Vin Diesel’s Groot is one of the most popular members of the MCU, and according to the actor, he could be lining up to get his own movie.
The Marvel Cinematic Universe has recently expanded in some new and unexpected ways, including: Moon Knight and Werewolf at night digging into darker Marvel stories, She-Hulk: Lawyer going down a meta-comedy route, and future movies like Sheet and Lightning strikes continue to push the boundaries of the MCU. Could the future of the franchise also include a solo Groot movie? It could be according to star Vin Dieselwhich has provided the repetitive but iconic Guardians of the Universe character since 2014, who says Marvel wants to make a Planet X movie, Groot’s home planet.
As well as the appearance of all Guardians of the Universe movies, Groot is an integral part of the MCU. In Avengers: Infinity WarLiterally gave Groot his arm to help Thor make Stormbreaker, and after he returned for the final battle of Avengers: Endgame has been seen in Thor: Love and Thunder as well as getting his own line of cute, hilarious shorts on Disney+. So would Marvel now consider giving the character his own movie? Maybe or maybe not. In a post on his Instagram account, Diesel posted an image of Baby Groot relaxing with cucumber on his eyes, noting that his niece had thanked him for making the Groot short, then left a possible spoiler for the future. fall. He said:
“So my cousin called me and said… thank you Uncle Vin for making I Am Groot, haha… the shorts written and directed by the talented Kristin Lepore. It was great to make, but it’s also great to watch with my angels. No wonder Marvel wants to make the Planet X movie.”
Vin Diesel has been known to drop some Marvel spoilers
There has always been a small number of Marvel stars that have been the source of many spoilers and early revelations over the years, some by accident, others seemingly on purpose. Since there’s no official word on any sort of solo Groot project in the works, Diesel’s post could be such a spoiler, or it could be part of something else, like saying Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.4.
Diesel was previously responsible for announcing that Thor: Love and Thunder would feature the Guardians of the Galaxy, and he revealed that Alpha Groot will be featured in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.3, although that’s something the film’s director, James Gunn, has since denied happening. Or his comments about miracle wanting to return to Groot’s home planet is something that will come to fruition, and could even be set up by the new Guardians movie is something currently unknown, but there are plenty of fan theories that some major character deaths could be the cards, and that could lead to humans like Groot needing some to reconnect with his own species. That could be quite a story for the future, but if it comes it will probably have to wait until Phase 7 with the coming years firmly focused on the Multiverse Saga.