Dave Bautista

Made films the shows talk about.

Wikidata Q44158: matched by corpus:resolve, told apart by the only person by that name on Wikidata.

Counted as actor. The films the hosts said they acted in, which the two lists below run through too: Guardians of the Galaxy (2014); Spectre (2015); Suicide Squad (2016); Blade Runner 2049 (2017); Dune (2021); Alpha Gang (2026).

Draws on

What the speakers say they, or a film of theirs, drew on. Each is a speaker's account: “the maker said so” when they report the maker's own words, “the host's read” when the read is theirs.

Deadpool (2016): 1 line

  1. industry (industry) · through Suicide Squad (2016), which they acted in: Deadpool ⇒ Suicide Squad (the host's read). Suicide Squad felt reactive to Deadpool's success.
    “Suicide Squad felt like it was very influenced by the success of Deadpool”
    The Big Picture · The Past, Present, and Future of Superhero Movies | The Big Picture (Ep. 35) · 0:29:25 · Jason Concepcion (0.40 sure it was them)

The Avengers (2012): 1 line

  1. programming (programming) · through Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), which they acted in: The Avengers ⇒ Guardians of the Galaxy (the host's read). Thanos' Chitauri subcontracting sets up the cosmic films; Guardians is next on their Marvel list.
    “We're gonna we're gonna cover Peter movie soon.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Avengers · 1:34:57 · David Sims (0.40 sure it was them)

Drawn on by

What the speakers say drew on them or a film of theirs, marked the same way.

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017): 4 lines

  1. craft (craft) · through Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), which they acted in: Guardians of the Galaxy ⇒ Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (the host's read). Vol. 2 used a brightly blue Yondu and a bright Milano interior to dodge the washed-out look of the first film's color grading.
    “He's just smart about working in, like, I'm going to make his skin so bright blue.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Guardians of the Galaxy · 0:25:17 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)
  2. lineage (lineage) · through Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), which they acted in: Guardians of the Galaxy ⇒ Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (the host's read). The sequel deepens Yondu's relationship with Quill so the first film's scene reads differently in retrospect.
    “Knowing what you know about their relationship that you learn in the sequel, you know, colors this scene a little bit more”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Guardians of the Galaxy · 1:26:31 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)
  3. lineage (lineage) · through Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), which they acted in: Guardians of the Galaxy ⇒ Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (the host's read). The sequel doubles down on Yondu's arrow by building its best action sequence around it.
    “And then that the 2nd movie doubles down on it with like building its best action sequence around the era.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Guardians of the Galaxy · 1:42:42 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)
  4. lineage (lineage) · through Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), which they acted in: Guardians of the Galaxy ⇒ Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (the host's read). Vol. 2 is the movie that develops Nebula's backstory with Gamora; this film is about Quill and dads in embryo.
    “Because 2 is the one that's gonna, you know, is trying to win you over to Nebula.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Guardians of the Galaxy · 1:43:46 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

Captain Marvel (2019): 2 lines

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), which they acted in: Guardians of the Galaxy ⇒ Captain Marvel (the host's read). As a prequel, Captain Marvel brings back Guardians characters Ronan (Lee Pace) and Korath (Djimon Hounsou).
    “this is, of course, a prequel, so their characters appear in this film again.”
    The Big Picture · ‘Captain Marvel’ Is a ’90s Nostalgia Play. Did It Work? | Exit Survey · 0:43:32 · Sean Fennessey (0.80 sure it was them)
  2. craft (craft) · through Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), which they acted in: Guardians of the Galaxy ⇒ Captain Marvel (the host's read). The Flarkin cat in Captain Marvel is a version of the Drax metaphor joke, but this film's joke lands better thanks to the cut to his face.
    “And you know, you know, the cat in Captain Marvel is like a version of this joke.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Guardians of the Galaxy · 1:46:06 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

Ant-Man (2015): 1 line

  1. programming (programming) · through Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), which they acted in: Guardians of the Galaxy ⇒ Ant-Man (the host's read). After Guardians' success with unknown characters, Ant-Man was an easy next gamble.
    “you do Ant-Man after that because you're just like, yeah, let's do Ant-Man.”
    The Big Picture · The Past, Present, and Future of Superhero Movies | The Big Picture (Ep. 35) · 0:17:03 · Jason Concepcion (0.40 sure it was them)

Sonic the Hedgehog (upcoming film): 1 line

  1. industry (industry) · through Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), which they acted in: Guardians of the Galaxy ⇒ Sonic the Hedgehog (upcoming film) (the host's read). The new Sonic design looks like it copied Rocket's design.
    “I also think they copied Rocket's design for the new Sonic.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Guardians of the Galaxy · 0:32:18 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

What the speakers said they did

Acting (7) everyone in acting

What was said about them, by kind

career (2)

  1. career (career): Dave Bautista → Blade Runner 2049. Blade Runner 2049 shows how good Bautista has become, underplaying a broken giant.
    “I mean, to me, 2049 is the evidence of how good Batista has gotten where it's like underplay this.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Guardians of the Galaxy · 0:41:18 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)
  2. career (career): Dave Bautista → Dune. Bautista is cast as Beast Rabban in Dune, where they hope he is not wasted as a roaring villain.
    “He's really, like, I hope that Dune treats him well.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Guardians of the Galaxy · 0:41:36 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

contrast (1)

  1. contrast (contrast): Dave Bautista → Spectre. Franchises like Bond cast a physical presence like Bautista and then give him nothing to do.
    “Bond is sort of like with a with a guy like Batista, they're like, you're lucky to be here.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Guardians of the Galaxy · 0:42:07 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

craft (1)

  1. craft (craft): Dave Bautista → Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. In the sequel, Drax and Gamora are made different shades of green; in this film Drax is darker and more muted.
    “They notably, because Drax and Gamor are both green, they were like, you have to make them different shades, because we don't want all the characters to look the same.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Guardians of the Galaxy · 1:14:20 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

people (1)

  1. people (people): Dave Bautista → Suicide Squad. Bautista is apparently going to be in Gunn's Suicide Squad, showing Gunn loves him.
    “Uh, Batista's apparently going to be in the Suicide Squad moment.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Guardians of the Galaxy · 1:13:44 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

what-if (1)

  1. what-if (what-if): Jason Momoa → Dave Bautista. Marvel reportedly tried to get Momoa for Drax; Momoa passed and Bautista, initially a downgrade, became the MVP.
    “it leaked out that they were trying to get Momoa.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Guardians of the Galaxy · 0:40:52 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

Fun items about them

  1. fun, about Dave Bautista: Bautista thought he could act after a direct-to-video film, saw himself on screen, and spent years in acting classes before fighting for Drax.
    “I'm a terrible actor and spent years going to like serious acting classes.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Guardians of the Galaxy · 0:42:37 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)
  2. fun, about Dave Bautista: Drax had to be painted head to toe; for the sequel makeup houses competed to cut application from six hours to two.
    “They were like, it took 6 hours, whichever one of you can get it down to 2 hours gets the job.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Guardians of the Galaxy · 1:15:50 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)