Dave
Bautista
took
to
his
Instagram
account
to
announce
the
wrap
up
of
his
next
Marvel
film
Guardians
of
the
Galaxy
Vol
3.
However,
the
actor
also
revealed
that
it
would
be
last
film
in
the
franchise
and
his
last
performance
as
Drax
the
Destroyer.
Sharing
a
photo
of
himself
with
director
James
Gunn
and
his
castmates,
Dave
bid
an
emotional
goodbye
to
his
character.
In
the
caption
he
shared
that
he
barely
had
time
to
process
the
end
of
filming
before
he
was
already
onto
his
next
project.
He
confessed
that
signing
the
Guardians
of
the
Galaxy
franchise
"changed
my
life".
The
post
added,
"Haven't
found
the
words
yet.
It
ended
so
suddenly
and
I
was
on
to
my
next
film
before
I
could
process
it
all.
End
of
a
journey
that
changed
my
life." Take
a
look
at
the
post,
Dave
debuted
as
Drax
in
2014
release
Guardians
of
the
Galaxy
written
and
directed
by
Gunn.
He
continued
to
appear
in
other
MCU
films
like
Guardians
of
the
Galaxy
Vol.
2,
Avengers:
Infinity
War,
and
Avengers:
Endgame.
Apart
from
Guardians
of
the
Galaxy
Vol.
3,
he
will
also
be
seen
in
Thor:
Love
and
Thunder.
Filmmaker
Gunn
also
celebrated
the
film's
wrap
up.
In
an
Instagram
post,
he
announced
that
he'd
wrapped
principal
photography,
and
teased
that
the
Marvel
film
will
feature
an
appearance
from
an
as-yet
"unannounced
actor".
He
wrote,
"And
that's
a
picture
wrap
on
the
Guardians
of
the
Galaxy
trilogy.
I
love
this
amazing
cast
&
crew
&
their
beautiful
talent
&
kind
souls.
I'm
a
lucky
human
to
have
them
on
the
journey
with
me
for
nearly
a
decade."
He
also
confirmed
that
Zoe
Saldana,
who
plays
Thanos'
adopted
daughter
Gamora
was
on
set.
While
her
character
died
in
Avengers:
Infinity
War,
another
version
of
her
character
returned
in
Avengers:
Endgame.
Gun
added,
"And
yes
Zoe
was
with
us...
but
the
only
picture
I
have
with
her
has
an
unannounced
actor
with
us!"
According
to
reports,
Vol.
3
will
be
the
third
and
final
film
in
Gunn's
series
of
the
Guardians
films,
with
Vin
Diesel,
Bradley
Cooper,
Sylvester
Stallone
and
Will
Poulter.
Guardians
of
the
Galaxy
Vol
3.
is
slated
to
release
on
May
5,
2023.