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 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. a b c Woerner, Meredith (October 25, 2022). "Guardians of the Galaxy Kidnap Kevin Bacon in 'Holiday Special' Trailer, Coming in November". Variety. Archived from the original on October 25, 2022 . Retrieved October 25, 2022. 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. Vary, Adam B. (December 23, 2020). "How Marvel Studios Is Reassembling for 2021 and Beyond". Variety. Archived from the original on January 11, 2021 . Retrieved January 11, 2021.

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 is 44 minutes long, [6] and is the second Marvel Studios Special Presentation in the MCU. [20] Marvel Studios' Feige, Louis D'Esposito, Victoria Alonso, and Brad Winderbaum, Sara Smith, and Simon Hatt serve as executive producers, alongside Gunn. [9] Writing [ edit ]Scott, Ryan (November 23, 2022). "Superhero Bits: Clarity On Henry Cavill's Superman Contract, The Power Rangers Tribute To Jason David Frank & More". /Film. Archived from the original on November 24, 2022 . Retrieved November 24, 2022.

Filming for the special had begun by February 2022, [30] at Trilith Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, [31] [8] under the working title Pop Tart. [32] [33] It occurred during the later portion of production of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, [34] which lasted from November 2021 until May 2022, [35] [36] and used the same sets as that film. [37] [6] Henry Braham served as cinematographer, after doing so for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 and Vol. 3. [38] Gunn enjoyed being able to switch to filming the special after doing scenes for Vol. 3, given the tonal difference between the two with Vol. 3 being more "emotional", [26] and called the Holiday Special shoot easier than Vol. 3. [6] 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 DigitalBazter, Joseph (November 27, 2022). "Why The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special Has Animated Segments". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on November 27, 2022 . Retrieved November 28, 2022. a b c d e f g h i Davids, Brian (November 18, 2022). "James Gunn Talks Writing 'The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special' in Just a Few Hours and the Latest on His Final 'Guardians' Film". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on November 19, 2022 . Retrieved November 19, 2022.