Before Groot was the gentle giant fans know and love today, he was a monster. Literally. A 125-foot-tall, rampaging alien monster. He stayed that way for 45 years, too, until a sudden and unexpected turn transformed him into a hero and paved the way for his membership in the Guardians of the Galaxy. But during his five decades as a villain, Groot caused quite a few problems — and, honestly, that didn’t really stop when he became a good guy. As one of Marvel’s monsters, Groot terrified countless humans. As a hero, he’s always in danger of returning to his villainous, uh, roots. Here are just a few of the ways Groot has terrorized the Marvel Universe…

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Action-adventure family drama THE GIFTED, from Marvel, tells the story of a suburban couple whose ordinary lives are rocked by the sudden discovery that their children possess mutant powers. Forced to go on the run from a hostile government, the family joins up with an underground network of mutants and must fight to survive. Written by Matt Nix (APB, “Burn Notice”), directed by Bryan Singer (the “X-Men” franchise”) and executive-produced by Nix, Singer, Lauren Shuler Donner (“X-Men: Apocalypse,” “X-Men: Days of Future Past,” “The Wolverine”), Simon Kinberg (“X-Men: Apocalypse,” “X-Men: Days of Future Past”), Jeph Loeb (“Marvel’s Daredevil,” “Marvel’s Jessica Jones”) and Jim Chory (“Marvel’s Daredevil,” “Marvel’s Jessica Jones”), the series stars Stephen Moyer (SHOTS FIRED, “True Blood”) and Amy Acker (“Person of Interest”).

Am I the only one that’s getting a big “Heroes” vibe from this show?

“The Gifted” will premiere next Fall.

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