Dave Bautista Cast as Drax The Destroyer in "Guardians of the Galaxy"

[CBR News]

James Gunn's "Guardians of the Galaxy" has found its Drax the Destroyer in WWE's Dave Bautista, who joins Chris Pratt as part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe's galactic team.


Full article here.

[HeroxMatt2.0]

If Batista brings half the intensity he has in the WWE as he does to GotG, we're going to have an awesome Drax.

[Alex]

If Batista brings half the intensity he has in the WWE as he does to GotG, we're going to have an awesome Drax.

The last bit of his wrestling run, when he was amazing douchebag heel, who got 20k people to boo him for wearing a pink shirt with the collar turned up, was amazing.

[Legato]

The last bit of his wrestling run, when he was amazing douchebag heel, who got 20k people to boo him for wearing a pink shirt with the collar turned up, was amazing.

If only the majority of his WWE career were like that

[Cold Hands]

Oh no, god no i'm soo disapointed by this news ... it kinda wrecks the whole expectations that i had for this movie, i know i'm harsh but come on (and i'm saying this as a fan of batista in WWE)!

[nosocialize100]

Let's be honest, he probably wasn't going to have that many lines anyway AND he has the right face for the part.

[Legato]

Oh no, god no i'm soo disapointed by this news ... it kinda wrecks the whole expectations that i had for this movie, i know i'm harsh but come on (and i'm saying this as a fan of batista in WWE)!

I'm sure he's not going to have that much of a speaking role.

[gt500x]

I am officially going to see this movie now!

[Legato]

I hope the movie doesn't involve the heroes spending the majority of the film on earth. Take the space opera approach and have the movie be in space

[Blade X]

I think that this is good casting news. Watch THE MAN WITH THE IRON FISTS to see why Batista is a great choice to play Drax. Heck, it wouldn't surprise me in the least that one of the reasons why Batista was cast as Drax was because of his portrayal as Brass Body in TMWTIF (the other reason being that he was cheaper then the other actors up for the part).

[Legato]

I think that this is good casting news. Watch THE MAN WITH THE IRON FISTS to see why Batista is a great choice to play Drax. Heck, it wouldn't surprise me in the least that one of the reasons why Batista was cast as Drax was because of his portrayal as Brass Body in TMWTIF (the other reason being that he was cheaper then the other actors up for the part).

More the latter but I can also see a little bit of the former. He was one of the few good things about that movie.

[SUPERECWFAN1]

There is a tale of 2 Batista's in the WWE. The heel Batista was very damn good his final year in the WWE. The face Batista is a guy who would get winded walking to the ring at one point due to being so big.

Its a nice signing .

[KurtW95]

Directed by James Gunn, the space adventure is also expected to include Groot, the extraterrestrial tree monster; Rocket Raccoon, the fearless genetically altered raccoon; and Gamora, the most dangerous woman in the universe.

Seriously? Rocket's an alien, not a genetically altered raccoon.

[The Zapper]

I had no interest in this movie before, BUT NOW... I still have no interest in seeing this movie. Never was a fan of Batista, even during his last heel run that others seemed to like.

[artiepants]

Usually, i'd be extremely nervous about signing a pro wrestler, but in the case of Drax it probably works (plus he hardly looks like he'll need any make-up) Just hope his dialog isn't toooo bad...

Seriously? Rocket's an alien, not a genetically altered raccoon.

unless they've changed it since, nope:

Rocket Raccoon acts as the "Guardian of the Keystone Quadrant", an area of outer space sealed off from the rest of the cosmos by the so-called Galacian Wall. Rocket is captain of the starship Rack 'n' Ruin, and he and his first mate Wal Russ (a talking walrus) come from the planet Halfworld, in the Keystone Quadrant, an abandoned colony for the mentally ill where the animal companions were genetically manipulated to grant them human level intelligence and bipedal body construction for many to become caretakers of the inmates. Rocket was Halfworld's chief law officer ("ranger") who protected the colony against various threats.[9]