James Gunn was happy to share with his fans that the screenplay forThe Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Specialhas been wrapped, butStar Wars Holiday Specialstar Mark Hamill isn’t quite so optimistic. In a recent post on Twitter, Gunn posted an image of the script’s cover page, crediting himself as James “Long Elf” Gunn.
“This is the wrapping. The present is inside,“James Gunnwrites in the caption.The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Specialwasannounced by Kevin Feige in Decemberwith plans to release the special on Disney+ in 2022. As Gunn is also set to soon begin working onGuardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 3, the holiday special will be filmed during production of that movie. It will also serve as the first holiday special of the MCU.
While theGuardiansspecial sounds fun, Mark Hamill is a bit more concerned. For better or for worse, Hamill appeared in the infamousThe Star Wars Holiday Specialin 1978, reprising his role of Luke Skywalker from the movies. It was met with a tremendously negative reception when it was released, embarrassing everyone involved. The special was buried into the Lucasfilm vault and could only be found on bootleg copies for decades, though it’s since made its way online.
Sharing Gunn’s Twitter post,Mark Hamillwrites: “I have a very bad feeling about this…” For what it’s worth, not everyone is down on theStar Wars Holiday Special. One fan asked Gunn on Twitter if hisGuardiansspecial would be like theStar Wars Holiday Special"or much better,” to which Gunn had a rather kind response.
“In full disclosure, I loved theStar Wars Holiday Specialas a kid,” he said.
Production on bothGuardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 3and TheGuardians of the Galaxy Holiday Specialis expected to begin sometime this year. Gunn recently wrapped the final edit ofThe Suicide Squadwith several months to spare and will have plenty of time to prepare for his upcoming Guardians projects. The holiday special will arrive in the 2022 holiday season with Guardians 3 releasing in 2023. In addition to the holiday special, an animated Guardians spinoff calledI Am Grootis also in the works for Disney+.
Also on Twitter, Gunn celebrated his sobriety with another recent post that reads, “I don’t talk much about this, but today is my sober birthday. I have everything I have because of my sobriety - my relationships, my career, my imagination. I’m grateful for the strength to stay sober all these years - and especially grateful after this difficult year of Covid.”
Gunn added: “For all of you out there struggling with drugs or alcohol or both, sobriety is possible and is an enormous benefit to one’s life. Maybe you’re the one that needs to hear this now and, if so, please seek help.” TheStar Wars Holiday Specialmight have its fans, but let’s hope TheGuardians of the Galaxy Holiday Specialfares much better when it is released in 2022. This story comes to us fromMark Hamill on Twitter.
