Vin Diesel: 'Mark my words, a Groot spin-off is coming'
A Groot from Guardians Of The Galaxy spin-off is inevitable according to Vin Diesel.
Vin voices the extraterrestrial, tree-like creature in the Marvel movie, with the follow up to the 2014 original currently in production.
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 reunites stars Vin, Chris Pratt and
Zoe Saldana, among others, but the Fast and Furious star is looking
to branch out on his own at some point.
"It's something that (writer and director) James Gunn has talked
about and it's something I know that he would love to do,” he
divulged to MTV. “Sure, I think it could be very interesting... I
think it's inevitable; I think, you know, that character is so
enigmatic and he was already one of the most unique characters in
the Marvel universe, and I think what Marvel has done and primarily
what James Gunn has done to realize that character has exceeded
beyond any expectations.
“He's such an interesting character and there's so much to learn
about him.”
The muscle man adds he's keen to go back to “genius” Groot’s
planet, and thinks fans are too.
Talking to Screen Junkies in December (16), Vin admitted he’d love
to see Groot and the Hulk battle it out on the big screen, and
repeated his sentiments while chatting with MTV. The hulk is
currently played by Mark Ruffalo, who reprises the role in the
upcoming Thor: Ragnarok and Avengers: Infinity War.
"I'm really interested to see what happens when him and the Hulk
are in the same room. I want to see someone get out of line and
then see Groot take over,” he outlined. “I imagine that Hulk could
say something, or Rocket Raccoon (voiced by Bradley Cooper) could
say something wise, like a smarta**, to the Hulk, and Hulk gets all
ruffled and angry, and then all of a sudden, Groot steps up and
says 'What's up?'"