While promoting season two of Peacemaker on The Howard Stern Show this week, producer James Gunn revealed that John Cena’s role as the lead character was actually written for Dave Batista.
“It was Dave Bautista, who’s a good friend of mine. Obviously he plays Drax in Guardians of the Galaxy. And I wrote the character of Peacemaker for him. And we offered him the role, but he was offered two other movies, and we weren’t paying him a lot. So, he had to go where the money was.
And I had always been a fan
of John since Trainwreck, especially. I thought he was so, so funny in that movie, that I met with him. We talked. We became instant, instant friends. And then since then, I’ve worked with him more than any other actor…he is a fantastic guy, a fantastic actor.”
Does Batista seem like a better fit for the Peacemaker costume than Cena? Give me your thoughts in the comments below, Cagesiders.
