Dave Bautista Shares Why He’s Relieved To Say Goodbye To Drax
Dave Bautista is leaving the Marvel Cinematic Universe after seven projects and ten years as Drax.
He talked about the role and why he was relieved to be done with it.
He said, “It wasn’t all pleasant. It was hard playing that role. The makeup process was beating me down. And I just don’t know if I want Drax to be my legacy — it’s a silly performance, and I want to do more dramatic stuff.”
He added, “I really wished they would have invested more in Drax, personally. Because I think Drax has more of a story to tell. I think Drax has a really interesting backstory, which they dropped the ball on. That’s no dig on Marvel. But man, I think they really missed the ball on Drax. He has such a great backstory.
2023 will be a pivotal year for Bautista as he will have his most sizable speaking role yet in M. Night Shyamalan’s “Knock at the Cabin” and an expanded role in Denis Villeneuve’s “Dune” sequel.
Bautista expressed his desire to do more dramatic roles and said he would work with Villeneuve for free.
