In the Guardians' quest to recover a passcode that might save the life of Rocket, the garrulous cyborg ... SEE ALSO: 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3' introduces a new adorable space critter ...

"I love Rocket Raccoon so much," said Cooper. " And I love doing that third one [Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3] because [that's] when James [Gunn] told me what was going to be the origin story.

3. However, he originally wanted to do the Rocket and Groot movie ... The only two Guardians of the Galaxy spin-offs have been the Baby Groot-centric animated shorts I Am Groot and The Guardians ...

In 2014’s Guardians of the Galaxy ... revealed that Rocket Raccoon (voiced by Bradley Cooper) had salvaged a twig from his friend’s remains, which soon sprouted into Baby Groot.

Her getting-ready process (which began at 3:30 a.m.) took several hours ... Bradley Cooper voices Rocket in Guardians of the Galaxy — another actor who got to avoid hours in the makeup chair ...