I Am Groot

There have been a lot of firsts for the Marvel Cinematic Universe in recent years, which seems crazy for a franchise that has been around as long as the MCU.

In “Magnum Opus,” Baby Groot sets out to paint a portrait of himself and the Guardians and goes to great lengths to collect his art supplies. Leading the I Am Groot cast is Vin Diesel, who once again returns to voice Baby Groot in the series as the show’s lead star. While Groot is the star of the series, he is a Guardian so do any of his fellow Guardians pop up across the series?

Here are all five of the initial shorts for Disney+ animated series 'I Am Groot,' ranked.

For “Guardians of the Galaxy” fans, this short is easily the biggest must-see of the series. Beyond depicting an important milestone in Baby Groot’s young life, the episode features some of the funniest physical comedy of the series, complete with a surprisingly heartwarming ending. Most of the time, “I Am Groot’s” lack of stakes is an asset, not a flaw. The real Groot decides to settle their differences the old-fashioned way: a dance-off. But even by the 3-minute shorts’ standards, “Groot Takes a Bath” is a bit too featherlight to have much impact. Here’s all five of the currently released “I Am Groot” shorts, ranked from worst to best.

I Am Groot is the latest series from Marvel Studios to arrive on Disney+, and it stars the irresistible Guardian of the Galaxy Groot.

It’s true that I Am Groot hasn’t exactly received the same amount of anticipatory fanfare as Ms. Marvel or She-Hulk: Attorney at Law — and that is a shame, because I Am Groot is a damn delight from beginning to end. I Am Groot is a new Disney+ series of shorts that allows the littlest Guardian of the Galaxy to set down roots in a show of his own. The Gist: Set somewhere between Guardians of the Galaxy Vols. 1 and 2, I Am Groot is a series of five 3-4 minute shorts that allow the cutest Guardian to cut loose and go on some solo adventures. And unless you’ve committed the titles of all five to memory, It’s hard to keep track of which ones are which. Our Take: It’s easy for diehard MCU fans to dismiss a series like I Am Groot as unnecessary fluff for children. and then fast-forward kicks in as Groot pops up from offscreen and bumps into the camera.

I Am Groot's Kirsten Lepore and Brad Winderbaum discuss embracing Groot's dark edge and working with Vin Diesel on the Disney+ animated series.

I think they all have different things about them that make them distinct and make it really hard to choose. One of the luxuries of having pieces that are so short is that we were able to build animatics around certain ideas, and play with bits and play with concepts and see what worked and what didn't as we honed into what the identity of the show ultimately ended up being. The minute I think of once I bounce to another one. So, we ended up needing to do a whole record just for the shorts, and I'm so glad we did because once we got Vin in the room, he just nailed it. Even the earliest cartoons at Disney, when you look at Mickey Mouse and Donald, they do some stuff that is equatable to what we see. Brad, he was really championing that opening, but I think it was ultimately Perception that came back with this idea of fast forwarding, and we've loved it. LEPORE: Yeah, and keeping with the way James did it, we also have actual dialogue that's in the script, that's sort of the subtitle of the "I am Groot." I don't know if anyone will ever see it. So really, we have a very loose outline and then the boards come first, and the boards are kind of the thing that start to dictate any of the dialogue and really just the vision of the whole thing, and our script actually comes later, and it's sort of made way after the fact after we've recorded and have our animatics. Silly a lead-in as that is, James Gunn has said that when he's writing the dialogue for Groot in the Guardians movies, he writes the full dialogue of whatever is being said, and then it is translated into how Groot communicates, which is only through one sentence. Ahead of I Am Groot's premiere this week on Disney+, Collider had the opportunity to speak with Lepore and Winderbaum about bringing this first season of shorts to life. In addition to Diesel, Bradley Cooper appears in a brief cameo in one of the first season's five shorts, as well as executive producer James Gunn, who provides the voice of a character known as Wrist Watch. I Am Groot also hails from executive producers Lepore, Gunn, Brad Winderbaum, Kevin Feige, Louis D'Esposito, and Victoria Alonso. Editor's note: The below interviews contain minor spoilers for I Am Groot.From creator and executive producer Kirsten Lepore, the first series of animated shorts known quite simply as I Am Groot follow the wacky misadventures of everyone's favorite tree creature as he gets up to various antics in the downtime between Guardians of the Galaxy movies.

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Executive producer Brad Winderbaum concurred with Lepore and shared that Diesel’s commitment and contribution to the character have been commendable. He just stepped up to the plate and nailed it. Recollecting her experience of listening to Vin during the record session, Kristen said: “I was blown away by Vin in the recording session.

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However, ideally, some of them will be as pleasantly unimportant as watching Groot unwind in a hot tub. The entire film, I Am Groot, is only about 20 minutes long; the individual episodes are only a few minutes apiece. I Am Groot can now be added to that small list of films.

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With plans for Phase Five and beyond recently announced at San Diego Comic-Con, the shared universe based on the world of Marvel Comics is set to release multiple films and interconnected Disney+ TV series each year for the foreseeable future. The titular MCU martial artist is slated to bring back Lisa Simpson’s ‘perfect future boyfriend.’ Liu will be voicing adult Hubert Wong and guest star in the forthcoming episode, ‘When Nelson Met Lisa.'” “The Marvel Cinematic Universe has been expanding ever since Tony Stark first put on his Mark I armor, and it shows no signs of stopping anytime soon. Some executives were reportedly so angry about the movie, they wanted to leave. Meanwhile, the president and CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery, David Zaslav, said on a recent earnings call that the DC brand would be ‘reset’ with a new 10 year plan on the way.” One of my all-time faves in a Spider-Man property?

I Am Groot shows that Groot seems to have a taste for mayhem and destruction that surpasses any other MCU hero.

The new Groot might be the most dangerous character in the MCU, willing to take out anyone who dares to stay in his way. Baby Groot committed this murder willingly — not because he was possessed by an evil book like Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen) or because he lost control of his gamma-ray-infused temper like the Hulk (Mark Ruffalo). No. The creature is condemned to a cold and lonely death in the voice of space for committing the crime of mimicking Baby Groot. There can be only one cute creature to receive all the team’s love, and Baby Groot didn’t want to share the spotlight. The episode is shot as a horror film as the gooey alien stalks his prey, aiming away from the camera. The first Guardians of the Galaxy film introduce us to Groot (voiced by Vin Diesel), a humanoid tree with a taste for crime and impaling people with his extensive arms. In the second episode of the limited series, Baby Groot discovers an entire civilization hidden beneath a rock. I Am Groot, though, proves a cold-blooded killer is hiding among the Guardians of the Galaxy, using his cuteness as a shield from scrutiny.

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So, while I Am Groot’s release method is atypical, it does have precedent with Forky Asks a Question. Other Disney Plus shorts are handled the same way, such as Pixar’s SparkShorts series. The Big Hero 6 series hit Disney Plus less than two months ago, with all six episodes unleashing on June 29. With the release of the uproariously delightful MCU entry, I Am Groot, some may be surprised that each segment has its own title page that needs to be accessed one at a time.

I Am Groot is now available on Disney+ in all five of its short episode glory, and it has viewers asking one big question: is this MCU canon?

On one hand, Gunn introduced Groot and oversees his stories in the Guardians films so he would know. Still, Gunn himself seems to believe these Groot stories are not canon to the rest of the Guardians of the Galaxy stories. I Am Groot is now available on Disney+ in all five of its short episode glory, and it has viewers asking one big question: is this MCU canon?