What seemed like only a dubious rumor this morning appears to be an almost a done deal this afternoon. Bradley Cooper is apparently in talks with Marvel Studios to voice one of the funkiest of the Big M’s creations, Guardians of the Galaxy’s fabled Rocket Raccoon.
According to sources at Deadline, Disney and Marvel are closing in on negotiations with the Silver Linings Playbook Oscar nominee with the intention of getting that popular voice behind a certain furry face.
This news follows on the heels of Cooper joining Warner Brothers and Jay Roach’s Lance Armstrong cautionary tale, where he may or may not play the disgraced cyclist.
James Gunn has long teased who would place the voice of the character and with Vin Diesel confirming on Facebook that he is working on a deal to play Groot, it was only a matter of time before we heard who they had in mind for Rocket Raccoon.
If cast, Cooper will join, at least vocally, Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Benicio del Toro, Glenn Close and Karen Gillan in Marvel’s burgeoning cosmos. With a cast like that, it’s easy to see why anyone could become a true believer.
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