Dancing Groot Toy, 'Guardians Of The Galaxy' Director James Gunn Reveals Why Marvel Took So Long To Produce Movie Merch

By Jon Niles | Nov 14, 2014 06:10 PM EST

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The ending to Guardians of the Galaxy was full of moments to keep talking about for years to come, but perhaps the most memorable has to be the dancing baby Groot scene during the closing credits. A new toy version of this character is coming out soon, but it took more time than you'd think to get the merchandise out there for fans. In a new interview with director James Gunn, we find out what took Marvel so long to get the dancing Groot toy out onto shelves!

"While we were still shooting the movie, I brought up putting Dancing Baby Groot out as a toy," Gunn told Vulture in a new interview. "The reason it didn't happen is because you have some control in the film industry over secrets getting out there, but the people you don't have much control over are the toy people, unfortunately. Those toy designs get out, always! And people definitely would have gotten hold of the Baby Groot if we had started manufacturing it in time for it to come out after the movie, so that was the biggest reason we didn't push on that particular element."

Our headline image is of a bobble head version of the character, but you'll be able to get a movie-quality version soon, according to Slash Film.

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