Dave Bautista's character in SPECTRE is a "stereotypical bad guy".

The 46-year-old actor, who's previously starred in Guardians of the Galaxy, has been cast in the Sam Mendes-directed movie and revealed he's set to play a typical Bond villain, when he appears in the role of Mr Hinx.

He told BANG Showbiz: "When I first met with Sam Mendes about playing Mr Hinx, I asked if Mr Hinx is a badass. He said, 'Oh, yeah!'

"He's a different type of character to who I've played before. He's very, very Bond-ish. He's very true to the legacy [of other Bond villains]."

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Dave is similarly well known for his stellar career as a wrestler, but finds making movies - and playing the bad guy, in particular - to be more fun.

He admitted: "I was a professional wrestler for a long time and I've had a lot more fun being a bad guy. I think it's more interesting. I make an interesting bad guy. A stereotypical bad guy.

"It's something new and fresh and something completely different."

This comes shortly after Christoph Waltz denied he will play Blofeld in SPECTRE.

The Oscar-winning actor has been cast as a baddie - with the name Franz Oberhauser - and dismissed speculation his character's alter ego is actually the iconic villain Blofeld, who's appeared in several earlier films.

Asked about the speculation, Christoph said: "That is absolutely untrue. That rumour started on the internet, and the internet is a pest. The name of my character is Franz Oberhauser."

The 24th Bond film which sees Craig set to return as the British MI6 agent for the fourth time whilst Ben Whishaw, Ralph Fiennes and Rory Kinnear will reprise their roles from the last instalment, Skyfall.

* SPECTRE is due for release in the UK on 6 November 2015

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