Dave Bautista, better known to WWE fans as Batista, made his Marvel Cinematic Universe debut in the 2014 “Guardians of the Galaxy” film, playing Drax the Destroyer. This role was the rocket he needed in his acting career.
The former WWE star appeared as the character in other MCU movies such as Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 2, Avengers Infinity War, Avengers Endgame, and Thor Love & Thunder. He would later say goodbye to it when he played it one more time in the Guardians of the Galaxy 3
While speaking with Variety, the future WWE Hall of Famer ruled out playing the character again unless James Gunn, the mastermind behind the Guardians of the Galaxy franchise, asked him to do so. However, he is still up for a superhero role.
“Drax is completely closed to me,” Bautista said. “Unless James Gunn called me and asked if I would do something as Drax again, I just wouldn’t be interested. If James called me, which obviously is not gonna happen. He’s doing okay, he’s gone a different route [with DC]. But I do wanna be in that world. I’m a fan of that world. I’m a fan of comic books and that whole universe. Marvel, DC, I just wanna be in it. I made that known to James, I made that known to the Russo Brothers. Personally, I talked to them, all of them, and told them, ‘Don’t count me out. If there’s a character that I’d be right for and that you want me for, man, I’d be totally open-minded to it.’ It’s just the Drax character ran its course.”
His portrayal of Drax kickstarted his career, leading to roles in Blade Runner 2049, Dune, and his recent film, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery.
