Dave Bautista may soon get his “complete romantic comedy”

Happy birthday to the dreamy Cupid in Dave Bautista. Last yearThe wrestler turned actor lamented the fact that he was never cast in a romantic lead role. “I look in the mirror and … ask myself, 'Am I that unattractive? Is there something unattractive about me that excludes me from these roles?'” he told Page Sixand breaks hearts across the country.

It's also exactly the kind of pain that a sweet lover can heal over a cup of coffee, a doughnut and a conversation that makes you realize what really matters in life. At least that's what some romantic comedy producers thought. “I said that and got calls right away. So we made a few [rom-coms] that we develop and that are really funny,” Bautista said recently The Hollywood Reporter. It is now “on its way to being like a proper romantic comedy. Not like an action romantic comedy, but a proper romantic comedy.”

In the meantime he has released his new film The murderer's gamewhich is his first time acting with a lover (played by Sofia Boutella). The premise of the film is great, by the way: Bautista plays a hitman who kills himself after being diagnosed with a life-threatening illness, only to discover that the diagnosis was wrong and he must now fight an army of hitmen alone.

“It was nerve-racking for me. I hope people take it well, even though I still feel a little unsure. It was a challenge that I wanted and I accepted it,” Bautista said of taking on the role. “A few years ago I told myself that I had to stop taking on so many supporting roles and that I had to look for leading roles, even if I had to create leading roles for myself.”

He certainly deserves it. Essay 2023 entitled “It’s time we admitted it: Dave Bautista is our best wrestler turned actor, and not by a long shot”, The AV ClubMatt Schimkowitz wrote, “Bautista … seems to be the first to take acting seriously as something other than an extension of his brand, revealing new layers of his talent with each of his performances.” He clearly loves his work and has already adopted the classic “one for them, one for me” attitude. “It's funny, I want to be a bigger star so I can do smaller movies, that's my goal. Those are the movies I love,” he said THR. “But the quickest way to get there is to be a mass product. If you're a big star, you're a mass product. People are willing to listen to you, they're willing to listen to you if you can contribute something, and you contribute something if you're a big star. So I'm hoping I can get my name out there and become a big enough star to do smaller independent films.”

The murderer's game Premieres in cinemas this Friday.