Bautista didn’t just happen to work with those folks, though.
It came from a conversation where I was telling her that I wanted real acting roles.
“And she’s like: ‘Directors.
You gotta be choosy about your directors and you’ll find the roles.’
Actually James Gunn, he was my first experience with a great director.
And so I kind of kind of grew from there.
It all stems from him.
I think that was where it all started, with James Gunn.”
With Dune and Dune: Part Two, Bautista got a particularly stark contrast to his time with Marvel.
“And with Dune, the world’s been created for us, a lot of practical sets.
And so it wasn’t that I had to depend so much on my imagination.
And also I didn’t have to act with CGI characters.
And so it was just a completely different experience.”
“I think once we got there in the world which was created, it just makes it easy.
But I think my preparation for this role, for this character, was really through conversations with Denis.
“When it’s practical for us, we have the luxury of not having to deal with that.
It’s just one less thing to have to deal with.
We don’t have to be dependent on our imagination.”
For Bautista, the key ended up being understanding Rabban’s core motivation.
There’s always something that led him to where he is now.
And with Rabban, everything stems from him really just being a coward,” Bautista said.
That’s the only thing he knows.
So that’s how I play him–everything comes from a place of insecurity."
Dune: Part Two is in theaters on March 1.
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