Batista Says He Was Hesitant To Accept Action Movie Roles Early On In His Acting Career Due To Not Wanting To Be ‘Stuck In That Lane’

Batista comments on why he was hesitant to accept action movie roles early on in his acting career.

Batista’s acting career has taken a different turn than most professional wrestlers turned actors, as early on in his career, he decided to not only seek out action movie roles in favor of more layered roles.

While speaking to Collider in a new interview, Batista shared why he wanted to step away from the world of action movies early on in his acting career.

“Well, the reason behind that earlier in my career is because I didn’t want to get, that wasn’t why I set out to be an actor and I thought once I get in that lane, I’m going to be stuck in that lane, and if I don’t get that, get roles that require me to do some dramatic acting or some comedic acting or anything that’s outside of the box of action, then I’ll just be stuck in that rut, and that wasn’t what I got into this business for. But then when I started, you know, getting these action films, you get them. You got to start out owning it a bit, a little bit. Cause people when they are watching action films, they want to see an action hero. So have those moments where you give some heart to the story, but you got to have some of those moments where you’re just a badass. You’re just kicking ass and taking names because that’s what action heroes do. So that’s it. Just trying to find that balance.”

MVP recently noted that he has spoke to Batista about making a movie about his life. You can read more about that here.

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