Hello, Galaxians! As the film has wrapped, we're getting a lull in news coming out of the Guardians camp; the actors are taking a small vacation and some down-time to recoup, Marvel as a whole is gearing up for the new Thor release, but just as things seem to hit a low, we get teased with small tidbits. One of which I think might please a certain Racoonatic to hear.
First of all, the news starts off with Chris Pratt talking about Rocket Raccoon, and what to expect from the character.
Check it out after the jump.
“You think it’s a cartoon character,
but it’s not, it’s a very real creature,” the actor said at the “Parks
and Recreation” 100th Episode Celebration on Wednesday.
”[Rocket
Raccoon has been] tortured his whole life and no one else likes him, so
he’s lonely and he’s angry and it’s like, [there are] all these
elements [to the character],” he continued. “You sort of forget about
that, you wouldn't think about, [and] hopefully will come to life. I
think it will and that’s why they hired a really good actor to do the
role.”
Adding, “I could not be
more excited that Bradley Cooper is voicing Rocket Raccoon, it’s a great
character. It’s probably the best character in the movie, just because
it’s not what you would expect.” (Full article at AccessHollywood.com )
It's awesome to see Chris so excited about the character and trying to get him a little more spotlight, considering he's such a huge part of the team and hasn't gotten the same limelight that the rest of the cast has (save for Groot, but still, the buzz with Vin keeps his naming coming up more than Rocket's).
But the really exciting part is when Kevin Feige hears about Pratt's statements. Check out the video to hear what Kevin has to say.
Kevin says that the movie hinges on Rocket and Marvel Studios' ability to make the audience believe a gun-weilding raccoon in space. That process starts with the awesome character from the comics, continues on into James Gunn's writing of Rocket, the animation of Rocket, and finally Bradley Cooper bringing the character to life.
Here's the bit I got excited about.
Kevin: "The key to Rocket is that he doesn't necessarily know, or care, that he's a raccoon. And if you point that out to him, he's not particularly pleased about it."
I think this lends credence to my earlier theory; perhaps it's more of an in-between issue. He was a raccoon, now he's more than that, and doesn't want people to see him as "just a raccoon". Of course, all of this is suspect and we'll have to wait for the movie to see exactly how it all plays out. But it looks like they're not completely taking the "raccoon" out of Rocket Raccoon.
What do you think? Can we take what Kevin said to heart; Rocket is still a raccoon? Does hearing Chris talk about Rocket being a more serious character change the way you think about the film? Is it just me, or are we talking about Rocket a lot in the last couple of weeks?
Pratt explained, "You think it's a cartoon character, but it's not, it's a very real creature, Rocket has been tortured
his whole life and no-one else likes him, so he's lonely and he's angry
and there are all these elements to the character. You sort of forget
about that, you wouldn't think about that, and hopefully it will come to
life."
He added, "I think it will and that's why they hired a really good actor to do the role. I could not be more excited that Bradley Cooper
is voicing Rocket Raccoon - it's a great character. It's probably the
best character in the movie, just because it's not what you would
expect."
Read more at http://www.fansshare.com/news/guardians-of-galaxy-star-chris-pratt-talks-rocket-raccoon/#UfvFMUKVl0EKbEmp.99
Pratt explained, "You think it's a cartoon character, but it's not, it's a very real creature, Rocket has been tortured
his whole life and no-one else likes him, so he's lonely and he's angry
and there are all these elements to the character. You sort of forget
about that, you wouldn't think about that, and hopefully it will come to
life."
He added, "I think it will and that's why they hired a really good actor to do the role. I could not be more excited that Bradley Cooper
is voicing Rocket Raccoon - it's a great character. It's probably the
best character in the movie, just because it's not what you would
expect."
Read more at http://www.fansshare.com/news/guardians-of-galaxy-star-chris-pratt-talks-rocket-raccoon/#UfvFMUKVl0EKbEmp.99
I had read the Pratt comments a couple days ago. The Feige stuff is new to me, though. It is interesting. Of course, even if he is still a raccoon under the conditions Feige mentioned, it is somewhat of a departure from the Abnett & Lanning Rocket who did know and seemed to be proud that he was a raccoon. As I've said in the past, I am ok with tweaking of stuff for the movie, and I am ok with this creative direction for the cinematic universe.
ReplyDeleteI just need to re-reemphasize, having read the lead-in again, this change for Rocket Raccoon for the movie is completely understandable and actually probably makes more sense for the Cinematic Universe. I am cool, every happy, with it. The only problem I have is with the 616 being changed to fit that philosophy, and that is not really the fault of James Gunn or Kevin Feige, both of whom seem to be doing awesome work. The Guardians of the Galaxy is going to be an amazing movie and I am as excited as ever!
ReplyDeleteAs much as I'm enjoying the current 616 run, the change to Rocket does have me irked. It's inconsistent for him to suddenly be unaware of earth things he once knew and joked about. I can only hope that when Bendis moves on, our next writer will point out that Rocket was only feigning ignorance to further bother Tony in their bickering, and move us back to status quo with Rocket.
DeleteThey should hire us to write.
DeleteHeh. They really should. Though I am not great with deadlines, I really think I understand Rocket more than just about anyone, except for maybe Abnett & Lanning and we're not likely gonna ever be so fortunate to get them back.
DeleteHey, so have any of you read the report on comicbookmovie.com on the news that our first GOTG trailer will be attatched to "Thor: The Dark World"? Please chime in.
ReplyDeleteScene 1 occurs about midway through the credits, and it helps set the stage for Guardians of the Galaxy. According to Brainfreeze’s description, “After the Aether is back in the hands of the Asgardians , Sif and Volstagg bring the item to the intergalactic museum of none other than The Collector, played by Benicio del Toro . The reason for this is that the Tesseract is already on Asgard and they should have no two Infinity Stones in their possession. When he is alone with the Aether, The Collector utters the phrase, ‘One down, five to go.’”
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