Dave Bautista recently told ComicBook.com that he has already contacted James Gunn (who’s heading up DC Studios after directing Bautista in three “Guardians of the Galaxy” movies at Marvel) and the Russo Brothers (the Marvel stalwarts who directed him in “Avengers: Infinity War” and “Endgame”) to express interest in playing a new comic book superhero

Dave Bautista would like to get back into the superhero/supervillain game… just not that one.

Dave Bautista isn’t shutting the door on the Marvel Cinematic Universe entirely, just on Drax the Destroyer. While promoting his upcoming film In the Lost Lands , Bautista spoke with ComicBook about his time in the MCU and whether he’d ever return.

Dave Bautista played the fun and deadly Drax in three Guardians of the Galaxy movies, but it is not likely he will come back for a fourth film if one happens. There is one person who could bring the actor back into the Guardians universe, and it’s the former movies’ director and current co-head of DC Studios… James Gunn.

Dave Bautista has shut the door on playing Drax again, except if one condition is fulfilled. The former WWE Champion played the character of Drax The Destroyer in multiple Marvel projects, including three Guardians of the Galaxy and two Avengers movies.

Dave Bautista has once again ruled out a Drax return in the MCU – but remains surprisingly open to appearances either at Marvel or with his old Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn over at DC.