After a dalliance with Warner Bros. and HBO Max, James Gunn is back to his universe-trotting Marvel Studios adventure with Peter Quill and the rest of the crew in Guardians of the Galaxy. Before fans can catch The Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 next year, Gunn has a special trip planned for the holiday season in The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special. As the cast and crew work on the Disney+ special, set photos have emerged online.
As per The Direct, the exclusive images feature an action sequence set on Earth with flipped cop cars from Beverly Hills outside a Christmas-decorated home, suggesting that parts of the threequel will not take place off-world. This would be quite a rare sight for Guardians of the Galaxy as the team typically goes on adventures to other planets - plus, Avengers: Endgame showed that Quill and the rest of the squad had flown off of earth with Thor in tow.
Speaking of the Asgardian god of thunder, the next Marvel Cinematic Universe film after Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness summons a portal to theaters on May 6 is Chris Hemsworth's fourth solo outing, Thor: Love and Thunder, on July 8.