Dave Bautista Says Drax ‘Ran Its Course,’ So He Told James Gunn and the Russo Bros. He’ll Play a New Marvel or DC Superhero: ‘Don’t Count Me Out’

Dave Bautista Says Drax ‘Ran Its Course,’ So He Told James Gunn and the Russo Bros. He’ll Play a New Marvel or DC Superhero: ‘Don’t Count Me Out’

Dave Bautista recently told ComicBook.com that he has already contacted James Gunn (who’s heading up DC Studios after directing Bautista in three “Guardians of the Galaxy” movies at Marvel) and the Russo Brothers (the Marvel stalwarts who directed him in “Avengers: Infinity War” and “Endgame”) to express interest in playing a new comic book superhero on the big screen. Bautista formerly played Drax the Destroyer in the MCU, but he’s done with th…

Dave Bautista Reaffirms He's Done As Drax But Has Spoken To The Russos About Playing Other MCU Characters

Guardians of the Galaxy star Dave Bautista has once again confirmed that his time as Drax is over but confirms he's spoken to the Russo Brothers and shared his interest in playing another MCU character.

Dave Bautista Reached Out to the Russo Bros. About the Future of Marvel, but Not as Drax — GeekTyrant

Dave Bautista isn’t shutting the door on the Marvel Cinematic Universe entirely, just on Drax the Destroyer. While promoting his upcoming film In the Lost Lands, Bautista spoke with ComicBook about his time in the MCU and whether he’d ever return. His answer was clear… Drax is done, unless James Gunn personally asked him to come back. Bautista said: “Drax is completely closed to me. Unless James Gunn called me and asked if I would do something a…