Dave Bautista Announced For New Action Comedy From Lionsgate, The Killer's Game

Fresh off of wrapping production on the action comedy My Spy: The Eternal Kingdom, former WWE Champion Dave Bautista is diving back into the genre, as he's attached to the upcoming movie "The Killer's Game."

According to Deadline, Bautista will star in the movie, set to be directed by J.J. Perry, a stuntman-turned-director that made his feature film debut last year with "Day Shift." Lionsgate is in possession of the worldwide rights to the film and will begin selling it to distributors at the upcoming Cannes Film Festival in France, set to begin tomorrow. The story follows an assassin played by Bautista, who orders his own murder after a terminal diagnosis, only to find out that he was misdiagnosed, leading to him fending off his colleagues.

Bautista is coming off a heavily-lauded performance in Rian Johnson's "Glass Onion," and has had a busy 2023. Not only did Bautista finish the previously mentioned "My Spy" sequel, but he also just wrapped production on "Dune: Part 2," where Bautista is set to reprise his role as Glossu Rabban Harkonnen in the sequel to the 2021 blockbuster. The successful pivot to acting is the payoff to a risky transition for the former world champion, who admitted recently to being terrified of starting over in a new medium.

Bautista retired from in-ring competition at WrestleMania 35, after a loss to his friend, rival, and mentor Triple H. Bautista was nearly inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame but his induction was called off due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.