Marvel greets their fans this winter with a season’s greetings Guardians of the Galaxy Christmas Special that released on November 25th.
The Guardians of The Galaxy Franchise
The first Guardians of the Galaxy film debuted in 2014 in cinemas and was the 10th film to release in the MCU (Marvel Cinematic Universe). The main cast of ensemble stars featured; Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldaña, Dave Bautista, Vin Diesel, and Bradley Cooper. The movie told the story of a group of misfit intergalactic criminals who aim to stop an extremist warmonger who aims to purge the universe.
The first movie gained a great deal of attention and broke records in the summer of 2014 and the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 in turn had become highly anticipated and brought more than double the Box Office collection and views. The franchise had fully assimilated itself within the Marvel Cinematic Universe and continued to gain more recognition, with the franchise’s great selection of cast, wacky humor, vintage retro touches, and amazing soundtrack.
The Christmas Special
Winter is the most celebrated season from red Starbucks cups and Christmas Sales to Christmas releases. Christmas is often used as a plot device in series and is quite easy to incorporate into shows and movies. From The Office to Keeping up with the Kardashians many successful shows have Christmas special episodes. The festive season tends to bring people together and these episodes usually provide funny and heart-warming content.
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Many are looking forward to the Guardians of the Galaxy’s Holiday Special after its trailer dropped last month. Many positively reacted to Kevin Bacon’s addition to the Marvel Cinematic Universe and anticipate greeting their favorite intergalactic heroes on Disney Plus. The special involves a little bit of interspace time travel, action, and some mushiness for the winter season.
Marvel’s Upcoming Releases
Marvel’s 2022 projects were met with a lot of fanfare and attention with the releases of Ms. Marvel, She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever but there are still many more projects to eagerly wait for next year. The highly ANTicipated “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” will be released in early 2023 and sees Ant-Man and the Wasp venture into the Quantum Realm and features an appearance from a character many are curious about; Kang The Conqueror played by Jonathan Majors.
The Guardians of The Galaxy Vol. 3 is also set to be released in 2023, After this Christmas Special, the beloved Guardians return to the big screen in May 2023. James Gunn returns to Disney and Marvel with Vol 3.
Another return to the Disney Plus screen is Tom Hiddleston in Loki Season 2. Loki season 1 saw the fun chemistry between Loki and Mobius (played by Owen Wilson). The end of season 1 saw Loki and Sylvie confront the mastermind who was always shrouded in mystery and was behind the Time Variance Authority, a man known as He Who Remains (played by Jonathan Majors) also known as Kang The Conqueror. Many are curious to see what happens next. Look forward to the release in the summer of 2023.
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