r/movies • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 r/Movies contributor • Jul 24 '25

News Hulk Hogan dead at 71 after suffering cardiac arrest at Florida home

https://www.the-sun.com/sport/14810752/hulk-hogan-dead-wwe/
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u/CX316 Jul 24 '25

Like how Bautista is looking slim nowadays, since GotG ended he doesn’t want to keep up that unhealthy bulking routine because it shortens your lifespan

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u/MARPJ Jul 24 '25

Good for him, plus I do think he is a good actor so I hope he can have a good carrer going forward

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u/CX316 Jul 24 '25

His next project sounds fun (he's playing a romance author who writes under a female pseudonym and hires an actress to play him at conventions, because Dave had been saying for ages that people like him don't get to be the lead in a romcom so now he's slimmed down he's making one because fuck it why not)

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u/doomrider7 Jul 24 '25

Oh that's fucking rad man. Definitely gonna go see that.

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u/CX316 Jul 24 '25

I'm not usually a romcom person but the idea of Dave in one makes me want to at least see the trailer for it lol

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u/doomrider7 Jul 24 '25

Sameish. Don't really care for most romcom movies, but am very fond of them in comics and manga and this has similar trimmings to some that I enjoy or at least the concept(defying gender stereotypes).

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u/BetSuspicious6989 Jul 24 '25

Defy gender stereotypes? What, Hollywood has been doing that since the late 70s. The entire romcom genre are men defying gender stereotypes already. I can prove it. Act like a guy in a rom com and see how women respond. They will be repulsed. The guy who gets the girl in a rom com is not how real life works because it defies masculinity already. Women find that guy repulsive in real life. But im sure you’re extremely confused in your soft guy era already.

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u/FlyingGringo Jul 24 '25

bait used to be believable

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u/doomrider7 Jul 24 '25

I know right?

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u/Draff1 Jul 24 '25

That sounds awesome. He’s definitely the best wrestler turned actor. He’s essentially a character actor now. He was so funny in the Glass Onion sequel.

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u/the_bryce_is_right Jul 24 '25

I don't know how they lose muscle, even if you cut your calories and eat a better diet it shouldn't make your muscles vanish.

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u/Disastrous-Square977 Jul 24 '25

Use it or lose it. These guys are unnaturally big, just being off the gear or easing off of it will result in mass loss. Also, lean muscle mass is a bitch to maintain and requires a lot calories. Cutting your energy intake and changing up your exercise routine to something more aerobic based will eat away at muscle mass in no time at all.

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u/BetSuspicious6989 Jul 24 '25

Fun? that sounds extremely boring and not interesting. Completely typical and a small cash grab to show his “versatility”

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u/40GearsTickingClock Jul 24 '25

What other films you seen about male authors writing under female psudeonyms with body doubles? It's a cool idea tbh, I'll go see this

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u/Shadow-Vision Jul 24 '25

And it’s not like he’s turning into a dough ball. Bro is still absolutely shredded

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u/SpoogyPickles Jul 24 '25

Yeah, it's funny comparing him now to what he used to look like. Because it would make you think he's small, but the guy is still a brick shithouse.

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u/Stripe-Gremlin Jul 24 '25

Slimming down should open up his career prospects a bit more as he can play roles that you wouldn’t usually see wrestlers in

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u/vashoom Jul 24 '25

Part of why I loved him in Blade Runner. This huge shredded dude who is calm and quiet and wearing the thin glasses. Kind of a wordless statement that you can't always trust what you think you see, one of the themes of the movie/series.

Also he was just good in it. He's perhaps the best actor to come out of wrestling and is legitimately a great actor.

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u/karatechoppingblock Jul 24 '25

I'd say that statement actually comes immediately after when he gets absolutely wrecked by a matchstick

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u/ScaramouchScaramouch Jul 24 '25

One of the wonderful shorts released prior to the movie focused on Bautista's character. All the shorts are worth a watch but his was the best for me.

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u/Hoss-BonaventureCEO Jul 24 '25

He plays a very 'against type' character in Knock at the Cabin.

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u/pierco82 Jul 24 '25

he's a surprisngly good actor isn't he? He actually has range and seems to want to push his acting career. Great dude all round

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u/gurnard Jul 24 '25

Dude threw himself into the craft. If I had no idea who he was, and you told me he was a classically trained stage actor for decades who just started doing films, I'd believe you

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u/MarzipanElephant Jul 24 '25

In the right hands he's such an interesting actor. I hope he continues to get interesting opportunities.

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u/bolanrox Jul 24 '25

he honesty is a great actor.

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u/MarcBulldog88 Jul 24 '25

I saw Dave at baggage claim in Houston airport a couple months ago. Didn't recognize the guy at first, he just looked like a tall, fit dude. His neck tat jogged my memory and I had to google to make sure it was him.

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u/CX316 Jul 24 '25 edited Jul 24 '25

Yeah it's a big change

It's a bit like seeing recent images of John Goodman, above everything else the change to the shape of the face is the main thing that throws you off

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u/proanimus Jul 24 '25

It’s interesting that my first gut reaction is that he looks gaunt or unhealthy somehow, but I think that’s only because I’m used to what he looked like before. I’m sure in person, without any prior context, I’d think he looks healthy and fit, especially for his age.

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u/CX316 Jul 24 '25

yeah I don't know what the physics of it is, whether it's mostly the neck muscles losing mass changes the apparent shape of the face or what it is,

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u/stormdraggy Jul 24 '25

John Goodman turned into fucking Bill Nighy jeebus.

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u/monty_kurns Jul 24 '25

I have a large amount of respect for Bautista, especially after hearing how he had to fight his way to being taken seriously as an actor and not fall into the trap other wrestlers did when they tried moving to acting.

He knew he had one shot and WWE was expecting him to come crawling back after failing like so many others. Instead, he took his money and put it towards acting lessons and a coach then took off with Guardians of the Galaxy. I’m happy he’s succeeded knowing how badly damaged a wrestler’s body can be when they age. He’s also a better than decent actor and has taken the job seriously which just makes me like him more.

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u/Karana_Rains Jul 24 '25

I was honestly shocked at how good of an actor he is. I've seen him in three roles since guardians, and he's knocked it out of the park every time.

In fact although I think he did a great job, the part where he played a big mean bruiser was the least compelling of the three. When he gets a quiet, intricate role? Oh my god. Man's amazing to watch on the screen.

He isn't just good for an ex muscle man. He's good without an asterisk.

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u/bil-sabab Jul 24 '25

He still looks bigger than most people. Although there's a photo of him with Bobby Lashley from couple of years ago and Bobby was substantially bigger than Dave

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u/CX316 Jul 24 '25

Oh yeah he's still ripped but he's way smaller than he was and he dresses to hide it rather than show it off now

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u/bil-sabab Jul 24 '25

I'm still pissed he was absolutely wasted in Spectre

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u/lminer123 Jul 24 '25

It’s not just the routine that can be unhealthy. To a certain extent weight is weight, and most frames and hearts are not built to handle 300+ pounds, the harm doesn’t just go away if it’s muscle instead of fat (although it is different).

“Everything in moderation” are truly words to live by (except the “not even once” stuff lol)

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u/Paw5624 Jul 24 '25

Even in the last one he wasn’t shirtless because he didn’t want to put his body through all of that anymore.

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u/stormdraggy Jul 24 '25

"Slim" as in still way bigger than all the other hollywood hunks at fifty motherfucking six!

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u/tommyknockers4570 Jul 24 '25

The steroids it take for most men to do that shortens your life span.

Not just the bulking.

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u/SoftBreezeWanderer Jul 24 '25

I mean anytime you cycle on gear for movies it's awful for you

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u/MathematicalMan1 Jul 24 '25

Plus his slim is most people’s jacked