And according to writer\/director James Gunn (who\u2019s currently shooting the project, followed by Vol 3 some time soon), this Yuletide adventure may be one of the most memorable outings for the characters yet.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Holiday Special is the greatest thing I\u2019ve ever done in my life,\u201d Gunn told RadioTimes.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s totally ridiculous, and every day we can\u2019t believe that we\u2019re making it. We all completely love it. It is unlike anything that anyone\u2019s ever seen before. I can\u2019t wait for people to see it.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd it\u2019s out pretty soon,\u201d he added. \u201cYou know, it\u2019s out this Christmas. It\u2019s not like people have to wait that long.\u201d<\/p> For Gunn, the special will mark quite the reunion more than five years after he last directed the Guardians cast, which includes Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Karen Gillan and Dave Bautista as the spacefaring heroes-for-hire trying to do good across the galaxy.<\/p>\n Since then, Gunn was briefly removed from the Guardians franchise after old, offensive tweets he\u2019d written resurfaced, leading him to work with DC on The Suicide Squad, as well as various DC character spin-offs starting with Peacemaker (which has recently started on UK television via Sky<\/a> and NOW). He was later reinstated on the Guardians sequel.<\/p>\n \u201cThings are insane right now,\u201d Gunn told us. \u201cI can\u2019t believe it. I\u2019m getting to do all this wonderful stuff, and I\u2019m really grateful to the people that have been facilitating that.<\/p>\n \u201cThe people at HBO Max have just been incredible, and are really just protectors of the creative process. And that\u2019s been a wonderful situation to be in.\u201d<\/p>\n He added: \u201cAs somebody who\u2019s been doing this professionally for 30 years almost, there is a family feeling about a television show that I get. And I have that with my Guardians, but I only get to see them every two-and-a-half years, you know?<\/p>\n \u201cI mean, I see Chris all the time and stuff like that. But the workplace \u2013 I really like the more workplace feeling of a TV show.\u201d<\/p>\n If these final projects do mark the end of Gunn\u2019s movie journey with the Guardians \u2013 and more of a shift to TV in general \u2013 then from the sounds of it, the franchise is going out with a bang. And not just from a couple of deep-space Christmas crackers.<\/p>\n The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special comes out this December on Disney Plus<\/a>. <\/strong>Meanwhile, Peacemaker is currently airing on Sky<\/a> and streaming on NOW. For more, check out our dedicated Sci-Fi<\/a> page or our full TV Guide<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n The latest issue of Radio Times is on sale now \u2013\u00a0subscribe now<\/a>\u00a0to get each issue delivered to your door. For more from the biggest stars in TV, l<\/strong>isten to the\u00a0Radio Times podcast<\/a>\u00a0with Jane Garvey.<\/strong><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n By Huw Fullerton Published: Friday, 25 March 2022 at 12:00 am While Marvel fans have had a long wait to get a follow-up to 2017\u2019s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2, this year they\u2019ll see them in plenty of action. 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