I Am Grootis available to stream now on Disney+, and fans are excited to see the beloved character in five animated shorts centered around the tree. The series promises to be a set of very low-stakes adventures as Groot lands himself in several predicaments throughout the show. The project was confirmed to becanon by producer Brad Winderbaum, and the shorts will be set in the downtime betweenGuardians of the Galaxy Vol.2and the post-credit scene from the same movie when Groot becomes a teenager.
Vin Dieselreprises his role as Groot, whileBradley Coopermakes a brief cameo as Rocket in one of the episodes ofI Am Groot. In addition, James Gunn, director ofGuardians of the Galaxyand EP of the series, makes an appearance voicing the character known as Wrist Watch. Kirsten Lepore serves as head writer, director, and executive producer forI Am Groot, joined by Brad Winderbaum, Kevin Feige, Louis D’Esposito, and Victoria Alonso in the EP position.
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The entirety ofI Am Grootis available to stream, a departure from their live-action shows, which generally receive weekly releases. This isn’t a surprise, as each episode clocks in at a slim 5 minutes, with the series run-time being shorter than most episodes of their high-budget series. You can check out the release announcement Tweet fromMarvel Studios, which includes brief clips from the series, below.
Vin Diesel has been a part of the MCU sinceGuardians of the Galaxypremiered in 2014. However, some fans may be unaware of his role as he doesn’t have much to say and is constantly hidden behind the computer-generated tree. ‘I am Groot’ are the three words that theFast and Furiousstar has become known for within Marvel’s shared universe, and he returned toI Am Grootto give the performance of a lifetime.
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During an interview withCollider,I Am Grootcreator, director, and executive producer Kirsten Lepore shared Diesel’s involvement with the show’s production and his importance in reprising his role when the studio could have used his lines from previous projects.
“Yeah, it was interesting. When we initially wrote them, we thought, “Oh, it’s just ‘I am Groot.’ How hard could it be? Let’s maybe take some existing recordings we have from Guardians and put Vin in there.” But, like we talked about with the script, each line really does have its own infliction. So, we ended up needing to do a whole record just for the shorts, and I’m so glad we did because once Vin got in the room, he just nailed it. He would just watch one for the first time and then just run through the whole thing and give us so much personality in each of them. So, it was fantastic to have the luxury of recording with him on these.”
Fans are happy to know that Vin Diesel takes the role seriously enough to reprise it for a few animated shorts. They should be excited to see his performance as the titular character inI Am Groot, available now on Disney+.
