From here, the choices Cooper makes to play Rocket in the first two Guardians movies only make the grounded, tough-on-the-outside/soft-on-the-inside performances in Avengers: Infinity War and Endgame richer, better, more rewarding for fans. Even - I can't believe I'm saying this - the nobility of Avery in The Place Beyond the Pines. The childish antics of Phil in The Hangover. The cockiness of Sack Lodge in Wedding Crashers. Aspects of who Rocket is can be found in a variety of Cooper's previous characters: The overwhelming pain of Pat in Silver Linings Playbook. Sure, Rocket looks like a raccoon but to think he is just an animal would be to severely underestimate him. The fatigue sits behind a thin veil of bravado with Rocket and sometimes, when he speaks, that veil flutters and for a brief moment, the two qualities entwine. He's got the voice of someone who's lived hard and hurts even harder. He bears the scars of a life where he was experimented on before escaping and running amok all across the galaxy. Because Cooper's performance is restricted to his voice ( Sean Gunn is the physical stand-in/performer for Rocket while on the set), he has to get creative in his choices, but the character provides a lot of material to work with. It makes you forget that you're listening to Cooper, star of The Words.

2 and plans for a third movie tell us it was.) With James Gunn on board to direct and the promise of a movie so visually, linguistically, and aesthetically unlike any previous MCU movie before it, the appeal to join Guardians was likely an irresistible opportunity for a chameleon like Cooper. What Cooper does as Rocket is, to put it maturely, coo-coo-bonkers-bananas. (The existence of Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. This is a movie that would change the energy of the MCU forever if it was a success. But the Guardians of the Galaxy is way more than just a paycheck kind of movie it's a gamechanger in every way. On one level, one can understand the allure of an MCU-sized paycheck. The actor also shared challenges of doing motion-capture work for a small, sentient. This is where the genius of Cooper joining Guardians of the Galaxy comes into focus. ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ Star Sean Gunn Says Rocket Raccoon Has Always Been the ‘Center of the Story’. Then again, it's brought in a new concern for Cooper: What course does he want to take with his career when he has the luxury of choosiness? Post-2009, that has luckily become less and less of an issue as his star has risen. Despite having the training and resumé and conventional good looks to boot, Cooper has had to prove himself repeatedly, reminding viewers of the many skills he has as an actor - like the ability to move comfortably between drama and comedy. Wet Hot American Summer, Wedding Crashers).

Jack & Bobby, Kitchen Confidential), and the occasional cult or mainstream hit (e.g. The Midnight Meat Train), short-lived TV stints (e.g. In the decade before his major breakout - 2009's The Hangover - Cooper's career was littered with misses (e.g. It took a longer amount of time for Cooper to ascend to leading man status and get roles in prominent projects. Cooper, like Rocket, also has some familiarity with spending a decent amount of time in 'supporting cast member' mode.

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