Why did they change Drax?

Why did they change Drax?

Gunn, who is set to helm Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 next, has set the record straight about Drax’s backstory, sharing the reasoning behind his decision to change the origin story. Asked by a fan on Twitter, the filmmaker said he didn’t want to have too many humans in a story set in space.

Why is Drax not in Guardians 3?

In a tweet last year, Bautista said that while the character of Drax may not be going anywhere, Bautista just wouldn’t play him anymore, due to his age. “Drax isn’t going anywhere,” Bautista said on Twitter. “He just won’t be played by this dude! By the time [Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.

Why is Drax different in the comics?

While the movies have touched briefly on Drax wanting to kill Thanos for the death of his family, in the comics Drax was originally human, a saxophone-playing estate agent to be precise, but following the death of his family at the hands of Thanos his soul is taken and put into a new superpowered body and he becomes …

Are they replacing Drax?

Director James Gunn teased one of the characters will die in the upcoming sequel, and Bautista has confirmed that no matter what happens to Drax, he personally won’t come back. As he clarified on Twitter, “Drax isn’t going anywhere. He just won’t be played by this dude!”