James Gunn has revealed the 'Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special' was easier to make than 'Vol. 3'.
James Gunn is on something of a farewell tour at Marvel. The new co-CEO and co-chairman of DC Studios is hard at work finishing up his final projects with one comic book brand before joining their main rivals.
His final two projects for Marvel are both bold, ambitious, and typically Gunn. Firstly, November 25 sees the release of the Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special, before next May's final installment in his trilogy, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. Presented with the challenge of bringing in a fun frolic set around Christmas time, before a weighty emotional epic, might seem a lot for many filmmakers, but Gunn claims it came naturally.
COLLIDER VIDEO OF THE DAY “I’ll be honest, I wrote the [Holiday Special] screenplay in a few hours, so it just kind of spilled out of me. It was very easy,” Gunn said. “Everything about shooting it was easy. Everything about getting the performances out of people was easy, whereas Vol. 3 was torture in every way. The germ of the idea was just doing a holiday special, I love the holidays and I love Christmas cookies and I love getting together with my family and giving presents to each other.
That's not to say Gunn has taken his eye off the ball for next year's Vol. 3. "It’s a big movie, and it’s so different from the special because the special is so wacky and insane. The movie is so emotional, but it’s been a real joy making it. So it’s coming along great. I still have a ton of visual effect shots I’m working on, and of course, putting the score together with John Murphy, which is gigantic. So those are the things I’ve been focusing on most, lately.
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 opens on May 5, 2023. The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special streams on Disney+ from November 25, and you can see the trailer for it below.
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