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| Buddies onscreen and in real life: Dave Bautista, left, and Jason Momoa. |
What started as a tweet teaser has turned a bidding war for a movie starring two big AAPI stars, Jason Momoa and Dave Bautista.
The duo enjoyed working with each other in "See," the dystopian action series that is airing its third season on Apple-TV.
The idea began as a tweet last August from Baustista, a Filipino American former wrestler.
“Just going to throw this out into the atmosphere and see what happens. Here we go…Me and Momoa in a Lethal Weapon type buddy cop movie directed by David Leitch. Ok! There it is. Now we wait,” tweeted Bautista, who made a strong impression in his role as the alien Drax in Guardians of the Galaxy.
Momoa, the Aquaman star, responded," absolutely.!" Bautista's suggestion to film in Hawaii, Momoa's home state, just added to the appeal.
They didn't have to wait long. The idea, apparently, is selling itself.
Studios began bidding against each other to get the two action stars to co-star in a major film. MGM reportedly is closing in on the deal, according to Deadline.
Although they are not in any scenes together, both stars are in the latest iteration of Dune where both play warriors.
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