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Dave Bautista is returning to the sci-fi genre. After starring in Marvel Studios' Guardians of the Galaxy trilogy and Denis Villeneuve's two-part film adaptation of Dune, the actor has been tapped to headline the upcoming dystopian thriller, Dreadnought.

According to Deadline, Bautista will reunite with his Bushwick directors, Cary Murnion and Jonathan Milott, for Dreadnought. The screenplay, written by Joseph Greenberg, follows "Max (Bautista), whose world was devastated when an alien species crash-landed on Earth, unleashing a deadly plague that claimed his wife and much of humanity. In the fragile society that remains, humans have learned to coexist with their extraterrestrial invaders. But for Max, survival isn’t enough," reads the synopsis.

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Guardians of the Galaxy star Dave Bautista continues to cement himself as one of modern movie’s most interesting action heroes, with the former MCU actor signing on to lead the upcoming dystopian thriller, Dreadnought. Details of the project come courtesy of Deadline, with WME Independent all set to present Dreadnought at the European Film Market in Berlin. And no doubt many will want to snap the movie up, seeing as it not only finds Bautista in the lead but also sees him teaming up with the producers behind the iconic John Wick franchise.

Bautista will reunite with directors Cary Murnion and Jonathan Milott on Dreadnought. The filmmaking pair and Dune star first worked together on the 2017 action thriller Bushwick, which finds Bautista caught in the middle of an invasion of New York City by a secessionist militia. The action outing proved to be divisive upon release (49% on Rotten Tomatoes), but boasts another gruff,...

After playing an alien in Guardians of the Galaxy, Dave Bautista will fight them off in Dreadnought, Deadline reports.

Written by Joseph Greenberg, the dystopian sci-fi thriller reunites Bautista with directors Cary Murnion & Jonathan Milott, who directed him in 2017’s Bushwick.

Bautista will star as Max, whose world was devastated when an alien species crash-landed on Earth, unleashing a deadly plague that claimed his wife and much of humanity. In the fragile society that remains, humans have learned to coexist with their extraterrestrial invaders. But for Max, survival isn’t enough.

His older daughter, Greta, is dying from the disease. As her body weakens, an alien Sentinel lurks outside their home, drawing nearer and nearer as Greta takes her final breaths. This silent, unyielding predator is on a mission to collect her body to fulfill an unstoppable metamorphosis ritual. The government sanctions it. Society accepts it. But Max refuses to...

Dave Bautista is set to lead a new film, ‘Dreadnought,’ which marks his return to work with directors Cary Murnion and Jonathan Milott, the duo behind the action-packed film ‘Bushwick.’ The dystopian thriller will take viewers into a world ravaged by an alien plague, where survival is a constant struggle.

The film’s screenplay, written by Joseph Greenberg, tells the story of Max (played by Bautista), a man who lives in a world torn apart by the crash-landing of an alien species. This extraterrestrial invasion brought with it a deadly plague that wiped out Max’s wife and left much of humanity devastated. In this new, fragile world, humans and aliens are forced to coexist, but for Max, simply surviving is no longer enough.

The plot takes a personal turn when Max’s daughter, Greta, is also struck by the disease. As she grows weaker, a terrifying alien Sentinel begins to circle their home,...