Gamora was going to die originally in Vol 2 [in 2017], and then we talked about it happening in Infinity War and that worked better for the story," the filmmaker said. Chitwood, Adam (July 27, 2021). "James Gunn Says the 'Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special' Contains "Stuff You Need to Learn Before 'Vol. 3'"". Collider. Archived from the original on July 27, 2021 . Retrieved July 27, 2021. CBRhas some imagesof one of the toys that reveals what Ego looks like…in his non-planet form, though. Guardians of the Galaxy Concept Art

Also note, that purple lettering is significant. Ego, the Living Planet is purple!We did a full analysis of the trailer right here. Guardians of the Galaxy 2 Release Date Gag Reel– Laugh out loud at all the hilarious off-script shenanigans and bloopers that took place on the set of “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2,” featuring all your favorite Guardians.According to Whip Media's TV Time, The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special was the top streaming film in the United States for the week ending November 27, 2022, [56] and the second-most streamed for the week ending December 11. [57] Critical response [ edit ] The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media . Retrieved July 17, 2023.

a b Frei, Vincent (October 26, 2022). "The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special". Art of VFX. Archived from the original on October 31, 2022 . Retrieved October 31, 2022. You’ll have to wait and see but it’s very different. There are things in the comic book that on film seemed to come out a little too Star Warsto me. I’m not a great fan of the name J’son. So there’ll be a lot of differences from what’s in there.”

UHD Blu-ray= English Dolby Atmos, English/Spanish 7.1 Dolby Digital Plus, English 2.0 Descriptive Audio, French 5.1 Dolby Digital Chris Pratt, Dave Bautista, Karen Gillan, Pom Klementieff, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Sean Gunn, and Michael Rooker reprise their roles as the Guardians from previous MCU media, with the special also featuring the band Old 97's and Kevin Bacon as a fictionalized version of himself. Gunn had worked on the concept for the special during the production of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) before it was announced in December 2020. Filming occurred from February to late April 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia and Los Angeles, during the production of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023). Lutz, John (May 1, 2022). " 'Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special' Wraps Filming". Collider. Archived from the original on May 4, 2022 . Retrieved May 6, 2022. A member of the Guardians and former Avenger who is an orphan from an alien world, and was trained by Thanos to be his personal assassin. [1] She takes on more of a leadership role within the Guardians. [4] The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special is set between Thor: Love and Thunder (2022) and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. [24] Gunn noted there were parts of the special that would help set up material in Vol. 3, [28] calling the Holiday Special a " Trojan Horse" that allowed him to introduce important elements to Vol. 3 that he then would not need to explain at the beginning of that film. Some of this material includes filling in the Guardians recent history, such as how they now operate out of Knowhere, have a new ship called the Bowie, Cosmo the Spacedog is now a member of the Guardians, and "a couple of bigger pieces of spoiler-y lore". [26] The special has been described by Gunn as the epilogue of Phase Four of the MCU. [29] Casting [ edit ]

Evangelista, Chris (November 23, 2022). "The Guardians Of The Galaxy Holiday Special Review: A Light, Frothy Bit Of Seasonal Silliness". /Film. Archived from the original on November 24, 2022 . Retrieved November 25, 2022. Lamadrid, Amanda (October 25, 2022). "Guardians of the Galaxy Kidnap Kevin Bacon In Holiday Special Trailer". Screen Rant. Archived from the original on November 1, 2022 . Retrieved November 2, 2022. Petski, Denise (December 10, 2020). " 'Guardians Of The Galaxy' Holiday Special, Baby Groot Series Set For Disney+". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on December 11, 2020 . Retrieved December 10, 2020. I’m really curious about that “old foes become new allies” thing, as well as the “fan-favorite characters” part. Later, the Guardians surprise Quill with a Christmas celebration, but Quill is horrified to learn that Bacon had been kidnapped, demanding that he be returned home. On the Guardians' new spaceship, the Bowie, Bacon learns from Kraglin how he inspired Quill's heroism and decides to celebrate Christmas with the Guardians before returning home.

The physical release will come with exclusive bonus content, including multiple deleted scenes, a gag reel, audio commentary by director James Gunn and two featurettes. Weinstein, Molly Jae (April 16, 2022). "James Gunn Agrees With Karen Gillan Over GOTG Holiday Special Comments". Screen Rant. Archived from the original on April 17, 2022 . Retrieved September 25, 2022. D'Alessandro, Anthony (November 25, 2022). " 'Guardians Of The Galaxy Holiday Special': James Gunn On How Disney+ Show Bridges Franchise To Upcoming 'Vol. 3' ". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on November 25, 2022 . Retrieved November 28, 2022. Hogan, Madison (March 24, 2022). "Mystery movie filming at Atlanta Country Club may be Marvel film". Marietta Daily Journal. Archived from the original on March 26, 2022 . Retrieved March 29, 2022. – via Yahoo! ( archive)