Vin Diesel In Talks For GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY. Who Is He Playing?

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A few weeks ago, we learned that Vin Diesel was meeting with Marvel for an unknown reason. Speculation online went as far as considering him for the voice of Thanos, which we now know isn’t likely in the cards. Now Deadline is reporting that Diesel is actually in talks to play the character Groot in Guardians of the Galaxy.

Groot (pictured below) is an tree-like extraterrestrial who came to earth in order to capture and study humans. In the comics, Groot has been destroyed and the re-created a number of times. With Rocket Raccoon’s help, he was able to regrow once again and joined the Guardians… though I doubt we’ll get into the minutia like that in the movie. So just keep that info in your head.

Still, a big wooden character who only says “I am Groot” is right up Vin Diesel’s alley. Okay, that sounded more like  a burn than I wanted it to. Or more sexual. In which case, I meant to do that.

Guardians of the Galaxy hits theaters on Aug. 1, 2014.