Actor Dave Bautista takes on a new kind of role in the thriller Knock at the Cabin, now playing in theaters. From director M. Night Shyamalan, the film features Bautista in the role of a mysterious stranger who, along with three others, approaches a family at their vacation home. He informs them that they must choose one person in the family to sacrifice in order to prevent the apocalypse, and things obviously descend much further into madness from there.
Bautista addressed his role in the film in a new interview with Variety. He touched on how the character appealed to him as he would give him a chance to deliver a much more dramatic performance. Bautista wanted to be challenged as an actor as he hopes that, by delivering, he will have earned the respect of his peers in Hollywood. As the actor explains, from the interview:
“I always search out interesting roles, but I take them as they come. I take some pride in what I do because I’m always searching for roles that will challenge me as an actor. I’ve got my year slated and I know what it’s going to look like, but I’m just looking for that next role that’s going to give me the same type of fulfillment as this. This fulfilled a lot of my wishes and dreams and what I’ve been asking for the last 10 years. I’m hoping this will win me a little bit of a respect factor amongst my peers because at the end of the day, it’s kind of what I’m after. I really want to be respected by my peers.”
Dave Bautista Takes On Something New
This is just one of many projects where fans can catch Bautista. After appearing in Dune, Bautista will be back for the upcoming sequel Dune: Part Two later this year. He will also be back as Drax the Destroyer one last time for the sequel Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. It was recently reported that his next project will reunite him with Chloe Coleman to appear in a sequel to My Spy. He's also campaigning to star in the live-action Gears of War movie that's in the works at Netflix, hoping that will be his next big role.
In Knock at the Cabin, Bautista co-stars with Jonathan Groff, Ben Aldridge, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Kristen Cui, Abby Quinn, and Rupert Grint. M. Night Shyamalan directs and co-wrote the screenplay with Steve Desmond and Michael Sherman. It is based on the book The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Tremblay.
Knock at the Cabin is now playing in movie theaters. You can view the official trailer below.