Batista to act in the next Marvel movie

Drax the Destroyer: Batista

WWE superstar Dave Batista has been confirmed for Marvel’s “Guardians Of The Galaxy” feature film. Batista will play the character of “Drax the Destroyer”.

James Gunn ,who has previously worked on Movie 43 and Super, will be directing the movie and Chris Pratt (Zero Dark Thirty, Movie 43) is also set to star in the film. The movie is currently scheduled to be released in the summer of 2014.

Batista will also appear in Chronicles of Riddick 2, which stars Vin Diesel and will release on September 6.