Blade Runner 2049 costar Dave Bautista was originally told that he was too young for the role of replicant Sapper Morton in the film. The Guardians of the Galaxy star ultimately signed on for the Blade Runner sequel in spite of this, joining a cast that includes Ryan Gosling, Harrison Ford, Robin Wright and Jared Leto, among others, in the process.
Hollywood is no stranger to whitewashing and ageism controversies, but it is a rarity in the industry that someone is classed as being “too young” for a role. Most people still don’t know how larger of a role Morton has in the sequel to Ridley Scott’s 1982 film Blade Runner, but with Bautista appearing as a more ...
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