drawn quarterly: Guardians of the Galaxy

Marvel has released some big casting news for Guardians of the Galaxy! Vin Diesel has been cast as Groot and Bradley Cooper has been cast as Rocket Raccoon. Groot is basically a super strong and intelligent Ent (aka talking tree) that is from another planet. Despite his intelligence, Groot typically can only say one phase, "I am Groot!," due to the wooden nature of his vocal cords. Considering Vin Diesel's gravely voice, he is perfect for the role, although why cast a big star for a limited role. It has been reported for a while that Diesel has been talking to Marvel for various roles, and he has said that the original intention of the meeting was for Vin to play a main character in a Phase 3 Marvel film. While I think he is a solid actor, there is no reason to cast someone like him in any main roles, because he is way too high profile and does not fit any character that is currently in development or any character that comes to mind. Although Vin has not been officially signed on for the film, it is mostly a done deal for the role of Groot.

The rumor that Bradley Cooper will voice Rocket Raccoon in Guardians of the Galaxy are unfortunately true. While Cooper is certainly a good actor, he, too, is too high profile for just a voice and motion capture role. Rocket Raccoon should have a cockney or Australian accent, and I hope that Cooper will somehow pull it off because Rocket Raccoon is an awesome and hilarious character, despite the absurdity of the character. If you have seen Cooper in a role that required him to have a British accent or something similar, please let me know in the comments. Below are a few clips from the Ultimate Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 video game, which features Rocket Raccoon as I would want the character to be portrayed, with the same accent. What are your thoughts on the casting choices? Please comment below and check back tomorrow for Avengers 2 casting news.

Diesel and Groot

Cooper and Rocket Raccoon

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Warning: Spoilers for the after credit scene of The Avengers.

There was some confusion about who the guy in the after credit scene of The Avengers was. The villain in the after credits scene was Thanos, the ultimately powerful alien from the planet Titan. He is an insane conqueror, who "Courts death" as in his quote after the credits of The Avengers "To challenge them is to court death." Thanos' famous weapon, the "Infinity Gauntlet" was previously referenced in the Thor movie in Odin's trophy room among the other artifacts (picture below). Also Thanos is insane and is often referred to as the "Mad Titan." He literally loves the embodiment of death, Mistress Death. Basically he is a crazy guy is a lot of power and a brilliant military strategist. Thanos' powers include incredible strength, energy projection, and amazing durability just to name a few. He is far more powerful than Thor and is on level with a fully rested Odin. He would prove quite a challenge for The Avengers in the sequel. Although he will first appear in the Guardians of the Galaxy movie in 2014, which will set up The Avengers sequel in 2015 but more on that tomorrow.

Below is a video origin of Thanos.