Vin Diesel Claims Marvel Wants to Make a Groot Movie

Vin Diesel had much more to say besides “I am Groot” on his Instagram Tuesday. The star of The Fast and the Furious franchise took to the social media platform to tease a slew of upcoming projects with one in particular catching our eye: a hypothetical Groot movie from Marvel Studios. “Disney wants their Planet X!” Diesel wrote. “Which some say is Marvel’s most anticipated movie, haha. The film where Groot returns to his home planet.” When you consider how secretive Marvel is about everything, and that the Guardians of the Galaxy have taken a break post-Vol. 3, that’s a bold statement. Not something to be announced in passing on Instagram. So, is this something that really could happen? If so, would it fit into the current Multiverse Saga? io9 reached out to Marvel about Diesel’s post but it did not provide a comment. So, with no official word on this, let’s dig a little deeper. The obvious first thought is Groot did already get his own Marvel project. I Am Groot is on Disney+ and is ... Read full article.