Dave Bautista has been an iconic wrestler and a ferocious yet loveable actor when it comes to movies. Starring in a plethora of movies, Bautista has gathered a massive fan following which often fan-casts and speculates about his upcoming roles.
The actor has been rumored to join Netflix’s Avatar: The Last Airbender (the live-action series) as a villain and he would indeed make a great choice. There is, however, one role that might jeopardize Bautista’s role in the Netflix series and it has everything to do with Avatar: The Last Airbender!
Dave Bautista Has Been Fan-Cast As This Iconic Villain In Avatar: The Last Airbender
Starring in several negative roles, Bautista has indeed made for a fantastic villain. Naturally, the actor was fan-cast into Netflix’s Avatar: The Last Airbender series. Having a face structure similar to Combustion Man from Avatar the animated series, people have been yearning for Bautista to make his appearance in the live-action series.
Taking to X (formerly Twitter), people talked about how Bautista is the perfect choice for Combustion Man and voiced their support for the casting. And yes, the fan-casting is indeed on point with this one!
dave bautista as sparky sparky boom man / combustion man pic.twitter.com/xjjLmnVDyH
— atla threads✨ (@avatarthreads) June 17, 2020
Dave Bautista needs to play Combustion Man/Sparky Sparky Boom Man.#AvatarTheLastAirbender #netflix #davebautista #firenation pic.twitter.com/aD3CLvWlMs
— Avatar The Last Podcasters (@last_podcasters) March 2, 2020
If Dave Bautista doesn't play Combustion Man in the Live Action version of Avatar then what even is the point pic.twitter.com/NC3ivb0RBp
— DuplighostVA🎙️ (@Duplighost_) July 18, 2020
Netflix probably plans to cast Dave Bautista as Combustion Man or The Boulder
— Lliyahᴳᵀ• (@guerillipina) August 19, 2020
Although the casting is quite perfect for Dave Bautista, we have to be the bearer of some good news and some bad news. The good news is that Bautista will indeed join Avatar: The Last Airbender franchise. The bad news is he won’t portray the role of Combustion Man in the Netflix live-action adaptation.
Dave Bautista Has Been Confirmed To Be The Villain In The Avatar Franchise!
In recent news, Bautista has been confirmed to portray “a villain” in an upcoming animated movie in Avatar: The Last Airbender franchise. The sad thing is that Bautista will only get to voice the role of this villain.
And here comes the rub, if Dave Bautista is going to “voice” the role of a villain in Avatar: The Last Airbender movie, it could be a very real possibility that we won’t see the Army of the Dead actor in a live-action role. On the other hand, there is a certain chance that Bautista could manage his time and appear in both the animated film as well as the Netflix series, but the chances are pretty slim.
All in all, we would see Dave Bautista in Avatar: The Last Airbender franchise but not in the live-action series. The iconic voice of Bautista will be lent to a certain villainous character in the animated movie. As of now, a confirmation about which character he will portray isn’t given. All things considered, people will indeed be surprised by Dave Bautista’s voice in the Avatar franchise.
As of now, the upcoming animated movie is part of a trilogy in the Avatar franchise and is set for a release date of 10 October 2025.
