It looks like we’ll have to wait a lot longer for Amazon’s God of War series than we first thought, as Sony and MGM pursue different creative avenues

A couple of years ago, a live-action God of War series was announced, confirming Sony and PlayStation’s interest, then led by Jim Ryan, in expanding their IPs beyond video games. However, the initial excitement has turned into uncertainty as the project has been restarted.

While Amazon is content to throw enormous amounts of cash at projects, one high-profile megashow appears to be in trouble, God of War.

Of all of the many video game adaptations that are in the works right now in Hollywood, few carry quite as much promise as Amazon’s God of War TV series. The original God of War games — particularly the franchise’s 2018 and 2022 installments — already boast a cinematic quality that should make them easier to adapt for the big or small screen than most video games.

The series follows “a young woman who discovers a magical amulet that belonged to her great-grandfather and uses it to enter a fantastical new world.” According to Deadline, The Day The Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie is now slated for a theatrical release in theaters this February 28,

Amazon's God of War TV show is starting from scratch amid several departures. As revealed by Deadline, showrunner Rafe Judkins and fellow executive producers Hawk Otsby and Mark Fergus are departing the project,