In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Bautista admitted that he didn't even recognize his pal when Brolin approached him at the gym a couple months ago (Brolin alluded to this encounter in his original Instagram post depicting his Cable workout), so significant was the latter actor's metamorphosis.
"He is not only jacked, but he is shredded," Bautista told THR of Brolin. "His face is all sunken in like a model. He is like a completely different person."
Bautista knows a thing or two about getting jacked, thanks to his past as a semi-professional wrestler, but the buff actor said he was pretty intimidated by Brolin's appearance -- and it's given him some serious workout motivation.
"I am known for being in shape and being a big guy, and he actually made me self-conscious!" Bautista told the trade. "I swear to God, I promised him that in November, when I do some work on '[Avengers] 4,' I told him, 'I will be in better shape for that because you make me self-conscious, f*cker!'"
Look for an even-more-jacked Bautista alongside Brolin when "Avengers 4" -- a.k.a. "Infinity War Part II" -- hits theaters in May 2019.
[via: The Hollywood Reporter]