Dave Bautista

Interview: Jason Momoa, Dave Bautista and director Ángel Manuel Soto on crafting their action film The Wrecking Crew with heart and brotherhood

From the moment The Wrecking Crew was announced, it felt less like a standard studio project and more like an inevitability. Jason Momoa and Dave Bautista – two of the most physically imposing stars working today – had already proven their onscreen chemistry as brothers in See. Fans could sense it. So could they. What…

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Director: Ángel Manuel Soto on constructing the rhythm of The Wrecking Crew; “You want to make it feel like there’s a collaboration of energy with the audience.”

Ángel Manuel Soto’s The Wrecking Crew wastes no time establishing its swagger: a sun-drenched, bone-crunching action comedy set on the streets of Hawaii, where estranged half-brothers Jonny (Jason Momoa) and James (Dave Bautista) reunite after their father’s mysterious death, only to find themselves tangled in buried secrets and a family-shattering conspiracy. When our Peter Gray…

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Film Review: The Wrecking Crew; Momoa and Bautista power energetic, violent buddy actioner

The Wrecking Crew knows exactly what kind of movie it wants to be, and it’s in that confidence that it reveals its greatest asset. Directed by Ángel Manuel Soto (Blue Beetle), this sun-drenched, bruising action comedy channels the spirit of 80s/90s-era buddy chaos, pairing Jason Momoa and Dave Bautista as estranged half-brothers pulled back together…

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Prime Video releases full-length trailer for Dave Bautista and Jason Momoa’s action-comedy The Wrecking Crew

After we teased Dave Bautista and Jason Momoa’s long-awaited action-comedy team-up The Wrecking Crew last year with first-look images, Prime Video has now unveiled the film’s first full-length trailer – and it’s every bit the explosive good time we were hoping for. Set against the sun-soaked streets of Hawaii, the film finally unites two of…

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Prime Video offers first-look images for Jason Momoa-Dave Bautista actioner The Wrecking Crew

Amazon MGM Studios have unveiled a series of first-look stills for The Wrecking Crew, their action-comedy starring Dave Bautista and Jason Momoa, which is set to premiere on Prime Video on January 28th, 2026. Born from one of Bautista’s own tweets – he posted on X in 2021 “Just going to throw this out into the atmosphere and…

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Film Review: Trap House; Dave Bautista’s kinetic actioner is surprisingly layered with a tender edge

Despite the fact that it’s directed by Michael Dowse (Stuber) and comes from a story credit by Gary Scott Thompson (The Fast and the Furious), Trap House manages to not entirely fall into the familiar action genre tropes both creatives have expressed before. It isn’t shaking up the ground in any manner, but its blend…

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Film Review: The Last Showgirl; Pamela Anderson, as you’ve never seen before, sinks her teeth into Gia Coppola’s quiet drama

At the centre of Gia Coppola‘s The Last Showgirl is Shelley (Pamela Anderson), a 57-year old (though she’ll initially tell you otherwise) Vegas all-girl revue performer whose 30+ years in the Razzle Dazzle show are coming to an abrupt end.  But just as Shelley’s tenure is closing, and the uncertainty of life sets in, Anderson’s…

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Win tickets to see Pamela Anderson in her Golden Globe nominated role as The Last Showgirl

Thanks to Madman Entertainment we have 10 double in-season passes (Admit 2) to see Pamela Anderson in her transformative role as The Last Showgirl, in Australian cinemas from February 20th, 2025. A poignant film of resilience, rhinestones and feathers, stars Pamela Anderson as Shelly, a glamorous showgirl who must plan for her future when her show abruptly closes after…

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The Last Showgirl; Pamela Anderson is an actress reborn in Gia Coppola’s quiet snapshot of a movie: TIFF 2024 Review

At the centre of Gia Coppola‘s The Last Showgirl is Shelley (Pamela Anderson), a 57-year old (though she’ll initially tell you otherwise) Vegas all-girl revue performer whose 30+ years in the Razzle Dazzle show are coming to an abrupt end.  But just as Shelley’s tenure is closing, and the uncertainty of life sets in, Anderson’s…

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Film Review: Dune: Part Two inimitably balances its blockbuster psyche with an uncomfortable morality

Given the absolute majestic, expansive nature of Frank Herbert‘s 1965 novel, it makes sense as to why director Denis Villeneuve insisted that his story be told across a necessary 5 hour split.  No doubt using David Lynch’s ambitious failure as something of a cautionary tale – the auteur continually rejecting his association with his own…

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Film Review: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 is an emotional send-off to the MCU’s most endearing outlaws

Since Avengers: Endgame – arguably the last great Marvel movie to be created – the cinematic universe of Kevin Feige‘s box office-conquering superheroes has been creatively rocky.  Sure, they’re still bringing in considerable bank, but the audience enthusiasm has seriously waned in the wake of too many cooks in the kitchen, and their served dishes…

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Film Review: M. Night Shyamalan’s Knock at the Cabin is as tender as it is terrifying as it navigates the end of days

If the horror genre has taught us anything it’s that cabins are never going to be the cosy, safe getaway that each inhabiting character tends to think it will be.  But even in the realms of the horror genre, Knock at the Cabin, the latest from genre auteur M. Night Shyamalan, has a few tricks…

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Interview: M. Night Shyamalan on Knock at the Cabin, authentic casting, and making it a family story

Based on Paul G. Tremblay’s acclaimed 2018 novel “The Cabin at the End of the World”, Knock at the Cabin is the latest white-knuckle thriller from genre maestro M. Night Shyamalan. While vacationing at a remote cabin, a young girl and her parents are taken hostage by four armed strangers who demand that the family…

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Film Review: Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery; Rian Johnson has his cake and eats it too with bigger, better sequel

Rian Johnson had far too much fun paying homage to the works of Agatha Christie in 2019’s star-studded crime comedy Knives Out.  To say he executed it perfectly would be putting it mildly, but whilst a sequel to such a set-up seemed like a given, how anything secondary would be navigated was another mystery in…

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Film Review: Stuber is an Uber-amusing three-star ride

Buddy comedies are a dime-a-dozen these days. And much like romantic films, they rely on the chemistry of the leads to succeed. An original plot? Unimportant. Solid acting? No need. If the chemistry works between the leads, then it should offset a lot of the film’s flaws. Case in point, Michael Dowse‘s action-comedy Stuber, a…

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Watch: Dave Bautista debuts his Blade Runner 2049 character in new short film prelude

Blade Runner is returning to the silver screen with Blade Runner 2049 starring Ryan Gosling and Harrison Ford, who will be reprising his role as Decker, the original film’s protagonist. But before it hits screens next month, we get to stick our teeth into a special short film prelude. 2048: Nowhere to Run stars actor…

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Dave Bautista on learning as an actor, working on independent films and what he hopes fans will take away from Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol 2

With the forthcoming release of Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol 2 in cinemas, the hotly anticipated sequel sees a bunch of mischievous criminals saving the galaxy, yet again. One of those criminals happens to be Drax The Destroyer, played by Dave Bautista. In the next installment of our interview we discuss what he’s been learning…

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Film Review: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (USA, 2017) evokes the weird wonderment of the original

Whilst the general consensus is that the Marvel cinematic universe as a whole is one of the more consistent entities for audiences and critics alike, their track-record for delivering underwhelming sequels (at least compared to their predecessors) is hard to quarrel against.  Iron Man 2, Thor: The Dark World, and Avengers: Age of Ultron are all…

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Dave Bautista on Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol 2, family units, unintentional comedy, improvising and getting into shape

When Guardians Of The Galaxy was released in 2014 it was considered a gamble, a bunch of rag-tag characters including a talking raccoon and a tree that says only three words. They were barely known outside of the comics so Marvel was taking a huge risk, but it paid off and the film was yet…

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Christmas comes early as Blade Runner 2049 releases its first teaser trailer

Just in time for the holidays, the announcement trailer for the sequel of the 1982 classic Blade Runner has been released. Titled Blade Runner 2049, the next installment is set 30 years after the original film and will see Harrison Ford reprise one of his defying roles as Rick Decard, with Ryan Gosling join the series as a police officer…

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All hail Baby Groot! A new trailer for Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol 2 has dropped

In case you missed it, earlier today Marvel gifted us a brand new teaser trailer for Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol 2. And in true GOTG style it’s packed with action, humour and classic rock. A lot of hype is already surrounding the next installment for Guardians Of The Galaxy, particularly after its surprise breakout…

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Dave Bautista hints at Blade Runner 2 role

Following hot on the heels of Robin Wright, Dave Bautista may be the next high-profile addition to the cast of the upcoming Blade Runner sequel. Bautista teased his appearance with the following Twitter: I can’t wait to share some really exciting news… pic.twitter.com/fI2VjDjcXM — Dave Bautista (@DaveBautista) April 2, 2016 The origami unicorn Bautista is holding in…

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