Dave Bautista could also be identified for his work with Marvel, however he had goals of taking part in both Bane or Lex Luthor for DC.
Because it appears with so many professional wrestlers, Dave Bautista — who glided by Batista within the ring — additionally had aspirations for the large display. However not too many have landed such high-profile jobs as he has, having been solid as Drax the Destroyer within the MCU. But it surely wasn’t at all times Marvel that Bautista needed to be related to, as soon as envisioning himself as a key villain to each Batman and Superman.
Dave Bautista was in his mid-20s when Bane was first launched in his namesake DC comedian. Early on – and nicely earlier than he entered the ring for WWE – Bautista was drawn to the hulking, bulking persona that made Bane one of many baddest dudes to ever grace the pages of DC. “For without end, it was Bane. After I was youthful, I needed to play Bane; it was like a dream position for me. And I received to a degree in my profession the place I simply felt like I used to be simply too outdated to play Bane. I feel the physicality of it, at this level in my profession and my life, I simply wouldn’t have the ability to do the character justice.” These are just like the feelings Bautista shared final 12 months, when he stated that he has aged out of taking part in Bane, particularly as the way forward for the Batman sequence strikes ahead.
Outdoors of Bane, Bautista additionally received lured into the concept of portraying Lex Luthor on the large display. However now that Nicholas Hoult has landed that position for James Gunn for subsequent 12 months’s Superman, that retains Bautista removed from hopeful about ever becoming a member of the DCU. “I noticed someplace on-line that somebody posted one thing of me taking part in Lex Luthor; an older Lex Luthor. I type of grew to become obsessive about that concept. Clearly, they moved on from that concept, so at this level, I’m struggling to search out my place within the DC universe. However I’d actually be up for something.”
Contemplating the connection between Dave Bautista and James Gunn (who helmed the Guardians of the Galaxy trilogy earlier than leaping manufacturers), one may see Bautista nonetheless getting nudged into the world of DC. Gunn even requested social media followers who they thought he ought to play. And whereas many did say Bane (it’s such an apparent alternative, isn’t it?), different names that got here up included Hugo Unusual and Mongul.
Bautista may possible deal with Bane, however are you able to envision him as a modern-day Lex Luthor? Do you suppose he’ll ever be a part of the DCU?
