James Gunn is answering fan questions on Twitter and giving hints about Superman and Batman as he and Peter Safran take control of the DC Universe.
30.01.2023 - 21:57 / deadline.com
The iconic DC villain Bane, best known for breaking Batman’s back, continues to be the character that got away for Dave Bautista.
The wrestler-turned-actor shares in an interview with Insider published on Monday that he approached James Gunn about the prospect of playing the back-breaking antagonist prior to his Guardians of the Galaxy director’s ascension as Co-CEO and Co-Chair of DC Studios.
“I have had conversations with James about that,” Bautista said, “but I think the direction he’s leaning in, completely rebooting that whole universe, he’s starting from scratch and starting younger and fresher and I think you need to do that.”
Bautista went on to say that he believes if the DC Universe is to be “revived,” Gunn and Co-CEO/Co-Chair Peter Safran “need to start from scratch” — reconceiving this cinematic universe with newer faces front and center. “You need to start to plan for the next 15 years, and I just don’t think you can do that with me. And I understand that,” said the actor. “And, also, I have to say that I appreciate that because I don’t want to play a character that I can’t bring justice to it. I don’t think at this point in my career that I can bring justice to Bane anymore. I just don’t know if I could handle the physical part, and I don’t think I would have the longevity to plan ahead for films. So, I just don’t know if I’d be that guy.”
Bautista has been vocal for years on Twitter about his desire to play Bane — who was most recently portrayed by Tom Hardy in Christopher Nolan’s 2012 blockbuster The Dark Knight Rises. His campaigning for the character most recently made headlines in 2021, when he divulged that he’d approached higher-ups at Warner Bros about the idea. “I’ve made no secret about this,”
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