When you think about it, it makes total sense. In a Facebook Q&A session, director James Gunn revealed that Danny DeVito tested for the role of Rocket Raccoon in Guardians of the Galaxy and explains why he eventually went with Bradley Cooper.
“In all honesty, Danny DeVito is one of the voices we tried out, but Danny DeVito is an older man now and Rocket is not an older man, he’s a younger man,” Gunn explains. “And Danny DeVito’s voice just wouldn’t work.”
When asked if he would ever think of re-casting Cooper, he simply said, “not gonna happen.”
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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 will begin filming in February ahead of a release on April 28th 2017 in the UK and on May 5th in the States. Chris Pratt (Star-Lord), Zoe Saldana (Gamora), Dave Bautista (Drax), Bradley Cooper (Rocket), Vin Diesel (Groot), Karen Gillan (Nebulda), Michael Rooker (Yondu) and Sean Gunn (Kraglin) are all confirmed as returning to the cast.
Originally published October 7, 2015. Updated April 14, 2018.
