{"id":27119,"date":"2013-03-14T21:56:02","date_gmt":"2013-03-15T01:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/?p=27119"},"modified":"2013-03-14T21:56:02","modified_gmt":"2013-03-15T01:56:02","slug":"professional-wrestler-dave-bautista-cast-as-drax-in-guardians-of-the-galaxy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/2013\/03\/14\/professional-wrestler-dave-bautista-cast-as-drax-in-guardians-of-the-galaxy\/","title":{"rendered":"Professional Wrestler Dave Bautista Cast As Drax In GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY"},"content":{"rendered":"

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For the longest time, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has been attached to one comic book film after another. However, it appears that an old WWE sparring partner of his has gotten a superhero film first.<\/p>\n

The Hollywood Reporter<\/a> states that Dave Bautista, who wrestled in the WWE under the name Batista, has been cast as Drax the Destroyer in the upcoming\u00a0Guardians of the Galaxy\u00a0<\/strong>film. He joins Chris Pratt in the cast.<\/p>\n

While the majority of Bautista’s film work consists of direct-to-video fare, his acting profile has increased considerably in the recent past. He played Brass Body in last year’s\u00a0The Man With the Iron Fists<\/strong> and plays a mercenary named Diaz in September’s\u00a0Riddick<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Batista does match up physically for the role (and, depending on which comic book incarnation of the character you choose, is actually much more muscular than the original) and he had better\u00a0than average\u00a0microphone skills over his wrestling career. So, he could be a nice addition to the cast. Now, onto the Gamora casting!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The six-time world champion joins Chris Pratt in the cast. <\/div>\n

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