Guardians Of The Galaxy Screencap Breakdown — What You Might Have Missed
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And here comes the character likely to be one of the best characters in the film: Rocket Raccoon, to be voiced by Bradley Cooper (The Hangover). This is where those folks unfamiliar with the Guardians will ask, “Is that a raccoon?” Yes, yes it is. A genetically enhanced raccoon, to be specific. He’s tough, he’s smart, and he loves firing guns that are bigger than he is. One of the disappointments of this first trailer is that we don’t get to hear Rocket speak, but they’re no doubt saving that for the next one. Gunn says, “In all truth, we hired Bradley because he’s able to do both comedy and drama — it’s the thing I look for most in the actors on all my films — and to truly sell Rocket – for you to believe a Raccoon can talk (and blow up and shoot tons of stuff) we need a well-rounded actor.”
Another character we can’t wait to see in action is the huge plant creature Groot, Rocket’s BFF. In addition to being big enough to pose a physical threat to most, he’s also damn hard to kill. In the comics, he’s been shown to be able to grow back from even a tiny sliver of wood after being blown the hell up. He only ever says one thing — “I am Groot” — but, much like Han and Chewie, Rocket is able to interpret all the subtleties of meaning Groot packs into the phrase. Groot is being voiced by the gravel-throated Vin Diesel, who is also doing motion capture (on stilts!) for the role. Gunn says, “Essentially, all the Guardians start out the movie as bastards — except Groot. He’s an innocent. He’s a hundred percent deadly and a hundred percent sweet. He’s caught up in Rocket’s life, really.”
And if there’s a single image that out to sell you on the over-the-top ridiculousness — in the very best way — of this movie, it’s Groot and Rocket going into battle, with the space raccoon perched on Groot’s shoulders while he blasts everything in sight with an automatic weapon. If that doesn’t get you on board, I’m afraid we can’t be friends.
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