Vin Diesel confirms Guardians of the Galaxy to be in next Avengers

The actor who voices the talking tree in Guardians of the Galaxylet it slip that his Marvel superhero team will sprout up in Avengers: Infinity War.

Vin Diesel teased during a Facebook Live video Friday that the intergalactic do-gooders will be part of the third Avengersmovie.

The Infinity Warinstallment is expected to unite several Marvel characters from across 18 films.

Diesel, the star of Fast & Furious,portrayed extraterrestrial Groot in 2014's Guardians of the Galaxyalongside Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana and Bradley Cooper.

Diesel called the planned Avengersmash-up "incredibly exciting."

A spokeswoman for Avengersstudio Disney did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2is scheduled to launch May 5, 2017, while Infinity Waris set for release May 4, 2018.