Dave Bautista says he’s too old for Bane
Former WWE Star Dave Bautista says he’s too old for Bane and hasn’t really found a proper place for him in the DC Universe yet.
“For forever, it was Bane. When I was younger, I wanted to play Bane; it was like a dream role for me. And I got to a point in my career where I just felt like I was just too old to play Bane. I think the physicality of it, at this point in my career and my life, I just wouldn’t be able to do the character justice”.
“And then I saw somewhere online that someone posted something of me playing Lex Luthor; an older Lex Luthor. I kind of became obsessed with that idea. Obviously, they moved on from that idea, so at this point, I’m struggling to find my place in the DC universe. But I’d really be up for anything.”
source: screenrant
Wasn’t he a part of the MCU as Dracula the Destroyer? I can’t see him as any DCEU character, honestly.
Drax the Destroyer, yes. And I couldn’t see him as that until he did it and totally crushed it. I also didn’t foresee some British kid named Tom Holland becoming my favorite Spider-Man and I thought Triple H would have made a fine Thor (he was in the running when the first movie was in development) until I saw Chris Hemsworth in the role, so either I suck at casting or you don’t fully know how someone will do in a role until you see it. I’m not ruling out either or both of those things being true. 🙂 (Of course, I did totally call Benedict Cumberbatch as Doctor Strange, so we all get lucky sometimes.)