In the upcoming Warner Bros. movieThe Batman,Robert Pattinson’s Bruce Wayne will encounter a handful of iconicBatmanvillains, as played byZoëKravitz,Paul Dano,Colin Farrell, andJohn Turturro. Over the weekend, MCU alumDave Bautistaconfirmed one villain old Brucie won’t cross paths with inThe Batman: Bane.
The topic of Bautista playing Bane inThe Batman(Try saying that five times fast!) came up on Saturday. It all kicked off when a fan on Twitter echoed speculation Bautista could or should be cast in director/writerMatt Reeves' upcomingBatmanmovie. The fan wrote, “I just read an article speculating that@DaveBautistamay be, should be, could be, playing Bane in the new#Batmanmovie with Robert Pattison. Please, DC movies…make it happen.”
TheGuardians of the GalaxyandBlade Runner 2049star replied to the fan tweet with confirmation he would not be playing the brutishBatmanbaddie. In what is possibly the secondsaddest six-word storyin history, Bautista tweeted: “Unfortunately it’s not. Tried my best.”
Bautista officially shutting down any potentialThe Batmancasting rumors is a disheartening follow-up to a much more optimisticDecember 2019 tweet. At the time, the actor posted a black-and-white photo from the Warner Bros. offices with the caption, “It won’t come to you so get after it!!#DreamChaser.”
Even though Bautista will not be making an appearance as Bane inThe Batman, we still have a murderer’s row (literally) of excellent villains appearing opposite Pattinson’s Caped Crusader. As previously reported, Kravitz will be tackling the role of Catwoman, Dano will play The Riddler, Farrell will play The Penguin, and Turturro will appear as Carmine Falcone. Meanwhile,Andy SerkisandJeffrey Wrightare set to appear as Batman allies Alfred Pennyworth and Jim Gordon, respectively. As a final note, don’t worry about Bautista possibly missing out on the action. The star will be busy in the coming months withDune,Army of the Dead, andGuardians of the Galaxy3on the horizon.
The Batmanis currently scheduled for release on July 29, 2025. For more, here’s our updated2021 movie release date calendar.
Allie Gemmill is the Weekend Contributing Editor for Collider. you may follow them on Twitter@_matineeidle.
