Vin Diesel cast as Groot in Marvel’s “Guardians of the Galaxy”December 23, 2013 - 13:12 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Marvel Studios has confirmed action star Vin Diesel will voice the character of Groot in its space adventure, Guardians of the Galaxy, according to BBC News. It posted the news on the Marvel website, just hours after Diesel himself appeared to confirm the rumours by posting a photo on Facebook. The picture showed him hugging a model of the giant tree character, Groot. The live-action adventure is due in August 2014, directed by James Gunn and starring Chris Pratt as Star Lord. The Parks and Recreation star is joined by Bradley Cooper as Rocket Raccoon and Zoe Saldana as Gamora, along with Benicio del Toro, John C Reilly and Glenn Close. Diesel, who has starred in four of the six Fast & Furious films, will reprise his role in forthcoming movie Fast & Furious 7. He topped the U.S. box office in September this year as the star of Riddick, his third outing as the convict turned anti-hero of the same name. Marvel's official announcement about his role in Guardians of the Galaxy was subtitled: "The action star will lend his booming voice to Marvel's epic Guardians of the Galaxy film!" Related links: Top stories Ara Aivazian said Azerbaijan continues the traditions of Turkey after seizing territories and forced Armenians out. The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. Partner news | Ucom’s fixed network launches in Nor Hachn City residents will be able to use fixed-line Internet, mobile communications and television in one package at more affordable prices. Armenia parliament to consider draft proposal on impeachment June 17 The Armenian Parliament will hold an extraordinary session on June 17 to consider a draft proposal on the resignation of the government. Armenia to send Deputy Foreign Minister to Berlin’s Ukraine Recovery Conference Georgia will attend the forum at the level of Prime Minister, Foreign Minister, while Azerbaijan will send their Foreign Minister. About 173 million drams and more than 30 beneficiary funds. "The Power of One Dram" is 4 years old In June 2020, the exclusive joint corporate social responsibility initiative of Idram and IDBank "The Power of One Dram" was launched. |