Following Netflix’s announcement that it is partnered with The Coalition to work on a Gears of Struggle film, former WWE star Dave Bautista has as soon as once more thrown his hat bandana into the ring to play gruff Marcus Fenix.
Earlier this week, Netflix revealed it was engaged on two Gears of Struggle initiatives in partnership with developer The Coalition: a live-action movie and an animated collection. Now, Dave Bautista has introduced that he actually desires to get in on the motion and tackle the position of fan-favourite protagonist Marcus Fenix.
Dave Bautista declares curiosity in upcoming Gears of Struggle film
Bautista shared on Twitter previous clips of him selling his position in Gears 5, saying, “I am unable to make this any simpler,” tagging Gears of Struggle and Netflix and utilizing a Marcus Fenix hashtag. The Coalition added Bautista to Gears 5 in a free replace that allowed you to not solely play as the previous WWE wrestler and Guardians of the Galaxy actor in multiplayer but additionally swap out Marcus Fenix for Bautista within the marketing campaign.
In fact, this is not the primary time Bautista has declared his curiosity in starring in a Gears of Struggle film. The actor beforehand met with Common execs to show down a job in a Quick & Livid flick and pitch a Gears of Struggle movie as a substitute.
Shortly after Bautista’s tweet, Cliff Bleszinski, lead designer of the primary three Gears of Struggle video games, said the actor can be his “first selection” to play Fenix. Bleszinski later added, “Oh and maintain Chris Pratt away from the Gears franchise, please, FFS.”
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