{"id":219417,"date":"2026-01-28T20:06:17","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T20:06:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/28\/dave-bautista-is-like-family-to-me-says-jason-momoa\/"},"modified":"2026-01-28T20:06:17","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T20:06:17","slug":"dave-bautista-is-like-family-to-me-says-jason-momoa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/28\/dave-bautista-is-like-family-to-me-says-jason-momoa\/","title":{"rendered":"Dave Bautista is like family to me, says Jason Momoa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"byline\">\n<p>        <time itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2026-01-28\" datetime=\"1769630777\" pubdate=\"\">28 January 2026<\/time>\n    <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.femalefirst.co.uk\/jason-momoa\/\" class=\"exposure-link \" data-linktrack=\"LinkTracker,articleExposure,jason-momoa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jason Momoa<\/a> has likened Dave Bautista to &#8220;an older brother&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>                            <\/p>\n<p class=\"image-caption landscape\">Jason Momoa has heaped praise on Dave Bautista<\/p>\n<p>The 46-year-old actor stars alongside Bautista, 57, in The Wrecking Crew, their new buddy cop action comedy film, and Jason admits that his co-star feels like &#8220;family&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>During a chat with People, Jason told his co-star: &#8220;I&#8217;m extremely comfortable even when we&#8217;re not talking. We can be in the same room hanging out, doing our own thing. And I can just be in your presence. You know what I mean? I don\u2019t have to say s***.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Bautista also loves working with his co-star.<\/p>\n<p>He said: &#8220;I&#8217;ve told you this a million times. I love you and I&#8217;m comfortable with you and I respect you and I&#8217;m proud of you. So working with you is a dream come true. It&#8217;s never work when you work with people you love, and I love the s*** out of you.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\nJason likened Bautista to a family member and feels he can always rely on his co-star.<\/p>\n<p>\nHe said: &#8220;I consider him like an older brother. And I know I could call him at any moment for anything I need, and he&#8217;d be there [at the] drop of a hat without a doubt for me and my family. So that&#8217;s where I&#8217;m at with him.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\nEarlier this month, Jason hailed Bautista as &#8220;graceful&#8221; and &#8220;regal&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>\nThe actor heaped praise on his co-star, who has made a successful transition from wrestling to acting.<\/p>\n<p>\nJason told Extra: &#8220;It&#8217;s fun to annoy Dave because he\u2019s so, like, collected and beautiful and graceful and like, regal. Boo, boring &#8230; blah. So it was fun to annoy him.<\/p>\n<p>\n&#8220;I love making him laugh \u2019cause he\u2019s very stoic. He\u2019s got, like, an intoxicating laugh. Once you get him going, it&#8217;s pretty beautiful.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\nJason also relished the experience of shooting action scenes with Bautista.<\/p>\n<p>\nThe movie star said: &#8220;He&#8217;s a badass. <\/p>\n<p>\n&#8220;When he&#8217;s throwing punches at your face, it&#8217;s scary. I&#8217;m not gonna lie to you. He&#8217;s a badass. I just pretend to be a badass. I&#8217;m an artist. He&#8217;s a badass.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><!-- Pagination --><\/p>\n<p><!-- playbuzz --><br \/>\n<!-- end playbuzz--><\/p>\n<p><!-- \n\n<div data-cn-project=\"femalefirst\">\n    \n<\/div>\n\n --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Outbrain { date: 2018\/06\/08 } --><br \/>\n<!-- Outbrain { date: 2018\/06\/08 } --><\/p>\n<p>    <!-- Outbrain { date: 2018\/06\/08 } --><br \/>\n    <!-- Outbrain { date: 2018\/06\/08 } --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.femalefirst.co.uk\/celebrity\/dave-bautista-like-family-says-jason-momoa-1436800.html?f=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>28 January 2026 Jason Momoa has likened Dave Bautista to &#8220;an older brother&#8221;. Jason Momoa has heaped praise on Dave Bautista The 46-year-old actor stars alongside Bautista, 57, in The Wrecking Crew, their new buddy cop action comedy film, and Jason admits that his co-star feels like &#8220;family&#8221;. 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