Dave Bautista says he would never 'tarnish' Drax's story by returning to the MCU for a paycheck: 'It's the perfect exit'



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Dave Bautista said that helium isn't ever consenting to instrumentality arsenic Drax wrong the Marvel Cinematic Universe conscionable for a paycheck.

Bautista is astir to marque his last quality arsenic the alien warrior successful "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. Three" aboriginal this 12 months. During his quality connected "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" Tuesday, Bautista addressed his spell out, pronouncing helium wouldn't privation to "tarnish" the "ideal" ending by returning.

"Yeah, it is weird. I bash not cognize wherefore it's information," Bautista said. "This is my 7th movie arsenic Drax. And my 1/3 'Guardians' [movie]. It go similar our trilogy. That's signifier of what each of america sed up for, to bash a trilogy. And I presume this whitethorn beryllium the eventual mentation of our 'Guardians of the Galaxy.'"

The "Dune" large sanction brought that though it is "difficult" to spell distant his breakout position, it's miles the close clip to bash so.

"It's the close exit. We each had the ones champion idiosyncratic arcs and the benignant of storybook ending," helium stated. "I perpetually subordinate it to the mode I ended my wrestling profession. I ended it connected a storybook beryllium aware. And I would by nary means determination returned and tarnish that. And it's the aforesaid with this."

Bautista persisted: "With Drax, I conscionable got to discontinue the precise manner. And I could ne'er s connected for immoderate different task arsenic Drax simply to get a paycheck. I would tarnish that, and I won't bash it."

Last month, Bautista told GQ that it wasn't "constantly fine" to play Drax.

"I'm truthful grateful for Drax. I emotion him," the "Glass Onion" large sanction said. "But determination whitethorn beryllium a alleviation [that it's over]. It wasn't each first-rate. It turned into hard gambling that position. The make-up strategy changed into beating maine down. And I simply bash not cognize if I privation Drax to beryllium my bequest — it's a anserine wide performance, and I request to bash much melodramatic stuff." 

The histrion has publically said when you see that 2021 that the 0.33 "Guardians" movie could beryllium his closing and tweeted that helium was unfastened to the presumption of Drax being recast.

At the time, James Gunn, who wrote and directed each 3 "Guardians" films and the "Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special," responded to the tweet by mode of saying the histrion ought to "by nary means get replaced."

Last yr, Gunn tweeted that the movie whitethorn beryllium "Drax's closing movie and the give up of the communicative for this enactment of Guardians."

Drax mightiness not beryllium the lone "Guardians" antheral oregon pistillate who exits the MCU aft the approaching 3rd film. Many enthusiasts judge arsenic existent with that his teammate, Rocket (voiced via Bradley Cooper), volition perish wrong the film.

In addition, Zoe Saldaña instructed Variety eventual 12 months that she "would not beryllium disappointed" if she doesn't spell backmost aft "Guardians three" due to the fact that of the sificant inexperienced make-up that goes into the quality of her person, Gamora.

"I permission retired Gamora, but I bash not permission retired three:30 a.M. Calls and 5-hour constitution sessions and trips to the dermatologist afterwards," she said.

However, she did upload that she is stimulated erstwhile she sees however plentifulness her relation matters to kids.

"Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3" is successful theaters connected May five.

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