The Guardians of the Galaxy movie is really heating up the buzz charts in the nerdiverse these days. With promises of a
Galaxy Quest meets Ghostbusters tone, this could be one of the most entertaining stories of the current Marvel film franchise.
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Recent casting announcements include the continuing rumours of Vin Diesel (Fast movies) signing on and now Bradley Cooper (The Hangover, The Hangover II, The Hangover III) has apparently hopped on board to voice the loveable rodent "Rocket Raccoon". Fans were surprised this past summer when there was no voice announcement made at San Diego Comic-Con but this news comes better late than never.
Personally? I'm all for it. Like many, I was leaning more towards a gruff, excitable voice actor but if the film's tone is action-comedy, I think his voice will play well. Rocket Raccoon will also likely be paired with the baritone-voiced tree-man character, "Groot" so the more different their voices, the better.
The Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning saga of the space-faring team was some of Marvel's greatest stories of the past decade. Hopefully they capture that magic in the upcoming film (trilogy?).
Thoughts? How do you feel about the comedic Cooper playing the rough and tumble raccoon? Comment below!
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