Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol 2: 6 Things We Learned From EW's New Concept Art

That should go without saying, given that Groot sacrificed himself at the end of the first movie and returned as a dancing tiny baby version of himself. And of course the first tease showed a silhouette of the original team with Groot still miniaturised.

As part of the Entertainment Weekly reveal, executive producer Jonathan Schwartz basically confirmed that Groot is going to be a new character. We will fundamentally be treated to a very different Groot from the "stoic man-tree" of the first film:

“He doesn’t have the wisdom and experience of that Groot. He’s a younger Groot and a more rambunctious Groot. The question is, is he the same Groot, just smaller? Or is he a different Groot that’s sprung up from the seed of the first Groot?”

So, in essence, he's going to be a youthful, wise-cracking (can you wise crack "I am Groot"?!) side-kick who will probably be a thorn in Drax's side, given the fact that he's been aligned with him in both images we've seen so far. Sounds like they want him to steal the show.