There’s his brief but subtly devastating turn as the replicant Sapper inBlade Runner 2049.

Hell, watch him trying torevive the buddy-action genrewithKumail Nunjianiin the upcomingStuber.

I love that clip up there.Love it.

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But Bautista is doingcharacter workhere.

This moment happened post-Guardians, after Bautista became a recognizable face in the biggest movie franchise of all time.

But really, boiled down it’s just a way of pointing out the track Bautistashouldideally be on.

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But Bautista can pull off the magic trick.

Is that how he’s going to be used in the coming years?

It’s hard to say.

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But with Bautista, the possibility is, at least, always there.

And one day before he hangs it up it’s going to come together into something straight magical.

Making something that huge vanish completely is something closer to a miracle.

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Guardians of the Galaxy