James Gunn Reveals Secret to Vin Diesel’s Performance as Groot in Guardians of the Galaxy

It’s pretty amazing, when you think about it. Groot managed to find his way into all our hearts in Guardians of the Galaxy, becoming a favorite character for many of us, despite the fact that he only said three words the entire time. Much of that can be attributed to Vin Diesel’s nuanced voice performance. But what helped Diesel deliver that lovely performance? Director James Gunn explains.

A fan recently asked Gunn the following on Twitter:

And thus, a party game was born as people re-watch their copies of the film with friends and try to fill in the blanks with what they think Groot was actually trying to say. (Wait, has this not been a game already?)

(via Gamma Squad)

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Teresa Jusino (she/her) is a native New Yorker and a proud Puerto Rican, Jewish, bisexual woman with ADHD. She's been writing professionally since 2010 and was a former TMS assistant editor from 2015-18. Now, she's back as a contributing writer. When not writing about pop culture, she's writing screenplays and is the creator of your future favorite genre show. Teresa lives in L.A. with her brilliant wife. Her other great loves include: Star Trek, The Last of Us, anything by Brian K. Vaughan, and her Level 5 android Paladin named Lal.

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