{
  "id": 17715885,
  "title": "Dave Bautista Reveals He’s Gained 20 Pounds of Muscle Ahead of Playing Kratos in ‘God of War’ Series",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/dave-bautista-reveals-hes-gained-20-pounds-of-muscle-ahead-of-playing",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-02T01:05:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/dave-bautista-muscle-gain-kratos-god-of-war-1236937038/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Dave Bautista is once again showing off his muscle gains ahead of stepping into the role of Kratos for the highly anticipated “God of War” series. The “Guardians of the Galaxy” actor last gave fans a glimpse into his transformation two months ago, saying he’d begun weight training again but still had time “to get […]",
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      {
        "outlet": "IGN",
        "title": "Dave Bautista Reveals He's Gained 20 Pounds of Muscle to Play Kratos in the God of War Series",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/dave-bautista-reveals-hes-gained-20-pounds-of-muscle-to-play-kratos",
        "published": "2026-11-02T03:37:04.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}