Dave Bautista wants no part of theFast and Furiousfranchise.
TheGuardians of the Galaxyactor launched some WWE-style trash talk at the action films in response to a fan who suggested he should join the ever-growing cast, declaring that he wanted to work on “good films.”
The exchange happened on Twitter Saturday, with a fan tweeting at Bautista, a former WWE star and mixed martial artist, that he should star as the villain in aFast and Furiousspinoff withDwayne “The Rock” JohnsonandJohn Cena.Johnson first joined the franchise in 2011’sFast Five, while Cena iscoming on boardfor the upcomingninth installment.
Bautista, 50, responded with a green with illness emoji, implying the idea made him sick.
“Thank you for your consideration,” he wrote, adding a vomiting emoji and the hashtag, “I’d rather do good films.”
“Genius! Big Dave didn’t state that he’s never done a bad film. But I did them for particular reasons that helped build an ‘acting’ career. And I got to work with Sly so in your face with that! You’re dismissed!” Bautista responded.
Bautista, who recently retired from the WWE, has appeared in a series of action films, most notably as Drax the Destroyer inGuardians of the GalaxyandAvengers: Infinity WarandAvengers: Endgame.
He’ll next appear in the action comedyStuberwith Kumail Nanjiani.
Despite his implication that theFast and Furiousis stalling, the franchise has continued torelease successful filmssince its debut in 2001.
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The most recent,The Fate of the Furious, premiered in 2017, and pulled in $1.2 billion at the international box office, according to Box Office Mojo.
Fast & Furious 9is scheduled for release in May 2020, whileHobbs & Shaw, a spinoff starring Johnson, Jason Statham and Idris Elba, hits theaters Aug. 2.
source: people.com
