MCU has kicked off its holiday season with theGuardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special, in an offshoot adventure, Drax and Mantis decide to present Peter’s childhood heroKevin Bacon, as a Christmas gift to him. In typical Guardians fashion, the new special is hilarious, with an overload of emotions at its core, and is filled with all the joy and cheer we need. To celebrate the release of the new special actorChris Prattshared some awesome behind-the-scenes footage from the filming.
In the first video, we see the actor, pretty much in character, looking at amazement at the brightly lit set filled with Christmas décor. In another video, we see Bacon leisurely talking to members of theOld97band, who made an appearance in the feature as alien musicians on Knowhere. We also see an image ofPom Klementieffin a full Mantis costume complete with a delightful ugly Christmas sweater. Sharing his excitement the actor wrote, “Just a few sneak peeks behind the scenes filming our Holiday Special with none other than Legendary Hero Kevin Bacon.”
Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Specialruns like a buddy comedy as Drax and Mantis take a trip to earth to get Bacon, after hearing the sad story of how Yondu ruined Christmas. The special is brilliantly shouldered by Bacon, Klementieff, andDave Bautistawhile the rest of the cast makes worthy appearances. The holiday special was conceived and proposed as the first Disney+ offering while shootingGuardians of the Galaxy Vol 2andJames Gunnnot so surprisingly wrote the script in three days. It was shot alongside the upcomingVol 3. After the gang’s brief cameo inThor: Love and Thunderthe feature also works as a precursor for the upcoming movie as it establishes Guardians' home base in Knowhere, reveals new secrets about relationships they share, andgives us a swoll Groot!
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With Gunn growing responsibilities as co-chair and CEO of DC Studios, the upcoming movie will mark the end of the road for the director as well as his band of galactic misfits in the MCU. Gunn previously revealed that it wasRocket’s character arc and his love for the characterthat compelled him to tell the story ofVol 3.The holiday special features Bacon as a fictionalized version of himself, Pratt as Peter Quill/Star-Lord, Bautista as Drax,Karen Gillanas Nebula, Klementieff as Mantis,Vin Dieselas Groot,Bradley Cooperas Rocket,Sean Gunnas Kraglin Obfonteri, along withMichael Rookervoicing Yondu andMaria Bakalovavoicing Cosmo the Spacedog.
Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Specialis streaming now on Disney+ whileVol 3comes out on May 5. You can check out the BTS videos and images below:
