James Gunn confirmed earlier this summer thatGuardians of the Galaxy’s Groot, who is voiced by Vin Diesel, will be a teenager inAvengers: Infinity Warand Diesel has just shared a character poster that depicts ateenage Grootlooking a bit sad. The cute toddler Groot fromGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2is no more, which is probably a huge relief for Rocket Raccoon since he won’t have to babysit the little tree-man this time around. On the other hand, the Avengers and the Guardians are going to have to deal with an adolescent Groot, something that can often times be worse than dealing with a toddler.
The fan art was posted onVin Diesel’s Instagramaccount and it features a teenage Groot looking pretty self-reflective with a caption that reads: “Heroes Will Fall.” It has already been announced thatInfinity Warwill be the end of the MCU as we know it with some heroes not making it out of the battle with Thanos alive and this new fan art that Diesel shared appears to be rather morbid, leading to speculation that Groot might not make it out ofInfinity Waralive.Vin Dieselwas just wishing everybody a “Groot” weekend, but he unknowingly scared some Marvel fans in the process.
The sad-looking Groot face is fan art and not official, so there is no official announcement from Marvel or Vin Diesel stating that Groot will die inInfinity WarorAvengers 4. But, he very well could take a bullet for someone or get taken out by Thanos and his Black Order. Anything is possible, but even if that does happen, the only two people that know about it are the Russo Brothers since none of the actors got to see complete scripts for the movies.
MCU fans have long expectedInfinity Warto be the transition point where the first generation of Avengers is retired, and a new one springs up in its place. There are so many Marvel Comics pathways that can be followed to transition out major characters like Iron Man,Captain America, Hulk, Thor, and Black Widow (retirement, regeneration, artificial aging, space and/or inter-dimensional displacement) without having to kill them for good. Groot could die, but he could also probably just get planted again to regenerate like he did inGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 1.
Avengers: Infinity Waris finally almost upon us. The massive movie is said to be the culmination of nearly 10 years of the MCU leading up to the epic showdown in a battle for the Galaxy and the hype surrounding the movie is starting to get ridiculous. Will Groot die in the epic battle against Thanos? Probably not, since we’ll need himGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. Hopefully we get some kind of tease forInfinity Warin a post-credit scene at the end ofThor: Ragnarokat the end of the year or even a full-length trailer. In the meantime, check out Vin Diesel’s sad Groot below.
