work, it will bomb, and nothing tells these elements will be done properly. They could overblow it, too much CGI, too much forced epic music.
However, in terms of action, it should be fine.

And seriously, it's going to be boring, because once you remove play, there's not much left, safe the wrapping.

PG-13 God of War, yeah right...

Well its a movie about a video game. You can pretty much tell it is going to be a bit shabby.

I think I just died a little inside.

Brett Ratner is in a tight race for worst director in Hollywood. He basically takes franchises established by more talented directors and then uses the momentum to propel the success of his own movies. He's a hack.

Bottom line is if it isn't R, I ain't gonna see it. Serious, full blown R, none of that half-ass crap that's R in the US, but drops to 14A when it hits the Canadian "Fuckwits for Censorship Bureau". I want 100% Canadian Grade A "R Rating".

I wonder how this'll turn out!

CrAzY!!