Dave Bautista has confirmed he’ll be back for both Avengers 4 and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.
Director James Gunn has already confirmed Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 will take place after the events of Avengers 4; so we’ll likely see most of the original line-up, minus Gamora – whose own death at Thanos’ hands seems a little more permanent.
I don’t know how they’re bringing me back, yeah but somehow I’m going to make it because, as far as I know, I am going to be in Guardians 3, so I have to be back.”
Bautista told Collider in an interview: “I got a lot of texts saying, ‘I can’t believe you’re dead, your character is dead.’