The Marvel Studios Universe is already expected to be quite busy in 2013 and 2014, with Iron Man 3 and Thor: The Dark World set for release in May and November (respectively), and Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Guardians of the Galaxy set for April and August of 2014. In between those major sequels and Avengers connector films, Marvel is also expected to roll out features for Ant-Man and The Inhumans. There are also still some sketchy rumors that Adam Warlock will be shoehorned somewhere, whether in his own film or as part of the Guardians of the Galaxy.
Of the films that already have release dates, though, Guardians is still the only one with a ton of questions around it, including “Who the hell is going to be in it?” Well, according to Latino Review, Wes Bentley, Chris Lowell and… *sigh* Cam Gigandet were the most recent to read for the centerpiece role of Peter Quill.
But that’s not the news that should concern Marvel fans. Not when Adam Sandler might be involved.
Marvel is going after some big comedic actors perhaps for some comedic relief in the movie. Exactly how big?
Marvel is asking for the availability of both Jim Carrey AND Adam Sandler!
For what roles, I’m not sure. Maybe Rocket or Groot? Jim Carrey I can see since he is already playing Colonel Stars & Stripes in Kick Ass 2, but Happy Gilmore (Adam Sandler) in a Marvel movie?!
You know, I took a lot of sh*t from people when I first questioned how in the hell Marvel expected to pull off a talking raccoon in a live-action film, and people were like, “Trust me, he’s the best part” or “You’re an idiot, you don’t know what you’re talking about.” Oh I know what I’m talking about, all right.
This is Hollywood, where there’s enough cocaine flowing through producers’ veins to make them say things like, “You know what would be f*cking awesome? If the raccoon is voiced by Adam Sandler.” Because once that happens, and the movie makes $200 or $300 million, then it’s “Adam wants to switch out Wes Bentley for Peter Dante, Steve Buscemi gets to play the Black Widow, and he wants to add a talking Siamese twin fart cloud that will be voiced by David Spade and Rob Schneider.”
And the next thing we know, Vince is posting: “Here’s The Trailer For Marvel’s The Avengers 3: Madea’s Infinity Gauntlet”.
Anyway, here’s a sneak peek at Carrey as Groot and Sandler as Rocket:
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If Cam Gigandet gets this movie over Lee Pace, I will burn Hollywood down.
You’re sure that’s not your avatar talking?
It’s nice to see Marvel Studios is taking their cues from Dreamworks about how to voice funny animals.
It’s a slippery slope, next thing you know Marky Mark will be headlining Transformers…
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Shit.
1. Are people actually going to see this movie?
2. How much of the movie going public has actually heard of the Guardians of the Galaxy before it was announced?
It really was one of Marvel’s better ongoing comic books, but it still makes no goddamned sense to do as a movie. It kind of fed on just how bonkers comic books can be (about half of it’s appeal is the banter between a talking raccoon with giant guns and a telepathic Russian cosmonaut space-dog) and still be enjoyable, but in a way that will just come off stupid in a movie.
I read the prior iteration of Guardians back in the early 90s. It was much more brooding and had 100% fewer talking raccoons.
I wouldn’t have ever expected that a book like this would’ve been launched as a movie property, but if it has a snowball’s chance in hell of being halfway watchable, then James Gunn is that snowball.
I love the current Guardians lineup, it’s really fun and people will go see it if they do it properly. It’s the Star Wars arm of the Marvel Universe, for Pete’s sake!
I really get the impression from Vince that it speaks well of my taste in movies that I still to this day have no idea who the hell Cam Gigandet is.
Me neither.
I think he’s the blonde asshole from Never Back Down. And the whiny blonde asshole from Pandorum. And the long haired blonde asshole from the first Twilight flick. And the frat boy kinda date rapey boyfriend in The Roomate.
I, too, could not pick Cam Gigandet out of a line-up if he carjacked me.
That said, fuck Adam Sandler in his stupid face. I will be approximately 80 per cent less likely to see this film if he is in it.
Wasn’t Cam Gigandet in Zero Dark Thirty or was it the other Bin Laden movie?
I was completely out with the Sandler thing, but then you came up with Madea’s Infinity Gauntlet. If Tyler Perry plays Thanos as Madea and Janet Jackson is Adam Warlock, I’m camping out right now.
in case anyone from marvel is reading this i just need to say one thing: HIRE A PROFESSIONAL VOICE ACTOR GODDAMITTT!!!! ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME!!!!???? I WILL STOP WATCHING MARVEL MOVIES IF YOU PUT EITHER OF THEM IN THIS MOVIE!!! JESUS FUCK!!!!!! C’MON
Kevin Conroy and/or Mark Hamill. The nerdgasms would be everlasting.
Yeah, but then you just know it will be Nolan North
Rocket Raccoon needs to be channeling Han Solo not Roger Rabbit.
The main thing I’m taking from this article is there is going to be an metric fuckload of comic book movies in the next two years. Less than a third will be any good (Ant-man, really? That’s what’s gonna put asses in the seats? The hero who can change his size and control ants?). Audiences will wane, smaller titles will be canceled, and ambitious projects will be scaled down. And, when the dust settles, this decade long mad house of comic book movie blockbusters will finally die out…until the next Batman reboot. SO SAYETH I!!
I know nothing about Guardians of the Galaxy but the raccoon is the only part I care about.
Rocket Raccoon is a badass. He needs a legit badass voice, a Michael Rooker or Michael Ironside or Bruce Campbell, but the ultimate would be H. Jon Benjamin. Oh sweet Jebus, I’d see that movie 40 times.
I just heard H. Jon Benjamin’s voice coming out of Rocky’s mouth in my head. Perfect.
Or nick offerman
If Adam Sandler is Rocket then I will be Happy Nomore.
I’m of the opinion that if Green Lantern had featured Ch’p heavily, the GotG movie would not be getting made.
He’s a small, fluffy Raccoon with giant guns, shouldn’t he have a tough voice to counteract that? I think he should be voiced by Jason Statham.
Sam Elliot voices Rocket or GTFO.