Vin Diesel Does Groot in 15 Different Languages
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I’m starting to think people who preordered the Guardians of the Galaxy Blu-ray might feel a little screwed over, since it seems that ever single bonus featurette is slowly making its way online through official channels. And yeah, I’m about to exacerbate the problem. But if I taught you the word “exacerbate” today, then we’re even, because you learned something. And you’re about to learn foreign languages, too. WAIT! Don’t click away yet.
Normally, movies get new voice casts for foreign language markets, but considering the relatively limited vocabulary of Groot, Marvel just got Vin Diesel to do him for every market. Here are a few examples, including Kazakh and Ukrainian.
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