{"id":146974,"date":"2022-09-29T14:14:52","date_gmt":"2022-09-29T19:14:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=146974"},"modified":"2022-09-29T14:14:52","modified_gmt":"2022-09-29T19:14:52","slug":"batista-confirmed-for-upcoming-movie-role","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2022\/09\/29\/batista-confirmed-for-upcoming-movie-role\/","title":{"rendered":"Batista confirmed for upcoming movie role"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1667996224\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>WWE star and former world champion, Batista, has signed on to play the lead in the upcoming movie, &#8220;Cooler.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2022\/09\/dave-bautista-the-cooler-drew-pearce-filmnation-1235129685\/\">Deadline<\/a> is reporting that Batista will play the character of a club bouncer is South Beach that the story of the movie revolves around. The report indicates that the film will begin shooting next summer.<\/p>\n<p>Batista has had roles in major Hollywood productions including Guardians of the Galaxy, Dune, the Spectre James Bond film, and others. Batista last wrestled for WWE against Triple H at WrestleMania 35. 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