<Li> An adaptation of the character appears in the live - action Marvel Studios film Guardians of the Galaxy , portrayed by Sean Gunn via motion capture and voiced by Bradley Cooper . His real name in the film is 89P13 . In addition to being genetically altered , Rocket is shown to have cybernetic implants within his body . He is only referred to as Rocket in the film , and asks `` What 's a Raccoon ? '' when told of his resemblance to the animal by Peter Quill . He serves as the team 's pilot and technical expert , providing the weapon that Quill uses against Ronan the Accuser in the final confrontation and piloting a Ravager ship in the final assault against Ronan 's fleet . Rocket also displays a talent for engineering jailbreaks . Having previously escaped from 22 prisons , he devises and executes a scheme to free his eventual teammates from a Nova Corps prison . Screenwriter Nicole Perlman has stated that early drafts of the film did not include the character due to `` a little bit of a fear that he would come across as cartoonish because he 's a raccoon . '' Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige was persuaded to approve Rocket 's inclusion in the film . A live raccoon named `` Oreo '' was used on set to help animators accurately capture the motion and behaviors of it for their CGI model . Director James Gunn took Oreo to the film 's European premiere . </Li>
<Li> An adaptation of the character appears in the live - action Marvel Studios film Guardians of the Galaxy , portrayed by Sean Gunn via motion capture and voiced by Bradley Cooper . His real name in the film is 89P13 . In addition to being genetically altered , Rocket is shown to have cybernetic implants within his body . He is only referred to as Rocket in the film , and asks `` What 's a Raccoon ? '' when told of his resemblance to the animal by Peter Quill . He serves as the team 's pilot and technical expert , providing the weapon that Quill uses against Ronan the Accuser in the final confrontation and piloting a Ravager ship in the final assault against Ronan 's fleet . Rocket also displays a talent for engineering jailbreaks . Having previously escaped from 22 prisons , he devises and executes a scheme to free his eventual teammates from a Nova Corps prison . Screenwriter Nicole Perlman has stated that early drafts of the film did not include the character due to `` a little bit of a fear that he would come across as cartoonish because he 's a raccoon . '' Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige was persuaded to approve Rocket 's inclusion in the film . A live raccoon named `` Oreo '' was used on set to help animators accurately capture the motion and behaviors of it for their CGI model . Director James Gunn took Oreo to the film 's European premiere . </Li>
who does the voice of rocket raccoon in guardians of the galaxy
who does the voice of rocket raccoon in guardians of the galaxy
Bradley Cooper
Bradley Cooper