Apparently Marvel has decided to take its cues from CGI animated movies in voice casting: Both Jim Carrey and Adam Sandler are apparently being courted to voice characters in the movie.
Honestly, it’s a very Hollywood decision. The movie will likely feature at least one CGI character (and we told you people no good would come of Rocket Raccoon, but noooooo, you had to insist the talking animal was awesome), and getting a huge star to do a voice acting role is a relatively cheap way to cram in some star power, and make the character more visible, thus selling more stuffed animals to small children. Even the biggest stars charge a lot less for a job when they can show up in their PJs at noon and run off their lines in a week.
That said, “courting” is not the same thing as “hiring”. Marvel is a lot more likely to wind up going with somebody cheaper and less likely to invoke images of The Majestic or Jack and Jill, even if they’re fairly convinced the movie is a sure thing.
But there’s also a distinct possibility that a comedian last culturally relevant around 2007 will be voicing a CGI raccoon in a Marvel movie in 2014. It will also likely have a catchphrase aimed at children. Really, all we need to do is have the jokes written for it consist entirely of stale pop culture references, and we could have a lawsuit from Dreamworks on our hands.
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Andy Serkis mo-cap or GTFO!
If I were forced to make a choice I’d pick Carrey. This took a lot of debating and internal struggle to make my choice. It was just like that time my friend asked if I would rather get a colonoscopy or a prostate exam. Prostate exam, for the record. But it was close.
To be fair, Carrey and Sandler are both talented performers when someone challenges them. Sandler’s work in “Punch Drunk Love” really should have launched him on a more serious career.
That said, unless they are major nerds, they might phone this one in, which is my real concern.
Rocket Raccoon is going to be awesome. FIGHT THE ENRAGED NERD THAT HATES EVERYTHING STEREOTYPE, DAN.
In my defense, I like B’dg in the current GL run. But Ch’p and Gnort can go fuck themselves.
please no. seriously. don’t.
oh my god the more you describe what they might do for the movie the more my panic attack takes over. worst idea ever!
/flips table
It seems to me that they have enough stars in all of these films to pay, why don’t they hire….I dunno a voice actor to do the voice? Billy West hasn’t had a huge starring role since he was Bugs Bunny in Space Jam. Tom Kenny, John Dimaggio, Maurice LaMarche, Corey Burton, Kevin Michael Richardson, hell even Mark Hamill are all world-class voice workers.
In fact, let’s petition Mark Hamill for this role. Totally serious.
If it’s not H. Jon Benjamin, it should be Mark Hamill, you are absolutely correct.
I said this over at Warming Glow, but for the love of God, H. Jon Benjamin. I love Michael Ironside, Michael Rooker, and Bruce Campbell for it, too.
If H. Jon Benjamin voiced Rocket Raccoon, I would immediately be in the pro-Rocket camp. The man can do no wrong.
I don’t know, this just sounds like bait to get people to be talking about this movie again (like we are now) since the buzz has died down a bit. Neither neither Sandler nor Carrey, especially Sandler, sound like someone that Gunn would want to hire for the characters and I’m assuming Marvel is giving him at least some say on the matter.
My guess is that Nathan Fillion will be Rocket Racoon and Michael Rooker will voice Groot
Tom Waits as Rocket Raccoon would blow my mind.
All I can picture is Sandler doing some kitschy voice from one of his albums, and that would be so terrible for the character. I like the Michael Rooker suggestion, speaking of, Daryl Dixon as Star Lord?
I read a similar report that said they’re considering Cam Gigandet for Star-Lord, so yeah, whoever’s handling this movie has a lot of growing up to do.
I’d take Carrey just because I have a feeling whatever voice he came up with would barely be recognizable as his, if at all. You just know Sandler would use that stupid fucking Sandler Voice. But I call bullshit on this rumor. Sounds like an attempt by the studio to horrify fans, then go another route and create a false sense of relief. Like when they threaten to have McG or Brett Ratner direct.
Bobcat Goldthwait FTW