Dave must have a great agent, Marvel film recurring roll, Bond, now Kurgan.
He has gone from mindless muscle to consistent work rather fast.
He is no great actor or anything but he is good for his roles, he was great in Man with the Iron Fists.
As long as he can stay in good shape he should be around for a while.
Somewhere there is a land of peace, acceptance, love, and equality. Pray they do not allow humans.
He was surprisingly good in guardians
I will have to agree with you.....his first lines of work since 2010 were really more like walk in roles, minor, or even direct to DVD acting. But to me, it really wasn't until Riddick where he got more lines, and a bigger screen time. He still had to refine his ability though. During that time after filming, he continued on to return to the WWE for a short time while still attending acting classes. And luckily, he struck gold with Guardians of the Galaxy. And now, like you said, if he keeps in great shape, he'll continue on getting work. There aren't many huge muscular behemoths that can act decent, get physical, and portray menacing figures like Bautista can. Hell, look at his recent projected job......he's going to be Tong Po on roids in a new up and coming Kickboxer movie. From what I also know of Dave, he was going for MMA at a certain point in his life so he does have the training to portray such a beast.
shareHe is taking his acting serious. When he was offered the GOTG roll, he took acting classes. Now he may not be at Leo's level, but for the action movies that he is needed for, he does really well!!
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Whats that...Looking like a (triangular-faced) 13-year old, constantly scowling (with all the depth of some kid being told to mow the lawn/tidy his room?)
Plus 'shit' actor (despite bought and paid for studio/oscar hyperbole?)
You guys can also add comedic abilities to his resume. Even his small one-liners in the advertisements for the GotG movie look hilarious. Kinda reminds me of Terry Crews with the "huge guy who can also be gentle and hilarious" sort of vibe.
The more Batista I see in movies, the better. His physique was always something that was jaw-dropping.
He was brilliant in his small role in Blade Runner: 2049, totally set up the movie in a perfect way
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