James Gunn Confirms Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special Is Canon
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The king of the pop culture pulse is about to do it again. James Gunn, the fan-favorite filmmaker behind Marvel s wildly successful
Star Wars Holiday Special, something that s become a staple of fandom since its 1978 debut, Gunn confirms his holiday special will, in fact, be in the same continuity as the events of the overarching MCU.
Responding to the inevitable thousands of inquiries Thursday night, the filmmaker confirmed in a tweet that not only will the
Guardians Holiday Special be live-action, but it will also be set within the framework of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
New Star Wars – everything Disney announced this week
Chris Burns - Dec 11, 2020, 10:17am CST
Today we’re taking a quick journey down the list of Star Wars projects announced by Disney this week. Disney revealed that there’d be a number of new television shows that’ll be shown on Disney+ and at least one more feature-length movie in the near future, too. This comes after the initial announcement that there’ll be 15 Star Wars projects on Disney+ in the next few years – so buckle up!
A Droid Story
This one should be interesting. It’ll be a mix of elements, and will feature R2-D2 and C-3PO and a “new hero.” Where other series and movies will be strictly live-action or animated, this presentation will work at “the intersection of animation and visual effects” as it “offers new opportunities to explore.”
Guardians Of The Galaxy Holiday Special Confirmed To Be MCU Canon
George Lucas views the
Star Wars Holiday Special as a black mark against the franchise, and even throughout his constant tinkering with the movies over the years, he never once considered making it available on home video. However, that only saw it gain cult status among the fanbase, especially when Mark Hamill continues to apologize for it to this day, going so far as to request a presidential pardon.
The irreverent
The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special.
It was announced that the festive Disney Plus exclusive will arrive in 2022 and is set to be filmed during production on
The Simpsons: Every Christmas Episode Ever, Ranked
When audiences think of the ways in which
The Simpsons honors the holidays, fans likely immediately jump to the fact that the animated series delivers viewers a Halloween-themed adventure every year with its Treehouse of Horror series, though there are plenty of Christmas-themed exploits for the first family in animation that stick with viewers. These events might not come as often as Halloween episodes, but they are delivered with enough frequency to amass more than a dozen entries over the years. As with most episodes of
The Simpsons, however, the holiday episodes hit their stride earlier in its tenure, as each subsequent season saw more middling results.