GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY HOLIDAY SPECIAL Will Tell Fans "Stuff That You Need to Learn Before Volume 3"
There is a lot on the horizon for director James Gunn, with The Suicide Squad coming out next week, his Peacemaker spin-off series coming to HBO Max next year, and both the Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 on the docket.
While fans wait for the third film in the Guardians franchise, we will be treated to the holiday special, but don’t think it’s just a filler. Gunn himself has said that Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special will be an important story link.
In a recent interview with Collider, Gunn explained:
“It’s in-canon, it’s about the Guardians, you’re gonna learn stuff that you need to learn before Volume 3, and it’s great I’m really happy with it.”
Production on Guardians of the Galaxy 3 is finally set to get underway in November in Georgia, and Gunn confirmed that the holiday special will be filmed at the same time using some of the same sets from the movie:
“I’m gonna film it at the same time as the movie. I’m using a lot of the same sets, the same actors obviously, so we’re filming simultaneously with the film but it’s gonna have to be edited and finished sooner.”
The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special, which Gunn said will be under 40 minutes in length, is set to be released on Disney+ in December 2022, and Guardians of the Galaxy 3 hits theaters in May 2023. We don’t know much more about the holiday special other than the fact that the main cast from Guardians 3 – including Chris Pratt, Dave Bautista, Karen Gillan, and Pom Klementieff – are due to star.
Are you excited for the two Guardians of the Galaxy projects headed our way?