***UPDATE***It has now been confirmed that Bradley Cooper has closed his deal to play Rocket Raccoon. Marvel Studios announced the news themselves on their website that the Hangoveractor has agreed to voice the furry critter with quite the mouth.
Reads the press release:
Rocket Raccoon has finally found his voice!Academy Award-nominated actor Bradley Cooper has officially joined the cast of Marvel's "Guardians of the Galaxy," lending his voice to the fan-favorite raccoon that will join Peter Quill (Chris Pratt), Gamora (Zoe Saldana) and Drax (Dave Bautista) on their epic adventure.Cooper has previously starred in "Silver Linings Playbook," for which he was nominated for an Oscar®, "Limitless,""Place Beyond the Pines" and the "Hangover" trilogy, the latter of which has grossed $1.4 billion globally. He will next be seen in "American Hustle" which will reunite him with "Silver Linings Playbook" director David O. Russell. "Guardians of the Galaxy" will mark Cooper's first voiceover work.
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 play 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.
Now cast, the Silver Linings Playbook star 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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