James Bond 25: Dave Bautista ‘Mr Hinx return has been mentioned, I'd LOVE to come back’

Back in 2015 the Guardians of the Galaxy star played James Bond villain Mr Hinx in Spectre.

A silent force to be reckoned with, the henchman tried to kill Craig’s 007 in a brutal train fight scene.

However Hinx was tied to some barrels before being yanked off the Moroccan locomotive, after uttering his single line in the entire movie, “S***.”

Nevertheless the Bond villain’s death was never shown, with some fans wondering if Bautista’s baddie will be back for Bond 25.

Yesterday Express.co.uk spoke with the 49-year-old, who was promoting his new movie Final Score, regarding a return for Mr Hinx in the upcoming Bond 25.

And it turns out Bautista not only “would love to come back for Bond 25”, but also revealed a return has been both “mentioned” and “pushed.”

The actor said: “We had hopes, and…they had mentioned it.

“But yeah still have kinda hopes…I hear it’s been pushed, so maybe there’s a…chance.”

When asked if he specifically meant Bond 25, Bautista clarified: “Yeah I want to be in Bond 25. I’ve been very open and political about it. Like I’ve pursued this role.

“I would love to revive Hinx in Bond 25. I wanna be a part of it because it’s a historical film.

“There’s a huge part of me that wants the bragging rights of being that henchman who came back twice, because there hasn’t been many.

“And I wanna be that guy, I wanna be historical, y’know.”

He added: “Even if that’s the mark that I leave in my career and people remember me for that, I’m okay with that.

“Y’know, ‘cause I think it’s a great thing, it’s something that I would be proud of so, yeah fingers still crossed, I would love to come back for Bond 25.”

Fans of the iconic franchise will know there has been two scripts surrounding Bond 25.

The first, rumoured to be called Shatterhand and a direct sequel to Spectre, was penned by Bond screenwriter regulars Neal Purvis and Robert Wade.

Presumably this was the script that saw Mr Hinx return, however the story was shelved in favour of one by John Hodge, who was going to collaborate with director Danny Boyle on Bond 25.

But both Boyle and Hodge have now left the project, so it’s possible that Purvis and Wade’s original script will now be used.

There’s hope for Bautista’s Mr Hinx returning yet.

Final Score is released in UK cinemas and Sky Cinema on September 7.