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  • James Gunn Teases Runtime of ‘The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special’ 

    James Gunn Teases Runtime of ‘The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special’ 

    This Christmas, Marvel Studios will debut its first-ever holiday special in the form of the aptly titled The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special. The project will be new territory for the production company, which has previously stuck to making feature films, television shows, and short films called “One-Shots”. As such, many fans have found themselves in the dark on just how long the Holiday Special will be.

    Debates have been raging as to whether the final runtime will match a series episode or be closer to the aforementioned short films. Luckily, director James Gunn has opened up about the topic on Twitter, revealing the special will be about the same length as the traditional programs that have come before it.

    https://twitter.com/jamesgunn/status/1507537666656686085?s=21

    While he doesn’t give the exact runtime, Gunn’s comments about the Holiday Special being “TV Special length” would seem to confirm it being somewhere between 30 minutes to an hour-long. Old fashioned animated specials like A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving have been at the half-hour range, while live-action projects like the Star Wars Holiday Special have clocked in at around an hour and a half. This means, at the very least, fans can expect the special to be longer than a One-Shot, and probably closer in length to an episode of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier.

    For anyone thinking ahead, this could also be a good indication of how long Michael Giacchino’s rumored Halloween Special will last upon its completion as well. It seems Marvel plans to make holiday-themed specials a recurring concept going forward, and Gunn’s wintery extravaganza will likely set the standard later this year.

    Source: Twitter

  • ‘The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special’ Will Introduce Multiple New Characters to the MCU

    ‘The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special’ Will Introduce Multiple New Characters to the MCU

    We have quite a few exciting MCU projects on the horizon that will continue to expand the franchise in creative ways. Not only that, but they are also starting to try out new expansions such as a Halloween and Christmas special later this year. While both are currently filming, Gunn has recently offered a few teases of what’s to come. He also shared a few details on Twitter as a follow-up, he teased what we can expect from the project such as that the upcoming Disney+ Holiday special will introduce not just one but multiple new MCU characters.

    https://twitter.com/JamesGunn/status/1507546334387126274

    Of course, this opens up a lot of potential questions on who we might expect. As it is a Christmas special, we have jokingly wondered if we’ll see the MCU’s incarnation of Santa Clause. In the comics, he’s an actual character that exists. If Khonshu is a real being so why couldn’t old Saint Nick also make an appearance? Plus, he may be the first MCU-based mutant to get introduced into the franchise. If we exclude the upcoming appearance of Patrick Stewart‘s Xavier who was briefly teased in the last Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness trailer.

    The most difficult connection to make is if the story is going to remain in space or be earth-based. Star-Lord making his way back home to visit his family would be a nice way to bring a Christmas story together, as he also faces his own family. With the upcoming Vol. 3 teased as the final entry for the team, or at least its current roster, there’s a chance that this might be his only chance to also make up for running away. We briefly saw his grandfather appear in the second entry. It would be nice for him to face his family and maybe even visit his mother’s grave after the events of the last film. He was already on Earth with the battle against Thanos. So, it’s time to face his demons in the holiday spirits.

    Source: Twitter

  • James Gunn Jokes He’s Jealous How Much People Love the Holiday Special Script

    James Gunn Jokes He’s Jealous How Much People Love the Holiday Special Script

    James Gunn may be readying for his HBO Max series, Peacemaker, to debut this week, however, that’s not the only thing keeping him busy. Gunn is also currently filming Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 for Marvel Studios, as well as preparing to film the previously announced Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special. While Gunn spent years talking to Kevin Feige about a potential holiday special, having drawn inspiration from Star Wars, he managed to knock out the script in a short amount of time. Gunn admits that while he spent years working on the script for Vol. 3, the holiday special was something he knocked out rather quickly, which is why he’s pretty “jealous” of how much love it is getting.

    As it stands, filming on the holiday special has not yet begun, but it appears folks are excited to see it come to life — at some point. During an interview with Collider to tease Peacemaker, Gunn briefly commented on the holiday special. “It’s still upcoming in the shoot. We were supposed to shoot one day in LA, and there’s too much Omicron around, so we couldn’t do it. We’re going to have to fit it in. I haven’t started yet,” Gunn explained. “The holiday special is… I’m almost jealous of it, even though I wrote it because people freak out so much on how much they love the script for the holiday special that I’m almost like, ‘Well, wait. I’ve got this movie here I’ve been working on for two years. You love the holiday special that I literally wrote in a very short amount of time.’ But, it is really funny and really good.”

    While little is known regarding the holiday special, Gunn has previously teased it’ll include a character he’s dubbed the “greatest MCU character.” The yet-to-film holiday special is expected to release later this year on Disney+.

    Source: Collider

  • James Gunn to Introduce “One of the Greatest MCU Characters” in Guardians Holiday Special

    James Gunn to Introduce “One of the Greatest MCU Characters” in Guardians Holiday Special

    As we draw nearer to the release of the Disney Plus series The Book of Boba Fett, it’s appropriate to reflect on the now iconic character’s humble origins. Fett first appeared briefly in the 1978 Star Wars Holiday Special before having the briefest of appearances in The Empire Strikes Back and then, inexplicably, developing such a cult following that he is now one of the faces…helmets?…of the franchise and set to star in his own series. With Marvel Studios now heading down the holiday special route with the Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special set for 2022, a fan asked director James Gunn if he would use the show to introduce any new characters to the MCU. Gunn not only answered, he also gave fans a reason to be even more excited about the event.

    https://twitter.com/JamesGunn/status/1444366802411270159?s=19

    Gunn’s always interacted with fans and isn’t one to make promises he can’t keep, so it’s great to see him come out with this here knowing he’ll follow through. It’s nearly impossible to predict, however, just to whom Gunn may be referring. No corner of Marvel’s comic book universe has been more underrepresented on screen than the Cosmic one, with thousands of characters-and at least a few dozen of them memorable-from which to choose. Should Gunn chose to take inspiration directly from the Star Wars special and introduce a bounty hunter to the MCU, a character like Monark Starstalker (who is 100% tailor-made for Gunn’s buddy Nathan Fillion) could be a possibility. If he wants to go another route and introduce a character he’s expressed his love for in the past, Gunn could bring Beta Ray Bill, a character for whom he has professed his love in the past, to the MCU, making fans incredibly happy. Whoever the character is, they’ll have one helluva time following the impressive trail blazed by Boba.

  • ‘The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special’

    ‘The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special’

    Premiere: November 25, 2022

    With Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn directing, this holiday special created specifically for Disney+ will be shot during the production of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.

    The Special Presentation will see the return of the entire Guardians team, with Maria Bakalova making her MCU debut as Cosmo the Spacedog, ahead of her appearance in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. Kevin Bacon is set to play a fictionalized version of himself, someone intrinsical to the plot as it will revolve around his kidnapping by (some of) the Guardians themselves. Michael Rooker will also make his return as Yondu Udonta, even if with his character having died in Vol. 2.

    With the release of the project’s trailer, a November 25, 2022 premiere was confirmed.

    Cast

    • Chris Pratt as Peter Quill / Star-Lord
    • Dave Bautista as Drax the Destroyer
    • Karen Gillan as Nebula
    • Pom Klementieff as Mantis
    • Vin Diesel as Groot
    • Bradley Cooper as Rocket
    • Michael Rooker as Yondu Udonta
    • Kevin Bacon as himself
    • Zoe Saldaña as Gamora
    • Maria Bakalova as Cosmo the Spacedog

    Promotional Material