“The Secluded Cabin”: 2023 is the year of Dave Bautista

At the age of 54, Drax’s translator for the “Guardians of the Galaxy” series is translating Night Shyamalan’s new movie. In all, this year, Dave Bautista will be in the credits of four feature films, including the much-lauded sequel to “Dune” by Denis Villeneuve.

Adapted from The cabin at the end of the worldthe best-selling novel by American author Paul Tremblay, Isolated cabin It is the first film starring Dave Bautista. “This is the opportunity of a lifetime. I don’t get roles like this. Everyone wants me in action movies, and I understand why I’m often put in a small box. But I always struggled to get out of that box. I wanted deeper roles because I wanted to prove myself as an actor,” explained the former champion.

Leonard’s role — dubbed “The Sleeper” by the props team during filming — is that of the leader of a group of strangers converging on…a secluded cabin. Inside it, Eric (Jonathan Groff) and his husband, Andrew (Ben Aldridge), have come to spend the holidays with their adopted daughter, Wayne (Kristen Coe). When the strangers arrive, they give the family a horrific choice, among them three must die in order to avoid the end of the world.

second life…

Dave Bautista has always dreamed of becoming an actor and started appearing on the big screen as early as 2006. This was his role as Drax in the beginning. Guardians of the Galaxy 2014 made him a movie star in his own right. Frankly, he told GQ magazine that he felt “relief” to see his intergalactic crime character make his final appearance on May 5 in the popular franchise’s third feature film.

“It wasn’t always fun. This role was so difficult. The makeup exhausted me. And I don’t know at all if I want Drax to be the image I’m leaving behind. It’s a silly performance and I want to do more drama. Honestly, I don’t care.” To be a movie star. I don’t live the high glamorous life. I live in Tampa. I don’t care about the lights, I don’t care about fame. I just want to be a better actor. I want the respect of my peers… It’s about the experience, knowing I’ve accomplished something.”

He is also in the credits the umbrella Directed by Brittany Snow, the independent feature film with no release date set yet will be presented as part of the South by Southwest festival next March.

But this is the role of the monster skipper in the second part of dunes He is scheduled to be released on November 3, which he particularly appreciates. Dave Bautista first met Denis Villeneuve on the set blade runner 2049’, released in 2017. “Dennis stripped — stripped — all my body for the role. And he really focused on my performance and getting people to see me in a different light now.

In search of his representative identity and recognition in the field, he didn’t hesitate to say “If I could be number one in the service sheet [NDLR: la “call sheet” est un document qui indique aux acteurs, placés par ordre d’importance, quelles scènes ils jouent le lendemain et à quelle heure ils doivent se présenter sur le plateau] Denise, I’ll make the movie for free! I guess that’s how I can tell if I can be a good actor. Dennis brings out the best in me, sees me in a different light, and sees the actor I want to be.”

Isolated cabin It hits cinemas in the county on February 3.