Dave Bautista is building a great career in the cinema. Revealed to the general public in Guardians of the Galaxy by James Gunn about ten years ago, the American actor and wrestler will playin the adaptation of a Medieval story dear to my heart J. R. R. Tolkien.After Dune, this new casting confirms the popularity of of the actor.
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Advice to fans of Marvel Studios and Lord of the Rings, Dave Bautista and Jeff Bridges will star in the adaptation of a beloved medieval story. J. R. R. Tolkien, Beowulf. This major epic poem of Anglo-Saxon literature is one of the most often sources of inspiration for contemporary artists. invoked by the novelist himself, as well as by specialists of his work. in the Middle Ages, it recounts the exploits of the eponymous hero,a powerful Goth warriorwho travels to Denmark to rid the court of King Hrothgar of a terrible man-eating monster named Grendel (inspiration for Gollum). After having defeated him, he also kills his mother, then returns to the countries of the Goths to put himself in the service of his people and their king, Hygelac. Much later, after having succeeded to the monarch, he dies during a final fight against a fire-breathing dragon.
Already adapted to &àgrave; six revivals in the cinema between 1981 and 2008,Beowulfwill soon be back in live action in theaters. Jeff Bridges will play Grendel, Dave Bautista will play Beowulf, Bryan Cranston will play King Hrothgar, Sam Elliott the dragon and Thomasin McKenzie Queen Wealhtheow. At the helm of this project is director Robert D. Krzykowsk (The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then Bigfoot). The film is presented like “the story of the legendary monster at the heart of the epic poem of Beowulf, who steps forward to tell his version of this exciting story“. A bias that fits with the current trend of telling stories from the point of view of the villains, such as Disney's Cruella orJoker< /em>, the sequel of which is coming to cinemas soon. No release date has been announced yet. announced.
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