Summary
Dave Bautistahas a wide variety of movies and television shows coming in the next few years. The star first rose to prominence as a cultural figure whenhe performed as a professional wrestler with the WWE beginning in 1999, operating under the name Batista. Although he did not fully retire from wrestling until 2019, since the mid-2000s, variousDave Bautista moviesand television shows have helped cement his reputation as a performer with several iconic characters under his belt.
Theex-wrestler actoris likely best known for playing the overly literal warrior Drax the Destroyer in the Marvel Cinematic Universe subfranchiseGuardians of the Galaxy. However,he has gone on to appear in blockbusters from other franchises, including the James Bond movieSpectre, the legacy sequelBlade Runner 2049, the whodunitGlass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, and the sci-fi epicsDuneandDune: Part Two. Several of the movies and television shows that he has coming soon are similarly part of major franchises, though quite a few are original works with franchise potential of their own.
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The Eternal Cityis a sequel to the under-the-radar 2020 comedyMy Spy. That title, which was delayed from its original August 19 release date,got caught up in the global theater closures that struck during the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. While the $18 million movie only ended up making $10.5 million at the box office during a scattershot international release, it became a decent streaming hit when it was acquired by Prime Video and premiered on the platform in June 2020.
Although early development onMy Spy: The Eternal Citywas announced in 2020, it didn’t go into production until early 2023.In addition to Bautista, Chloe Coleman, Kristen Schaal, and Ken Jeong will all reprise their original roles in the upcoming movie. This time around, they are also joined by Anna Faris, Craig Robinson, and Flula Borg. Like many comedy sequels ranging fromMuppets Most WantedtoBook Club: The Next Chapter, the movie moves the setting to Europe for a comic adventure through Italy.
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Bautista will followMy Spy: The Eternal Citywith another explosive action-comedy.The Killer’s Game, which was helmed byDay Shiftdirector J. J. Perry, follows a hitman who orders a hit on himself while dealing with a fatal diagnosis, only to be forced to survive an onslaught of killers when he discovers his test results were mistaken.The movie is based on the 1997 novel of the same name that was written by Jay Bonansinga, who is perhaps best known for collaborating with Robert Kirkman on a series of spinoff novels set in the universe ofThe Walking Dead.
It will also feature a reunion with his MCU co-star Pom Klementieff, who originated the character of Mantis
The movie, which has been in development since the mid-1990s, is finally making it to the big screen in September 2024.The Killer’s Gamefeatures a star-studded cast that also includesBen Kingsley, Sofia Boutella, Terry Crews, Scott Adkins, and Bautista’s fellow WWE wrestler Drew McIntyre. It will also feature a reunion with his MCU co-star Pom Klementieff, who originated the character of Mantis onscreen inGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.
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In the Lost Landsis an upcoming fantasy movie adapted from the short story of the same name by George R. R. Martin. The author is best known for penning theA Song of Ice and Firenovels, which were adapted into the smash hit HBO seriesGame of Thrones, which recently spawned the prequel spinoffHouse of the Dragon.The standalone story follows a sorceress and a wanderer who embark on a quest to help a queen gain the power of shape-shifting.
The wanderer in question will be played by Dave Bautista, who stars in the movie opposite Milla Jovovich. On hand to direct is Jovovich’s husband and frequent collaborator Paul W. S. Anderson,with whom she has made multipleResident Evilmovies as well as 2020’sMonster Hunter. At the time of writing, the movie is still in post-production, though it is still expected to be released sometime before the end of 2024.
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Aang: The Last Airbender, which was recently delayed to 2026, is a new animated movie set in the same universe as the landmark animated showsAvatar: The Last AirbenderandThe Legend of Korra. The movie, which is being executive produced by the original show’s creators Michael DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko, is being directed by franchise veteran Lauren Montgomery. It is set to follow the adult years of the avatar Aang, who was the lead character of the original show.
The movie, which is tightly interlocked with the animated series, is not related to Netflix’s recent live-action adaptation of the original show.The exact character that Dave Bautista is set to voice is currently unknown, though it has been revealed that he will play a villainous role in the project. It remains to be seen if he will be playing an original character or an older version of a familiar face fromAvatar: The Last Airbender.
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Another animated franchise project,Army of the Dead: Lost Vegasis set to be a prequel that takes place in the world of Zack Snyder’s zombie heist movieArmy of the Dead, which premiered on Netflix in 2021.In that live-action movie, Dave Bautista played the lead character, mercenary Scott Ward. He reprised the role in a cameo in the live-action prequel movieArmy of Thieves, and is also set to voice Scott in the new series opposite returning stars Ana de la Reguera, Ella Purnell, Tig Notaro, and Omari Hardwick.
Lost Vegashas had a complicated production history, and in fact, it was announced in March 2023 that it had hit a snag due to technical issues.However, Snyder confirmed nine months later that it was mostly complete, though the animation was only in an early animatic form. It is unclear when the project will actually be completed, if it will be released in animatic form, or if it will never end up being released.
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6The Last Showgirl
Release Date: TBD
The Last Showgirlis an upcoming drama that is currently in post-production. The movie was directed by Gia Coppola,the granddaughter of Francis Ford Coppola who is part of the legendary’s director’s extensive Hollywood family, which also includes Talia Shire, Jason Schwartzman, Nicolas Cage, Sofia Coppola, and more. The screenplay, which was written byThe Good Place’s Kate Gersten, follows a showgirl who is forced to find her way in life after her show suddenly closes down following a 30-year run.
Dave Bautista is set to play a supporting role in the movie
The showgirl is set to be played by screen icon Pamela Anderson, who plays the lead opposite a star-studded cast that also includesOscar winner Jamie Lee Curtis,The Social Network’s Brenda Song,Chilling Adventures of Sabrina’s Kiernan Shipka, andScream Queens' Billie Lourd. Dave Bautista is set to play a supporting role in the movie, though the exact nature of his character is currently unknown at the time of writing.
Trap House
Cast
Trap House follows Detective Grant Pierce as he goes undercover to dismantle a meth lab known as the Trap House amid a citywide drug epidemic. The facility is notorious for its deadly booby traps, set by a deranged criminal mastermind, challenging Pierce’s resolve and resourcefulness.
Trap House, which is also in post-production, is an action-thriller that was written byThe Fast and the Furious' Gary Scott Thompson along withThe Hitman’s Bodyguard’s Tom O’Connor. It was directed by Michael Dowse, who previously collaborated with Bautista on the action-comedyStuber, in which he played an LAPD detective who enlists the help of an unwitting Uber driver played by Kumail Nanjiani.
Dave Bautista will take the lead inTrap Houseas a DEA agent who is working to try and stop a group of teenagers, who are his and his partner’s children,from staging a heist against a cartel.The cast of the movie also includesAvatar: The Way of WaterandScream VI’s Jack Champion,ItandDungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves' Sophia Lillis,La Reina del Sur’s Kate del Castillo,Hocus Pocus 2’s Whitney Peak,The Watcher’s Bobby Cannavale, andStar Trek: Discovery’s Blu del Barrio.
8Afterburn
Afterburnis one of the most recently announced upcoming projects set to star Dave Bautista. The movie, which has strong franchise potential, was first announced in February 2024 ahead of production kicking off in April.It was adapted by Matt Johnson and Nimrod Antal from the Red 5 graphic novel of the same name.It has reunited Bautista with director J.J. Perry, who also helmed his upcoming titleThe Killer’s Game.
in a supporting role, screen icon Samuel L. Jackson, who plays Nick Fury in the MCU opposite Bautista’s Drax. Jackson will play Valentine, a freedom fighter.
Bautista will star in the movie as Jake, a treasure hunter in a post-apocalyptic world where technology has been disabled by a solar flare who embarks on an adventure to steal theMona Lisa for his clients before anybody else can get to it. The movie is also set to star Olga Kurylenko and, in a supporting role, screen icon Samuel L. Jackson, who plays Nick Fury in the MCU opposite Bautista’s Drax. Jackson will play Valentine, a freedom fighter.
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9Grendel
It was announced that Bautista would be starring inGrendelin May 2024. The movie,which is currently in pre-production, is being developed by the Jim Henson Company. The director that is currently attached to the project is Robert D. Krzykowski, who is best known forThe Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot. The story is based on the John Gardner novel of the same name, which itself was inspired by the Old English epic poemBeowulf.
Dave Bautistawill be playing Beowulf himself. However, the lead character will be the monstrous Grendel, who is set to be played by Oscar-winner Jeff Bridges.The cast also includes1883’s Sam Elliott as The Dragon,Breaking Bad’s Bryan Cranston as King Hrothgar,Last Night in Soho’s Thomasin McKenzie as Queen Wealhtheow, musician T Bone Burnett in an unspecified role )in addition to penning original music), andPoldark’s Aidan Turner as Unferth.
