Dave Bautista has already contributed to the 2025 movies schedule by starring in Paul W.S. Anderson’s In the Lost Lands, and he’ll be back in November for Trap House. But looking further ahead into the future, the Dune and Guardians of the Galaxy star has various other projects lined up, and it looks like plans are in motion to add two more to the list. Today brings word that Bautista is not only in talks to play a key role in the Highlander reboot, but also come aboard for Road House 2.
As far as Highlander goes, Deadline is hearing that Bautista is being courted to play the Kurgan, the main antagonist who was brought to life by Clancy Brown in the 1986 original. This would actually make a full circle moment for the actor, as he’d previously been cast in the same role back in 2015, but that version of the reboot ultimately fell through. As for Road House 2, no details have been shared his role in the sequel to the Amazon Prime Video subscription-exclusive movie from last year, though it’s easy enough to envision him playing a villain there, too.
