Dave Bautista tried out for previous Star Wars films

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He’s Drax, the big heavy with a heart in the smash-hit Guardians of the Galaxy series, appeared in the second highest ever grossing James Bond adventure Spectre and is a six-time WWE champion and if things had been a bit different he’d have been in Star Wars. Speaking to Flickering Myth, Big Dave revealed that he has auditioned for Star Wars in the past.

“I’ve actually auditioned for a couple of Star Wars and they’ve turned me down. It was always a dream of mine to be in a Star Wars film.”

As candid as ever, Dave made it clear that he’s an original trilogy kind of guy.

“I can’t say I’m the biggest fan of the latest installments. I particularly loved Rogue One. I thought it was a really great film and I love that they went a little bit dark with it. I thought it was really interesting.”

With Guardians 3 now postponed at least a year while the search for a new director begins and new Star Wars projects beginning to proliferate, there’s always the chance that Bautista could make the leap from the Marvel cosmic universe into the Star Wars galaxy.

Mark Newbold
Mark Newbold
Exploring the galaxy since 1978, Mark wrote his first fan fiction in 1981 and been a presence online since his first webpage Fanta War in 1996. He currently contributes to Star Wars Insider, ILM.com, SkywalkerSound.com and Starburst Magazine, having previously written for StarWars.com, Star Wars Encyclopedia, Build The Millennium Falcon, Geeky Monkey, TV Film Memorabilia and Model and Collectors Mart. He is a four-time Star Wars Celebration Stage host, the only podcaster to have appeared on every Celebration podcast stage since it began in 2015, the Daily Content Manager of Fantha Tracks and the co-host of Making Tracks, Canon Fodder and Start Your Engines on Fantha Tracks Radio.
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He’s Drax, the big heavy with a heart in the smash-hit Guardians of the Galaxy series, appeared in the second highest ever grossing James Bond adventure Spectre and is a six-time WWE champion and if things had been a bit different he’d have been in Star Wars. Speaking to Flickering Myth, Big Dave revealed that he has auditioned for Star Wars in the past.

“I’ve actually auditioned for a couple of Star Wars and they’ve turned me down. It was always a dream of mine to be in a Star Wars film.”

As candid as ever, Dave made it clear that he’s an original trilogy kind of guy.

“I can’t say I’m the biggest fan of the latest installments. I particularly loved Rogue One. I thought it was a really great film and I love that they went a little bit dark with it. I thought it was really interesting.”

With Guardians 3 now postponed at least a year while the search for a new director begins and new Star Wars projects beginning to proliferate, there’s always the chance that Bautista could make the leap from the Marvel cosmic universe into the Star Wars galaxy.

Mark Newbold
Mark Newbold
Exploring the galaxy since 1978, Mark wrote his first fan fiction in 1981 and been a presence online since his first webpage Fanta War in 1996. He currently contributes to Star Wars Insider, ILM.com, SkywalkerSound.com and Starburst Magazine, having previously written for StarWars.com, Star Wars Encyclopedia, Build The Millennium Falcon, Geeky Monkey, TV Film Memorabilia and Model and Collectors Mart. He is a four-time Star Wars Celebration Stage host, the only podcaster to have appeared on every Celebration podcast stage since it began in 2015, the Daily Content Manager of Fantha Tracks and the co-host of Making Tracks, Canon Fodder and Start Your Engines on Fantha Tracks Radio.
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