Is an Oscar in Dave Bautista’s future? In a latest interview with GQ, Bautista—who stars as Drax in Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy franchise and just lately appeared within the ensemble of Glass Onion: A Knives Out Thriller—revealed that whereas he’s grateful for his position within the MCU, he is able to tackle extra critical appearing fare: “I simply don’t know if I would like Drax to be my legacy.”
A former WWE wrestler, Bautista has performed the Kylosian alien named “Drax” for nearly a decade, first showing in Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy in 2014. Since then, he is appeared in each function movie within the Guardians franchise in addition to quite a lot of different Marvel initiatives, together with Avengers: Endgame, Avengers: Infinity Warfare, and most just lately the Guardians of the Galaxy vacation particular for Disney+. Whereas he is “so grateful for Drax,” Bautista tells GQ that he is prepared to go away Drax—who met his maker in Infinity Warfare—behind, and take a look at his dramatic chops.
“I like him, however there’s a aid [that it’s over],” stated Bautista. “It wasn’t all nice. It was laborious taking part in that position. The make-up course of was beating me down. And I simply don’t know if I would like Drax to be my legacy — it’s a foolish efficiency, and I wish to do extra dramatic stuff.”
Bautista will quickly get one other probability to flex his dramatic muscular tissues as he gears as much as reprise his position as minor antagonist Glossu Rabban Harkonnen in Dune‘s extremely anticipated sequel. To this point in his appearing profession, Bautista has largely been relegated to taking part in supporting roles, however the actor tells GQ he is able to be a number one man, and he is aware of simply the director he desires to work with: his Dune director Denis Villeneuve. “If I could possibly be a primary [on the callsheet] with Denis, I might do it for fucking free,” he stated. “I believe that’s how I may learn how good I could possibly be. He brings out the very best in me. He sees me in a special gentle, sees the performer that I wish to be. That could be how I remedy the puzzle.”
Bautista’s bought some huge supporters in his again pocket championing his leading-man period. His Glass Onion director, Rian Johnson, instructed GQ that whichever director offers Bautista “an actual dramatic lead position in a film” will “appear like a genius.” Bautista says that showing in Glass Onion modified his relationships with former co-stars, like Oscar-winner Javier Bardem, who attended an early screening of the movie. “Our conversations after that had been totally different,” Bautista stated. “Which, for me, was fucking the whole lot.”
“I by no means wished to be the following Rock,” he added. “I simply wish to be an excellent fucking actor. A revered actor.”
