Dave Bautista Says He May Not Return to 'Guardians of the Galaxy' After Director James Gunn's Firing

Photo: Everett TheGuardians of the Galaxymay have to continue without Drax. Dave Bautistasaid onThe Jonathan Ross Showthat he is unsure whether he wants to return to the franchise in the wake of Walt Disney Studios decision to fire directorJames Gunn. “To be honest with you, I don’t know if I want to work for Disney,” Bautista said. He explained, “There’s a bit of an issue. It’s a bittersweet conversation. No, it’s a bitter, bitter conversation because I’m not really happy with what they’ve done with James Gunn.

Dave Bautista Says It's 'Nauseating' to Make 'Guardians of the Galaxy 3' After James Gunn's Firing

Guardians of the Galaxyactor Dave Bautista continues to speak out after the controversial firing of director James Gunn. Walt Disney Studios announced July 20 that it had split ways from the director following the resurfacing of Gunn’s years-old insensitive tweets which joked about pedophilia and rape. The director was set to start filming sequel starringChris Prattin the fall and had been working on the script. He wrote and directed the first two movies, which have made more than $1.

Dave Bautista Says Making Marvel's 'Guardians' Movies 'Wasn't All Pleasant': 'It's a Silly Performance'

Dave Bautista.Photo: Rodin Eckenroth/Getty The former-pro-wrestler-turned-actor currently stars inGlass Onion: A Knives Out Mysteryand the upcoming M. Night Shyamalan thrillerKnock at the Cabin. In aninterview withGQHype, Bautista, 53, confirmed thatGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, in theaters May 5, will be his last outing as his Marvel character Drax. “I’m so grateful for Drax. I love him.But there’s a relief [that it’s over]. It wasn’t all pleasant,” he said. “It was hard playing that role.

Dave Bautista Slams Priest Calling for Pride Month Boycott: 'You Don't Speak for Most Catholics'

Photo: Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for SXSW Dave Bautista had no time for a Catholic priest denouncing Pride Month. On June 1, the first day of Pride Month celebrating the LGBTQ community, Rhode Island bishop Thomas Tobin sent out a tweet urging his Catholic followers not to participate in any Pride related activities. “A reminder that Catholics should not support or attend LGBTQ ‘Pride Month’ events held in June. They promote a culture and encourage activities that are contrary to Catholic faith and morals.

Dave Bautista Slams Talk of Joining 'Fast and Furious' Franchise: 'I'd Rather Do Good Films'

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.