The upcoming I Am Groot animated sequence at Disney+ will characteristic the early days of Groot rising up, however now followers know precisely when within the overarching Marvel Cinematic Universe it can happen.
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Talking to ComicBook, Head of Streaming, Tv, and Animation at Marvel Studios Brian Winderbaum revealed that the upcoming five-episode sequence will happen between the tip of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 and the post-credits scene of the second movie which reveals Groot having already aged right into a teenaged model of himself.
“It’s a slim window, proper? It takes place truly between the tip of Guardians 2 and earlier than the tag scene in Guardians 2. So, it’s on this slim window the place Groot [is] in that type of put up toddler stage of growth,” Winderbaum stated. “And it was one thing that actually excited, James [Gunn] and in addition, James additionally knew [Kirsten Lepore]’s work and was enthusiastic about working along with her as properly.”
After all, as a result of the window of time with Groot being as small as he’s in I Am Groot and the Guardians not being concerned in any MCU occasions is small, the workforce behind the sequence needed to discover the proper window to suit the sequence into, and it appears as in the event that they did.
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The official synopsis says that I Am Groot will have a look at Child Groot’s “glory days rising up, and stepping into hassle, among the many stars.”Lepore, identified for her animation and quick movie work, will likely be directing and govt producing the sequence.