Dave Bautista gets his 'dream role' at last

Dave Bautista gets his dream role at last

Drax himself is to get his own character in the new Gears Of War game, as a crossover with WWEs Clash of Champions.

WWE superstar, and surprisingly good actor, Dave Bautista will be a playable character in the upcoming Gears 5, although only from 15 September.

Bautista is probably known best nowadays for his role as Drax the Destroyer in the Marvel Cinematic Universe but he also appeared in James Bond film Spectre and a had a good turn in Blade Runner 2049.

But hes also long been connected with a proposed Gears Of War movie, where he was up for the role of Marcus Fenix, but while thats never worked out at least hell be in the new game.

Bautista has recorded over 7,000 lines of dialogue for the game, even though he only appears in the multiplayer modes.

Hell be wearing Marcus Fenixs armour and reading his lines, which will likely be the closest he ever gets to portraying the character in live action.

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The slight delay in his appearance is so it syncs up with WWEs Clash of Champions event but therell also be an in-game countdown to his insertion.

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Gears 5 is due to be released on 10 September for Xbox One and PC (or 6 September for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members) but you can download Bautista for free at any time from 15 September to 28 October.

The review embargo for Gears 5 is this afternoon, so you can read about we thought of the game then.

Its about damn time. Play as me in #Gears5 starting Sept 15 after @WWE Clash of Champions.