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Exclusive: Dave Bautista on whether there’s any acting rivalry between himself, Dwayne Johnson and John Cena

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Unlike the vast majority of pro wrestlers who’ve attempted to make the jump to the big screen only to find themselves consigned to the bottom shelf of the straight-to-video market, Dave Bautista has been enjoying some big success and critical praise with his fledgling acting career. With roles in the likes of Guardians of the […]

Exclusive Interview – Dave Bautista on Final Score, knowing nothing about football, Star Wars and whether John Cena is his acting rival

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Tom Beasley sits down with gentle giant Dave Bautista to chat about his latest hardman-with-a comedic-wink role in football stadium terrorism thriller Final Score… The world knows better than to mess with Dave Bautista. The former WWE wrestler – a six-time world champion no less – has had an acting career dominated by musclebound badass […]

Dave Bautista is hoping for a Drax solo movie, whether he stars in it or not

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Guardians of the Galaxy star Dave Bautista wants a solo Drax movie to be made, even if he doesn’t end up starring in it. With all the chaos regarding James Gunn’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 dismissal over his unbecoming tweets, Dave Bautista (Drax) has perhaps been the most vocal actor in the franchise […]

Dave Bautista says Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 is “on permanent hold for now”

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Although it was set to begin shooting early in the New Year ahead of an expected 2020 release, James Gunn’s firing from Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 has left big question marks hanging over the cosmic superhero threequel. It was reported in the trades last week that Marvel had decided to put the project […]

Exclusive: Dave Bautista has been turned down for Star Wars twice, still wants to make Gears of War

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He may be one of Hollywood’s hardest hardmen, but Dave Bautista hasn’t been able to land his dream role – a part in the Star Wars franchise. In London to promote his new movie Final Score, Bautista said he has auditioned twice for Star Wars films, but has been turned down on both occasions. Bautista […]

Movie Review – Final Score (2018)

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Final Score, 2018. Directed by Scott Mann. Starring Dave Bautista, Lara Peake, Ray Stevenson, Amit Shah, Alexandra Dinu and Pierce Brosnan. SYNOPSIS: An army veteran must defend 35,000 people whose lives are at risk when terrorists take over West Ham football ground Upton Park on the hunt for a former revolutionary leader, who is hiding […]

Dave Bautista does Die Hard in new clips from action thriller Final Score

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With a little over two weeks to go until its release, Sky Cinema has revealed two new clips from the Dave Bautista-headlined action thriller Final Score, which sees the Guardians of the Galaxy star doing his best John McClane impersonation when a group of criminals take over a football stadium during a game. Check them […]

Dave Bautista “thanks” Disney for James Gunn’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 firing

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Earlier this week it was confirmed that, despite a wave of support for the filmmaker, The Walt Disney Company will not reverse its decision to fire James Gunn from the Marvel threequel Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, and now star Dave Bautista – a.k.a. Drax the Destroyer – has taken to social media to […]

Blu-ray Review – Avengers: Infinity War (2018)

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Avengers: Infinity War, 2018. Directed by Anthony and Joe Russo. Starring Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Josh Brolin, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Holland, Chadwick Boseman, Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Bradley Cooper, Vin Diesel, Benedict Cumberbatch, Paul Bettany, Elizabeth Olsen, Don Cheadle, Peter Dinklage, Letitia Wright, Danai Gurira, Karen Gillan, Sebastian […]

Is Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 irretrievably damaged?

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Tom Jolliffe looks at the fallout of James Gunn’s sacking, and whether the next Guardians of The Galaxy is damaged beyond repair…. In case it’s all bypassed you, recent weeks have seen a furore surrounding the director, James Gunn. He’s the man that brought, very successfully I might add, the Guardians of the Galaxy to life. […]