“Dune” is incredibly special to Bautista as he was in shock when he landed the role.
“I flipped out.
I was almost in tears, because this is really what I fought for,” the star explained.

“This, I wanted respect from people like Denis Villeneuve.
This was kind of the credibility that I wanted” (viaDune NewsNet).
As for his acting career, he’s made quite a bit of money throughout the years.

For the first “Guardians of the Galaxy” film, he made exactly $1.4 million.