UPDATE #2: Vin Diesel Makes It Official “I Am Groot” In GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY

UPDATE #2: Vin Diesel Makes It Official “I Am Groot” In GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY

Revealing a movie-accurate bust of the sentient tree-like character, Vin Diesel has implied that his deal with Marvel has closed and he's started work on Guardians of the Galaxy by posing with Groot!

By DCMarvelFreshman - Dec 21, 2013 01:12 PM EST
Source: Facebook



For months, Vin Diesel has teased working with Marvel on a yet-unknown intellectual property and voicing Groot in Guardians of the Galaxy. However, up until today, the Fast and the Furious star was the only one confirming the latter, while director James Gunn and Marvel producer Kevin Feige declared he was all but confirmed. Well, both Diesel and Gunn have made it official today with a photo of the actor posing with a movie-accurate bust of the walking, talking tree-like character.

“Vin Diesel is a super awesome dude, I can't tell you how much I like this guy,” commented James Gunn via Facebook. “I hope this [photo] puts to rest all the silly Thanos-Vin stuff which people just seemed to make up out of nothing.” The director adds that Diesel was never announced initially: “He said he wanted to do it and we said we were talking to him. Everything else was people guessing and thinking they knew what was going to happen” After confirming that recording sessions for Groot have already begun, Gunn also made note about the Groot bust featured beside Vin Diesel in the photo: “This was the bust we used for reference when shooting. It has changed slightly from this since we started animating him.” What do you think?

UPDATE: In case the photo and comments from James Gunn weren't a good enough indication, Marvel.com has clarified that Vin Diesel will indeed voice Groot in Guardians of the Galaxy.

UPDATE #2: James Gunn has also offered another statement on Vin Diesel's finalized casting:
“Yep it is completely official. AND he's amazing. I never knew someone could say I AM GROOT so many different ways and with such feeling (and that sounds like I'm kidding but I'm not!)”





“Guardians of the Galaxy,” the next epic adventure from Marvel Studios has started shooting at the UK’s Shepperton Studios. Directed by James Gunn (“Slither,” “Super”) from his screenplay, with a story by Nicole Perlman and Gunn, the film will introduce audiences to a whole new side of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The all-star cast includes Chris Pratt (“Zero Dark Thirty”, “Moneyball”) as Peter Quill aka Star-Lord, Zoe Saldana (“Star Trek Into Darkness”, “Avatar”) as Gamora, Dave Bautista (“Riddick”) as Drax the Destroyer, Lee Pace (“The Hobbit,” “Lincoln”) as Ronan the Accuser, Michael Rooker (AMC’s “The Walking Dead”) as Yondu, Karen Gillan (BBC TV’s “Doctor Who”) as Nebula, two-time Academy Award nominee Djimon Hounsou (“Amistad”, “Gladiator”) as Korath, with Academy Award® winner Benicio del Toro (“Traffic”) as The Collector, Academy Award nominee John C. Reilly (“Chicago”) as Rhomann Dey, and six-time Academy Award nominee Glenn Close (“Albert Nobbs,” “Fatal Attraction”) as Nova Prime. Marvel’s “Guardians of the Galaxy” is slated for an August 1, 2014 release in the U.S. Marvel Studios’ President Kevin Feige is producing the film. The executive producers are Louis D’Esposito, Victoria Alonso, Jeremy Latcham, Alan Fine & Stan Lee; the co-producer is Nik Korda. The creative team includes director of photography Ben Davis, BSC (“Wrath of the Titans”, “Kick-Ass”), production designer Charles Wood (“Thor: The Dark World”), BAFTA-nominated Editor Fred Raskin (“Django Unchained,” “Fast Five”) and Academy Award-winning editor Hughes Winborne, A.C.E. (“The Help,” “Crash”), and Academy Award winning costume designer Alexandra Byrne (“Marvel’s The Avengers,” “Elizabeth The Golden Age”).
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MrCBM56
MrCBM56 - 12/21/2013, 2:04 PM
About [frick]ing time! LOL

Isn't funny how Vin looks like groot and Cooper looks like Rocket? haha

Can't wait for this!
TheMightyTroy
TheMightyTroy - 12/21/2013, 2:04 PM
Awesome!
MrCBM56
MrCBM56 - 12/21/2013, 2:06 PM
Groot will look amazing!
MrReese
MrReese - 12/21/2013, 2:07 PM
MrCBM56
MrCBM56 - 12/21/2013, 2:07 PM
I also think how Pratt, Bautista, and Saldana worked together on set, Cooper and Vin will work together in Mo-Cap and voice acting.
ezio619
ezio619 - 12/21/2013, 2:09 PM
MRCBM-yeah but gunn had his brother and someone else stand in for groot and rocket so pratt and everyone else could have someone to bounce off
Knightrider
Knightrider - 12/21/2013, 2:09 PM
Should bee well suited for the role, his acting is as stiff as a tree.

Bo-Ya!

Thank you I will be here all night...well technically it is still morning here, but you get my meaning.
ezio619
ezio619 - 12/21/2013, 2:10 PM
due to the death of Paul walker(rip) the negotiations might have been delayed
TheManFromMars
TheManFromMars - 12/21/2013, 2:11 PM
I hope the trailer is officially released soon.
McNyagano
McNyagano - 12/21/2013, 2:12 PM


Groot looks sick!!! I hope we get a trailer soon!!! :D
Rhysno1
Rhysno1 - 12/21/2013, 2:19 PM
That looks [frick]ing incredible
CharlesLord
CharlesLord - 12/21/2013, 2:21 PM
I dont know if this confirms him as groot or if its really just a misdirect....
BlackPhillip
BlackPhillip - 12/21/2013, 2:25 PM
Groot looks great!
Invictor
Invictor - 12/21/2013, 2:31 PM
I must say, Groot looks amazing.
Enphlieuwince
Enphlieuwince - 12/21/2013, 2:31 PM
CharlesLord is right. This does not confirm what he signed on for yet...
Joementum
Joementum - 12/21/2013, 2:32 PM
Good lookin Groot.

Betting its 100% CGI. Silly me..I actually prefer the Yoda puppets to the CGI prequel stuff.
Invictor
Invictor - 12/21/2013, 2:32 PM
For those of you doubting Diesel, he's actually playing Groot. This was him prepping for the role of Groot:

Geotheleo
Geotheleo - 12/21/2013, 2:32 PM
I hope the movie shows enhanced groot.. Like say he dies (blows up) and comes back miraculously completely vamped up more tree like with branches jutting out his back and elbows and knees
MsDarkPhoenix
MsDarkPhoenix - 12/21/2013, 2:33 PM
Something is going on. Nobody has officially said that Vin Diesel is going to voice Groot... If he was just Groot they would have announced it already. Is he Thanos?? Or is he voicing both Groot and Thanos (well, Groot doesn't have a lot of lines!)?
Matchow
Matchow - 12/21/2013, 2:34 PM
I can't wait to see this.
Scorn
Scorn - 12/21/2013, 2:35 PM
Vin diesel's acting is wooden.
McNyagano
McNyagano - 12/21/2013, 2:36 PM
thunderforce
thunderforce - 12/21/2013, 2:37 PM
This movie is going to be awesome .
DCMarvelFreshman
DCMarvelFreshman - 12/21/2013, 2:37 PM
It's pretty obvious Diesel will be voicing Groot. Still, it's very possible that he'll be voicing an additional character. When Thanos was suggested, Gunn said "that's not only untrue, but it's an awful (or ridiculous) idea"
spidey1994
spidey1994 - 12/21/2013, 2:45 PM
Damn how long did it take them to officially announce it! lol Awesome!
Maestro
Maestro - 12/21/2013, 2:49 PM








Invictor
Invictor - 12/21/2013, 2:51 PM
batz11

Hmm, I never actually thought about that.
Maestro
Maestro - 12/21/2013, 2:53 PM
As others have already said, Groot looks AWESOME.
Geotheleo
Geotheleo - 12/21/2013, 2:55 PM
Blackbolt
3DWitchHunt
3DWitchHunt - 12/21/2013, 2:55 PM
I want that Groot bust!
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