Dave Bautista Believes Marvel Studios “Didn’t See” Drax’s MCU Potential

Dave Bautista, the performer most widely known for his role in the MCU as Drax the Destroyer, shares that he would have liked to see more of his character in the franchise. Although the MCU isn’t over as a franchise, Drax’s run belongs to another era that appears to be in the past. Bautista is committed to other projects today, but the actor nostalgically looks back at the role that paved a future for him in Hollywood.

Bautista played Drax in Guardians of the Galaxy trilogy and several other titles in the MCU. He reprised the character in The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special as well as in the Disney+ animated series What If…?. Drax became a popular player in the franchise after the first Guardians, and even in theme park attractions, where the character shows his naive attitude that has made him such a beloved Guardian. However, he always stayed in the background as a secondary character.

As reported by Cinema Blend, Bautista would have loved Marvel to take a second look at his character and maybe give him a more prominent position. The actor spoke to Jake Hamilton, and though he didn’t mention the word “spin-off,” he implied that Drax is the character he would have liked to see in a movie told from his perspective. The question regards his latest film, In the Lost Lands, where Bautista’s character introduces the movie by speaking directly to the audience. This is what the actor said when he had to mention a character from all his movies that he would have liked to see doing a similar intro:

“Probably the best would be Drax. I think Drax, because if Drax could actually tell his whole story – this is a bittersweet conversation with me, because I always thought there was so much story to tell there. And, for some reason, Marvel just didn’t see it, which drove me crazy.

But I think that would be super entertaining because of the way Drax communicated, but also Drax speaking with such passion about his family, and his background and his loss, and the love for his newfound family. I think it would be a fun conversation to have, you know, just direct to the audience.”

Dave Bautista’s Career After His Run in the MCU Is Nothing Short of Impressive

After Guardians of the Galaxy, Dave Bautista’s career completely changed. He was no longer in the shadow of minor roles where he was just featured as a bulky dude who could only fight. The former wrestler could act, and he showed this in films like Bushwick, Blade Runner 2049, Hotel Artemis and both Dune movies. Bautista also found a way to stay in the action genre with Guardians of the Galaxy sequels and the zombie action film Army of the Dead.

Recent roles in Knock at the Cabin and Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery have been essential in terms of leaving the typecast behind. However, Bautista is still open to playing Drax again. He’s also shown interest in joining the DCU and getting a role in the upcoming Gears of War adaptation. Hopefully, any role he ends up getting will have a better outcome than Drax the Destroyer in terms of screentime.

Source: Cinema Blend

Guardians of the Galaxy

Summary

Guardians of the Galaxy is an upcoming American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics superhero team of the same name, produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. It is intended to be the tenth installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The film is directed by James Gunn, who wrote the screenplay with Nicole Perlman, and features an ensemble cast including Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Lee Pace, Michael Rooker, Karen Gillan, Djimon Hounsou, John C. Reilly, Glenn Close, and Benicio del Toro. In Guardians of the Galaxy, Peter Quill forms an uneasy alliance with a group of extraterrestrial misfits who are on the run after stealing a coveted orb.

Producer Kevin Feige first publicly mentioned Guardians of the Galaxy as a potential film in 2010, and Marvel Studios announced that the film was in active development at the San Diego Comic-Con International in July 2012. Gunn was hired to write and direct the film that September. In February 2013, Pratt was hired to play Peter Quill / Star-Lord, and the supporting cast was filled out over the next several months. Filming began in July 2013 at Shepperton Studios, England with filming continuing in London before wrapping up in October 2013. Post-production completed on July 7, 2014. The film is scheduled to be released on August 1, 2014 in the United States, and will be released in 3D and IMAX 3D.

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