The Rock has become a standard-bearer figure for professional wrestlers who wanted a movie stint and Batista followed that trend. It won’t be wrong if we keep him just after the Brahma Bull in that genre of pro-wrestling superstars who went big in Hollywood. A few of his movies have also made millions around the world. But he wants to keep uniqueness.
Many may call the success rate achieved by Batista was due to the fact that he wanted to follow in the footsteps of The Rock. But the reality is that he wanted to have a different approach to his movie career to that opted by the most electrifying man in all of sports entertainment. The six-time world champion also accepted the same in a recent discussion.
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JoBlo recently spoke to Dave Bautista about his movie career. He was asked about The Rock and in reply, he admitted to having a different approach in his roles. The Rock is someone who showcases his muscular body and strength in his roles. Batista also possesses a similar body but he is rather focused on portraying a good character instead of showing power.
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“No, because I’ve tried to go the other route. Like, The Rock is a perfect example of someone who uses that strength, so I wanted to go against that grain and make everything much smaller, very subtle. I make a living off of subtlety. I want that to be my strength. I want that to be what separates us. I don’t want to be that guy who walks in that room, I never wanted to be that guy,” Batista continued.
“I don’t want to be that guy. I want to be the guy that makes people cry, who makes people think; [someone] who inspires people” Batista concluded. “I want to be a dramatic actor. So I just love it. I love acting.”
The Rock and Batista featured in different roles, throughout their career and apparently, they share different ideas to be starring in the movies. Both are powerful considering that they used to be professional wrestlers, back in the day. We’ll have to see if the two can ever share the screen for a project.
Batista was recently busy promoting his new Army of the Dead film that will be coming out on Netflix on May 21. The audience will see him in the protagonist’s role who will be fighting a sea of zombies. The movie also has Indian Actress Huma Qureshi in a small undisclosed role. She shot for the project a couple of years ago as the pandemic delayed the release.
