Former WWE wrestler Dave Bautista has made a name for himself as an actor over the last decade, but now he’s moving into the video game space as a producer. Bautista and Titan1Studios have agreed to partner up to bring Cat Assassin to life as a new media franchise including an upcoming video game.
As announced on GameRant, Cat Assassin was created by Steve Lerner, the writer of the critically acclaimed indie game Stray. While that title put players in control of an adorable cat in a city of robots, Cat Assassin’s lead character, Hugh, is considerably less cuddly. He’s described as “a skilled assassin navigating a chaotic world of warring cartels and corrupt power players.” Presumably that’s a role that Bautista may be interested in playing, but the announcement doesn’t specify his involvement as an actor.
Cat Assassin takes place in a “neo-noir city populated by anthropomorphic felines.” The video game is being planned as a stealth-action game with dark humor. The announcement notes that the Cat Assassin game is inspired by Assassin’s Creed, Splinter Cell, and Sifu.
Bautista’s Dogbone Entertainment production company is also developing Cat Assassin as a potential animated series and a feature film. Further details about their plans for the franchise and the upcoming game aren’t currently known.
After wrapping his decade plus as Drax the Destroyer in the MCU, Bautista has expressed his interest in starring as Marcus Fenix in the Gears of War movie in development at Netflix.