Blade Runner 2049
Dave Bautista has revealed his character name forBlade Runner 2049 , but admits to being afraid of unexpectedly drop any spoilers . Ever since his breakthrough persona as the lovable anti - hero Drax inGuardians of the Galaxy , Bautista ’s wizard in Hollywood has risen well . Not only did the former WWE star demesne a plum tree role as the henchman Hinx opposite Daniel Craig in the 2015James BondfilmSpectre , he was given more time to smooth and exhibit his gift for funniness inGuardians of the Galaxy Vol . 2 .
Bautista is presently wee-wee the audience rounds to tattle about his role in the newfangled indie action adventureBushwick , and naturally , reporters are pressing him for item aboutBlade Runner 2049 , which is due in field of operations October 6 . While fans already know that the sequel is set 30 years after the originalBlade Runnerfilm - and that Ryan Gosling play a Los Angeles - based blade Caranx crysos named Officer K , who goes looking for Harrison Ford ’s Rick Deckard - few plot details have been officially divulge for the Denis Villeneuve picture show , so far .
Bautista intends to keep it that way , with the exception of one adult revelation : his character ’s name . In an interview withEW , Bautista spill the beans , say :
“ I do n’t know for sure if it ’s been [ announced ] or not . I ’ll give you the name of my eccentric . My character ’s name is Sapper Morton . ”
That ’s about all you ’ll get from Bautista , though , as he bring up the non - disclosure agreement for his oeuvre onBlade Runner 2049 . He says :
“ I ’m really terrified about giving out any despoiler . The NDA on that motion picture is ridiculous . ”
NDAs are fairly received on tentpole films , let in any films in theStar Warssaga , the DC Extended Universe and the Marvel Cinematic Universe . Given his pastGuardians of the Galaxyfilms andSpectre , Bautista is clearly familiar with NDAs , but that does n’t make him immune from dropping detail . After all , reporters have been recognize to originative craft interrogation to get some sort of scoop , and actors no doubt get tired and let their guard down at the terminal of long insistence twenty-four hour period .
At the very least , Bautista can verbalize more about the creative process and working with Villeneuve ( " He ’s very particular about every little detail of carrying into action " ) , which while interesting to some , does n’t satisfy those who ’ve been hold off with twit breath to see how the story ofBlade Runnerwill continue after director Ridley Scott floored rooter with his original vision for the sci - fi classic , 35 twelvemonth ago . For the time being , Bautista is pretty confident with the overall prospects ofBlade Runner 2049 , say in May that he thinks it’s"going to be upright than the first film . "
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