Details

Release year: 2022

Storyline

Star-Lord, Drax, Rocket, Mantis, and Groot engage in some spirited shenanigans in an all-new original special created for Disney+.

Top credits

Directors

James Gunn

Writers

Cast

Luke Klein — Young Peter Quill
Sean Gunn — Kraglin
Michael Rooker — Yondu
Pom Klementieff — Mantis

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Did you know

• James Gunn called the Holiday Special "one of my favorite stories ever," with a story "as crazy and fun as can be" that he had "bugged Kevin Feige endlessly about over the years." Gunn finished the script in April 2021, after initially writing the treatment "years ago." It took Gunn a few hours to write the script, and he noted featuring Kevin Bacon was a quick inclusion once he had figured out the story for the special.

• Nebula gifts Rocket the prosthetic vibranium arm from Bucky Barnes. Rocket had stated he wanted and was going to get that arm when fighting alongside Bucky in Avengers: Infinity War (2018).

• While Kevin Bacon is at home he is watching Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (1964) in which Santa is kidnapped and taken to outer space, which is exactly what happens to himself a few minutes later.