Marvel Downplay Dave Bautista’s Claim He “Wasn’t Asked” To Be In ‘What If…?’ & Says “Multiple” Animated Shows In Development

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Joe Otterson TV ReporterDave Bautista is making his first foray into series television with a major role in “See” Season 2 at Apple TV Plus.The series takes place in a dystopian future centuries after a deadly virus decimated mankind and has left people without the ability to see. It stars Jason Momoa, whose role on the show was a primary driver for why Bautista wanted to join.“I had been wanting to work with Momoa for years,” Bautista told Variety.

The Late Late Show with James Corden about a tweet from Bautista which suggested the pair should join forces for a “Lethal Weapon type” buddy cop movie.Speaking about the idea, Momoa said: “I’m not even gonna lie to you… I’m not on Twitter, but he literally texted me about four days ago, going ‘We need to do a buddy cop film’.“We love each other – we met on [the series] See, we’re [in] Dune together, and so I said, ‘Absolutely.’ And he said, ‘Let’s do it in Hawaii.’ I’m like, do it, [I’ve] got

Who needs an agent when you have Twitter? If you’re Dave Bautista and you want to pitch an idea for an action film co-starring Jason Momoa, why not just throw that out onto social media and see what happens? It might just work.

Gallery: Happy Birthday, Ron! 10 things you always wanted to know about Rupert Grint (BANG Showbiz)Momoa, 42, joked: "It sells itself. Dave loves wearing speedos. I love wearing board shorts.

tweet from his co-star Bautista, whom he works with on both “See” and the upcoming “Dune.” And it really sounds like this is happening. “He literally texted me about four days ago that we need to do a buddy cop film,” Momoa said.

Jason Momoa is up for starring in a “Lethal Weapon”-style buddy cop film with his “See” and “Dune” co-star Dave Bautista.

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See co-star Jason Momoa.The Army Of The Dead actor, who is teaming back up with the Aquaman star for the second series of their Apple TV+ drama, has revealed he wants to work with Momoa on a Lethal Weapon style movie.Taking to Twitter on Thursday (August 19), Bautista wrote: “Just going to throw this out into the atmosphere and see what happens. Here we go… Me and Momoa in a Lethal Weapon type buddy cop movie directed by David Leitch.

Dave Bautista is getting a bit of spotlight outside of his MCU projects with Zack Snyder‘s “Army of The Dead” being a big hit for Netflix leading to a sequel being announced and will be seen as one of the main villains in Denis Villeneuve‘s “Dune” when the film hits theaters/HBO Max on October 22.

The Times, which is part of the same publishing group owned by Rupert Murdoch that also owns the tabloid The Sun, Depp called the last five years of dealing with the case “surreal” and referred to a Hollywood “boycott” of him.Pamela Chelin contributed to this report.

Marvel’s What If…? has responded to Dave Bautista’s claims that he wasn’t asked to be involved in the  Disney+ series.Bautista, who plays Drax the Destroyer in Marvel’s Guardians Of The Galaxy, recently said he wasn’t asked to voice the character in the animated series.His claim was a surprise considering many actors from the Marvel Cinematic Universe reprised their roles; including Sebastian Stan as Bucky, Dominic Cooper as Howard Stark and Jeremy Renner as Hawkeye.

Guardians Of The Galaxy star Dave Bautista has spoken out about how Marvel missed an opportunity to tap into a greater story for his character.The wrestler-turned-actor, who plays Drax in the Guardian films plus Avengers: Infinity War and Endgame, voiced his opinion on Twitter in response to a fan’s comment on his departure from the MCU.“Waiting to see where Drax is mentally now that Thanos is finally dead,” tweeted the fan.

Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment WriterMarvel Studios’ “What If…?” — which debuts on Wednesday on Disney Plus — marks a critical creative milestone for the MCU.

Dave Bautista has starred as Drax the Destroyer in several Marvel movies over the years.

Marvel/Disney+ series What If…The new animated show sees many characters from the Marvel Cinematic Universe returning to voice them, although Bautista’s Guardians Of The Galaxy character Drax is not included.Responding to a fan on Twitter who asked on Monday (August 2) why he would not be voicing Drax in the new show, Bautista wrote: “Let’s start with I was never asked.”James Gunn, who directed Bautista in Guardians, replied to his tweet simply writing: “What”.Let’s start with I was never asked.