Anticipating the December 22 premiere of “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery,” Dave Bautista will have a defining year in his career in 2023, with the most dialogue-driven role in M. Night Shyamalan’s “Batem à Porta,” and a farewell to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. As Drax in “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” and a larger role in the sequel “Dune”.
After working for ten years with directors of the caliber of James Gunn, Sam Mendes, Denis Villeneuve, and Rian Johnson, and despite sharing the same physique and experience as professional wrestling (WWE) athletes, Dave Bautista has split the waters with Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, the biggest superstar of all time. cinematographic.
“I never wanted to be the next rockstar. I just want to be a good actor. A decent actor,” he said candidly in one of Interview with GQ magazine.
If his former co-star wasn’t inspired by what he wanted to do in the movie, Bautista revealed the influence of the advice he received from another wrestling superstar who also transitioned “Stone Cold” Steve Austin at the start of his new career: “Before he left WWE, he took me aside and said You will get offers to buy inferior scripts. The money will be tempting. Do not fall into this trap. “
Despite being forced into a few B-movies when wrestling money evaporated, Bautista ensures that he kept “claiming” in selections until the big opportunity for Drax the Destroyer in the first Guardians of the Galaxy movie in 2014 came up.
After nine years, six movies, and a Christmas special, the balance has been struck: “I’m so grateful for Drax. I love him. But there’s a comfort.” [por ter chegado ao fim]. It wasn’t all fun. It was hard to play this role. The makeup process was killing me. And I don’t know if I want Drax to be my legacy — it’s a goofy performance and I want to do more dramatic things.”
Enter M. Night Shyamalan’s “Knock on the Door,” out in cinemas Feb. 2, which he described as “by far the most talked-about movie. Just huge pages of monologues.”
“Honestly, I don’t give a damn [para ser uma estrela de cinema]. I don’t have a big witch life. […] I don’t care about the spotlight, I don’t care about the fame. I just want to be a better actor. I want the respect of my colleagues. I don’t need praise – I don’t really need praise. It’s about the experience, about knowing I’ve achieved something,” the interview concludes.
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