8 Ridiculous Castings For Upcoming Movies That Prove Hollywood Has Gone Insane
3. Bradley Cooper - Rocket Raccoon - Guardians Of The Galaxy
We love Bradley Cooper. We love raccoons. But did we ever imagine that Bradley Cooper would talk his way into the Marvel Cinematic Universe by providing the voice for a gun-totin' raccoon named Rocket? I doubt many did. Okay, so, the whole set-up behind this Marvel character is downright insane anyway, and one could certainly argue that if a talking raccoon had to be voiced by anyone, then it might as well be Bradley Cooper. But Bradley Cooper's voice coming out of a CG-rendered raccoon, communicating with Chris Pratt like that's just normal? Uh... all right? When the first trailer for Guardians of the Galaxy dropped earlier this week, everybody was pretty much waiting for the bit where Rocket Raccoon opened his mouth and said something. Alas, those sons of guns over at Marvel decided not to include any Rocket-based dialogue, either because they were terrified they might scare people off if there was a trailer with A TALKING RACCOON IN IT, or because Cooper has yet to record his lines. We can't really think of a better choice, but doesn't Bradley Cooper feel like a really odd one? Hey, maybe he'll prove us wrong.
Sam Hill is an ardent cinephile and has been writing about film professionally since 2008. He harbours a particular fondness for western and sci-fi movies.