In case you missed it, Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn has confirmed that yes, the original Groot is totally dead. Sorry.

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Though he's said this before , Gunn recently clarified in a tweet that Baby Groot from Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 is Groot's son, not a baby version or a clone of Groot himself."First Groot is dead," wrote Gunn. "Baby Groot is his son."Gunn's tweet has sparked a lot of discussion over the nature of plants reproducing. Feel free to browse this (highly entertaining) thread at your leisure.Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 is currently up for Best Visual Design at next week's Academy Awards. Here's how to stream the ceremony , and check out what we think of the Best Picture nominees.

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