Dave Bautista pitches himself for Netflix's Gears of War movie

Dave Bautista in Army of the Dead
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Dave Bautista has put himself forward for Netflix's recently announced Gears of War♍ movie – and he wants to play the main character Marcus Fenix.

"I can't make this any easier," he captioned the , itself an old promo clip of the actor wearing the game's lead character's signature armor, which he shared on his Twitter an💯d Instagram. Bautista previously lent his likeness to the developers of Gears of War so that players could unlock a character based on him for the sequel's multiplayer modes and play as him in the ✤franchise's latest installment, Gears of War 5. In other words, he definitely has the look for the part.

: "Brother, as the designer of 1, 2, and 3, you're my first choice." Fans of the game are also 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:supportive of Bautista's potential casting, with many even saying his involvem🌼ent is a fꦚoregone conclusion.

Bautista's connection with the franchise goes further, too – he also pitched a Gears of War movie to Warner Bros. back in 2021, turni𓃲ng down a role in the Fast and Furious movies in the process, but the studio reportedly wasn't very keen. 

Bautista can next be seen in Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, Rian Johnson's murder mystery follow-up, and his other u🐬pcominꦐg projects include M. Night Shyamalan's next movie Knock at the Cabin, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, and Dune: Part 2.

While we wait for the Gears of War movie to arrive on the streamer, check out our picks of the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best Netflix movies that you can add to your watch list right now.

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