'Guardians of the Galaxy' movie's Rocket Raccoon to be mix of CGI and 'rotomation'

Just in case you were wondering, "Guardians of the Galaxy" teammate Rocket Raccoon won't be played by a man in a suit in Marvel's upcoming film. In a recent interview with Cinema Blend, Marvel Evp of Visual Effects Victoria Alonso opened up about the studio's interstellar superhero flick, telling the outlet that the team's furriest member will be created using a blend of CGI and "rotomation," essentially a cross between "rotoscoping" (see: Richard Linklater's "Waking Life" and "A Scanner Darkly") and traditional animation. "You can’t do any motion capture with a raccoon – they won’t let you put the suit on," »