United Kingdom, Jan. 24 -- Jason Momoa thinks Dave Bautista is "graceful" and "regal".

The 46-year-old actor stars alongside Dave, 57, in his new buddy cop action-comedy The Wrecking Crew, and Jason has heaped praise on his co-star, who has made a successful transition from wrestling to acting.

Jason told Extra: "It's fun to annoy Dave because he's so, like, collected and beautiful and graceful and like, regal. Boo, boring ... blah. So it was fun to annoy him.

"I love making him laugh 'cause he's very stoic. He's got, like, an intoxicating laugh. Once you get him going, it's pretty beautiful."

Jason also relished the experience of shooting action scenes with Dave.

The movie star said: "He's a badass.

"When he's throwing punches at y...