Dave Bautista does somethinghe has never done before in his upcoming filmIn The Lost Lands– become a man whore. He has acted in a lot of genres, recently stepping into his first action rom-com inThe Killing Game, but never has he been the guy who connects romantically with multiple women in a movie like this before. Bautista’s career started in wrestling, but he has successfully transitioned into a leading actor, proving that he can crush it in any role, in any genre.
In The Lost Landsis an adaptation of thestory by George R.R. Martin, who is most known as the author ofGame of Thrones. Paul WS Anderson directs and his wife, Milla Jovovich, stars opposite Bautista. The movie follows the sorceress Gray Alys (Jovovich) who has been sent on a mission by the queen to obtain the power to shape-shift. to travel across the perilous Lost Lands, she enlists the help of a mysterious guide named Boyce (Bautista).
ScreenRantinterviewed Dave Bautista aboutIn The Lost Lands, and how he has played in many genres lately. He revealed that the role of Boyce fulfilled a long desire of his, and that he looks at this character as a cowboy. Bautista also explained how this is a career swap for him, because he has never been the cool guy who gets the girl, let alone the cool guy who makes out with all the females in the movie. Finally, Bautista shared what it was like towork with Milla Jovovichand have to kiss her while her husband directed the scene.
“Now I’m Making Out With Every Female In The Film”
Bautista finds himself having chemistry with a lot of the women as Boyce in this movie. Multiple women. In multiple scenes. Basically, any woman he crosses paths with. “I’ve never been that guy,” he explains, “I’ve never been the cool lead who gets the girl.”
Bautista laughs, saying that now he is the cool lead, and he is “making out with every female in the film.” We have seen him as Drax inGuardians of the Galaxy, Eddie inThe Last Showgirl, JJ inMy SpyandMy Spy The Eternal City, Leonard inKnock at the Cabin, and Beast Rabban inDune: Part Two- just to name a few of his memorable roles. None of them were like his character Boyce inIn The Lost Lands. “I immediately turned into this big man whore,” Bautista exclaims, “That’s a career turn.”
Dave Bautista Explains How Playing Boyce Fulfills A Long Desire Of His
“Sexy, Sleek, And Mysterious - Those Are All My Trigger Words”
Boyce is not just a ladies man, he is a lot like a gunslinger, which is exciting to see considering thatIn The Lost Landsis a fantasy action movie. Bautista claims, “That was the immediate appeal when I read the script because I did see it like that. This is just a Western to me. I saw Boyce as a gunslinger.” He details that in talking to Paul WS Anderson about the character and how he saw him, he was told that Anderson wanted Boyce to “look and feel and be sexy and sleek and mysterious.”
“It was like, man, all those are all my trigger words,” Bautista jokes. “No, but I really looked at this and I thought immediately Clint Eastwood, squinty eyes, very soft spoken, and a man of few words.” He plays Boyce as very mysterious, adding, “That’s the way I approached it.”
I’m happy with the film. I’m proud of it.
Bautista remarks that he is “super happy with it,” going on to say, “I’m happy with the film. I’m proud of it. I loved this opportunity to really fulfill that long desire to play a cowboy.”
Kissing Milla Jovovich While Her Husband Directed Was Not Awkward At All
“It Was Just Another Day At Work”
Bautista’s co-star, Milla Jovovich, is married toIn The Lost Lands' writer and director, Paul WS Anderson. As explained above, Bautista does a lot of kissing in the movie, and one of those women is Jovovich. Having her husband directing that could get awkward, but Bautista reveals that it was anything but: “It wasn’t [awkward] because nobody made it awkward. Nobody made it uncomfortable.”
George R.R. Martin’s Glowing Review For New Fantasy Adaptation In The Lost Lands Revealed By Director
Paul W. S. Anderson reveals that author George R. R. Martin had a very praiseworthy reaction to his upcoming fantasy adaptation, In The Lost Lands.
“It was just another day at work,” Bautista says. “Everybody was just very matter of fact about it. We’re going to do this, and we’re going to have a kiss.” He explains that “it was another piece of the scene.” He goes on to talk about how it was comfortable working with Paul WS Anderon and Milla Jovovich, “so no, it wasn’t weird at all and nobody made it weird.” Bautista claims, “That’s when it becomes uncomfortable is when people make it weird. It just wasn’t a big deal.”
“We didn’t think overthink about it,” Bautista adds. “If we needed to do it again, we did it again, and then we moved on.”
