Christopher Judge, the actor from God of War, said the friendly and respectful environment on the motion capture set “really changed how I see the world.” During a recent panel celebrating the series’ 20th anniversary, Judge was asked how working on God of War was different from his past acting roles.
It was interesting for me, because elsewhere, there had often been a strict on-set hierarchy, and almost from day one, there was none of that” on the God of War set. There was no hierarchy. Everyone treated each other with respect, and talked to each other like adults, and respected the work that every individual was doing.
He explained that
Judge said that this respectful atmosphere extended all the way to game director Cory Barlog.
When it was time to film, people would go to Cory with different ideas, and he listened to them. I was just standing there thinking, ‘He’s actually listening to everyone. He’s not checking his watch’ […] That’s amazing.
Judge said
He also talked about how much that experience meant to him personally.
Judge explained that he took on the role of Kratos during a tough time in his life — similar to the original actor in the earlier games — when he had stopped drinking and started going to counseling after getting two DUIs.
He said it made him begin to think about “what it means to be a man.”
It’s not about squashing people, keeping people down. It’s about empowering people, listening to people and making them feel heard. The God of War set was the first time I ever saw it in practice. Every morning it looked like everyone wanted to be there, which was something really weird for me. There was no-one complaining. People were happy to be there. It was such a collective. It really was the first place that I had ever been that was that supportive, and nurturing, and caring, and loving. And it really changed my whole perspective on the world, and what it really means to be a man.
Through his counselling, Judge came to realize that
Source: Gamesradar