Dave Bautista was a fan favorite when he used Twitter in August 2021 for his movie pitch. It would star bother Jason Momoa as well as Dave Bautista. “Here we go … Me and Momoa in a Lethal Weapon type buddy-cop movie directed by David Leitch,”The “Guardians of the Galaxy”Actor Submitted. Bautista did not go rogue when the tweet went viral. “He did text me first, which is how respectful he is,”Momoa spoke of Bautista in a conversation to Entertainment WeeklyIn August 2021. “And then it turns out he just tweeted it right after getting my approval.”Momoa shared his thoughts on the possibility of a buddy-cop movie and said that they were more than co-stars. “We love each other,”The “Braven”Star was said on “The Late Late Show with James Corden”In 2021.
Hollywood was able to move the wheels by hearing that Momoa and Bautista had signed on for an action film. The viral tweet was shared by Bautista and it went viral for months. It was then that Hollywood learned that there had been a bidding war between the studios to acquire the actors. Deadline. Bautista & Momoa had teamed with “See”Jonathan Topper, a writer, pitched the movie. The result was very pleasing. “Army of the Dead” actor. “Two months and 11 days. Wait time acceptable!” Bautista TweetAfter the movie was approved.
Bautista was a long way from meeting Momoa in person, even before the chance to work together.