Efter två Guardians of the Galaxy-filmer och två Avengers-rullar kändes ju wrestlaren Dave Bautista självklar i rollen som den utomjordiska muskelknutten Drax, som ju på egen hand stal varenda scen han medverkade i. Men det var inte alltid självklart för Bautista själv, som beskriver provspelningsprocessen som en riktig mardröm via CBR då oddsen inte såg så ljusa ut till en början:
"Oh my God, it was a nightmare. I was terrified. I was really desperate at the time, I had hardly worked in three years, and I had gone broke from wrestling and I was desperate to get a job. I finally got an agent like two weeks before I got the audition for Guardians. My agent says 'You know, I really had to fight to get you this audition. It was really hard to get, they didn't really want to audition you. They didn't want any pro wrestlers, so I don't want to get your hopes up."
Han fick dock mycket stöd på vägen och lyckades ta sig vidare efter ett par provspelningar:
"He built my hopes really low, so I went in with low expectations. I didn't understand Drax. I called my acting coach and said 'I don't get this,' and he flipped out because he's like the biggest fanboy. Anyway, he made me do the research and I found one picture of Drax, and I said 'That looks like me!' He babied me through this whole process, my first and second auditions, my acting coach came with me. I read for Sarah Finn, she's amazing. I read with her and she said 'Don't be nervous. Take your time, we can be here all day."
Till slut fick han provspela för James Gunn och, ja, resten är historia. Det lär dock dröja ett bra tag innan vi faktiskt får se Drax och resten av galaxhjältarna igen, då Gunn är upptagen med produktionen av den nya Suicide Squad-filmen och Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 kommer att spelas in i februari 2021. Vad tycker du om Bautista som Drax?
Kick names! Take ass!