Dave Bautista could also be identified for his work with Marvel, however he had goals of playing both Bane or Lex Luthor for DC.

As it appears with so many professional wrestlers, Dave Bautista — who glided by Batista within the ring — additionally had aspirations for the large display. But not too many have landed such high-profile jobs as he has, having been solid as Drax the Destroyer within the MCU. But it wasn’t all the time Marvel that Bautista wished 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 effectively 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 forever, it was Bane. When I was younger, I wanted to play Bane; it was like a dream role for me. And I got to a point in my career where I just felt like I was just too old to play Bane. I think the physicality of it, at this point in my career and my life, I just wouldn’t be able to do the character justice.” These are much like the emotions Bautista shared final yr, when he mentioned that he has aged out of playing Bane, particularly as the way forward for the Batman collection strikes ahead.

Outside of Bane, Bautista additionally bought lured into the thought of portraying Lex Luthor on the large display. But now that Nicholas Hoult has landed that position for James Gunn for subsequent yr’s Superman, that retains Bautista removed from hopeful about ever becoming a member of the DCU. “I saw somewhere online that someone posted something of me playing Lex Luthor; an older Lex Luthor. I kind of became obsessed with that idea. Obviously, they moved on from that idea, so at this point, I’m struggling to find my place in the DC universe. But I’d really be up for anything.”

Considering 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 Strange and Mongul.

Bautista may probably deal with Bane, however are you able to envision him as a modern-day Lex Luthor? Do you assume he’ll ever be part of the DCU?