RUMOR: BRADLEY COOPER for ROCKET RACCOON in ‘GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY.’
Am I missing something about Rocket Raccoon? He seems awesome as fuck, okay? Point conceeded. However, what is the big deal about getting a huge name to play him? Explain to me. Like I’m five. That’d be playing him in voice only. Right?
As we noted yesterday, Bradley Cooper has spent the last few years making a conscious effort to work with filmmakers of esteem on projects with some weight and substance—folks like Susanne Bier, Derek Cianfrance, David O. Russell, Cameron Crowe and Clint Eastwood. But is the actor now ready to sit in a recording booth and collect some easy, low-paying money for a voice role? If the folks at Marvel have their way, that could be the case.
Latino Review reports that the comic studio has made an offer to Cooper to play Rocket Raccoon in “Guardians Of The Galaxy.” While it might seem like something that wouldn’t necessarily be of interest to someone of the caliber of Cooper, it should be noted that this spring, Kevin Feige was already trumpeting the part as one that could steal the whole movie. That being said, that hasn’t been enough to convince folks likeAdam Sandler or Jim Carrey who were apparently in the mix/wanted earlier in the year.