James Gunn has addressed the rumors that Vin Diesel was paid an astonishing amount to play everybody’s favorite tree, Groot.
For those rare few people who haven’t seen a MCU film, Groot is the sentient alien-like tree voiced by the one and only, Vin Diesel.
Even though Diesel voiced the character, it’s worth noting that Groot only speaks in three words: “I am Groot”.
A recent rumor on the internet suggested Diesel was paid around $13 million for each film.
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Considering Diesel has voiced Groot in the three Guardians of the Galaxy films and the Christmas Special, it was estimated that he received around $54 million for his work.
Although, this would not include his performances in either Infinity War or Endgame, or Thor: Love and Thunder and the first season of Disney’s new show I am Groot.
However, Gunn took to Twitter to bust this rumor, posting 'not true', alongside the laughing emoji.
I mean, $54 million to say three words with different inflections does seem pretty unreasonable when you consider Chris Pratt, who plays the leader of the Guardian’s Peter Quill, made around $20 -25 million for all six MCU movies he starred in.
However, neither Diesel or Gunn have confirmed the actual figure.
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Some sources have suggested he was paid anywhere from $10 - 15 million for all his appearances as Groot.
Needless to say, even without the $54 million for Groot, Diesel is in no way short for cash, given the success of his other franchise, Fast & Furious.
While Diesel received around $2 million for the first Fast & Furious film, it’s estimated that Diesel received $20 million for his recent performance in Fast X.
On top of that, Celebrity Net Worth has the actor’s entire net worth sitting at around $225 million, which is probably enough to launch a rocket into space in search of any real Guardians of the Galaxy.
Topics: Film and TV, Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Guardians Of The Galaxy, Vin Diesel
