Vin Diesel Salary From Marvel Movies: Did He Really Earn $54 Million For Playing ‘Groot’?
Vin Diesel is a spectacular actor, who is one of the biggest action stars in Hollywood. He has done many amazing films and is an action-hero icon with millions of hardcore fans. He has been associated with many big banner franchises over the years including the Marvel Cinematic Universe. He played the character of Groot in MCU projects and received widespread praise from fans and critics alike. However, his salary for the same has been subject to a lot of controversies.
Vin Diesel’s Salary for Groot
The Fast and the Furious star Vin Diesel is one of the legendary actors in Hollywood who has been portraying multi-genre roles in films. The actor does himself and his millions of fans proud for his powerful voice and role as Groot in Marvel Cinematic Universe. Vin Diesel has been part of the most successful American media franchise for a decade and has been well-appreciated for his performances. While many stars have regretted not being part of such a big star-studded franchise, Diesel’s acting skills in the James Gunn directorial Guardians of the Galaxy witnessed soaring heights.
Vin Diesel has been playing the beloved character of Groot since 2014. He has recorded his voice for a number of movies. The actor has voiced the anthropomorphic baby tree in Guardians of the Galaxy, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers: Endgame, and Thor: Love and Thunder. While his fans loved his iconic voice and dialogues in the titular films, many wonder how much the legend earned for playing Groot in the Gunn directorial movies.
According to reports, The Last Witch Hunter movie actor reportedly earned around $54 million for voicing Groot in the Marvel Cinematic Universe franchise. However, the highly acclaimed director James Gunn has debunked the rumors of Diesel’s whopping salary by claiming it as incorrect.
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— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) April 23, 2023
The Pacifier actor earned almost 13 million dollars for each titular film. This makes Vin Diesel one of the highest-paid stars in the mega-franchise.
Marvel Movies Vin Diesel Has Been a Part Of
Vin Diesel is one of the top-rated action stars in the film industry. The actor has appeared in big-banner blockbuster films like The Fast and the Furious, Knockaround Guys, The Chronicles of Riddick, Fast & Furious: Tokyo Drift, and Guardians of the Galaxy. James Gunn previously revealed that while they initially auditioned many actors for the role, Diesel was cast in the role and has since become an important figure in the MCU.
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Talking about Vin Diesel’s powerful voice for Groot Gunn said,
“I mean, there’s a tiny amount of processing that we do on a few of our characters, but it’s very little. It’s mostly just Vin’s voice. He’s able to, you know, speak in a much higher register than he normally does. He’s a real actor who can do a lot of different things. I’d love to see him take on some more difficult roles in his career because I think he’s more than capable of doing that.”
In a past interview, Vin Diesel opened up about playing Groot the actor said,
“I was really lucky because I had a director who is willing to indulge and wanted to really capture all the nuances of this character. What we know about Groot is that he’s got a wooden larynx, so although he’s saying things other than I am Groot, all novice ears or someone oblivious to the nuances of his speech can hear is I am Groot. It sounds like he’s just repeating his name.”
The Chronicles of Riddick actor has been playing the iconic baby tree role in MCU since 2014. Diesel has recorded his voice for Groot in Guardians of the Galaxy, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers: Endgame, and Thor: Love and Thunder.
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The James Gunn directorial Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.3 starring Vin Diesel, Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldaña, Dave Bautista, Karen Gillan, and Bradley Cooper will be available in theaters on May 5, 2023.
Source: The Things