Dave Bautista Says He Wrapped Filming As Drax For Guardians Of The Galaxy ‘In The Worst Possible Way’

Dave Bautista has announced that he finished off his work on the latest Guardians of the Galaxy film in the “worst possible way.”

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 is one of the most anticipated films of the year, but the excitement has also been met with great sadness, as Dave Bautista revealed he won’t be returning to MCU after the next installment.

Now, the hype of Vol. 3 has been building since 2017, when it was first announced that the series was set to become a trilogy.

“I think really that the 3 movies work together as a whole, they’re going to tell one story,” said James Gunn at Vol. 2‘s premiere.

“This is the story of this iteration of the Guardians of the Galaxy, and we’re going to get to know the characters even better in the same way we got to know them much better in this film than the first one.”

The new movie marks the return of the director, who never actually really left as he has directed both of the previous movies. However, he was fired and then re-hired by Disney as a result of some old tweets.

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The whole debacle caused uproar across Hollywood, and with fans even creating a petition to reinstate the Scooby-Doo director at the helm of the franchise once again. This petition managed to garner over 300,000 signatures.

Key cast members including Zoe Saldaña, Bradley Cooper and Chris Pratt also released a statement in support of the director, and so, by March 2019, it was publicly confirmed that Gunn was back on board for the movie.

The new flick features all of the old cast favorites, including Saldaña, Cooper, Pratt, as well as Karen Gillan, Vin Diesel and Dave Bautista. There are some new names in the mix too — Chukwudi Iwuji stars as High Evolutionary and Will Poulter as the long-awaited character Adam Warlock.

“Anyone else getting the foreboding sense of finality from this trailer? Haven’t seen the movie and I’m already getting emotional,” one person said.

Another commented: “The fact that we know this will be the last [Guardians of the Galaxy] movie with all the original characters makes this a thousand times more heartbreaking.”

A third wrote: “I remember watching the first Guardians when I was twenty-two years old… I’m thirty now and seeing my guys in pain is actually making me emotional.”

Fans are already certain the movie is going to be an emotional one, with it set to be the last one containing the full original cast. Many have taken to the trailer’s comments section to echo this sentiment.

A fourth said: “This looks like it’s gonna be epic, hilarious and heartbreaking at the same time. Can’t wait to see it!”

Despite fans going crazy over the latest trailer, Bautista’s recent comments have left fans feeling deflated, as he’s announced he won’t be returning as the beloved character, Drax after this movie.

Speaking to GQ about his decision, Bautista revealed that while he does love the character, he doesn’t want the role to define his career. 

He said: “I’m so grateful for Drax. I love him. But there’s a relief [that it’s over]. It wasn’t all pleasant. It was hard playing that role. The makeup process was beating me down. And I just don’t know if I want Draw to be my legacy – it’s a silly performance, and I want to do more dramatic stuff.”

Although he’s moving on from the role, Bautista has suggested that Drax could be recast by Marvel, so we’ll have to wait and see!

But for now, Bautista has wrapped up filming, and the actor revealed he finished on set in the “worst possible way,” explaining that the whole cast — who have been together for over a decade — were in bits when they shot their final scenes together.

Talking to Digital Spy, the actor said: “I wrapped in the worst possible way.” 

Rather than celebrating his final moment with his cast mates, Bautista had to rush off to begin preparations for his next film, Knock at the Cabin.

The star said: “I remember shooting the last scene we were all shoot together and it wasn’t the last day, it wasn’t even close to the last day but it was the last time the original version of the Guardians of Galaxy were on set together. We were all in tears”.

During the candid interview, he added, “It’s a very bittersweet thing,” revealing that he was incredibly proud of what the ensemble had produced over the previous 10 years.

“I’m also I’m leaving behind people that I’ve been on this journey with for ten years and they are family to me and I love them like dearly,” he concluded.


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