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Trailer For Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special Introduces Kevin Bacon as … Kevin Bacon

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Trailer For Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special Introduces Kevin Bacon as … Kevin Bacon

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Published on October 25, 2022

Screenshot: Marvel/Disney+
Screenshot: Marvel/Disney+

It’s almost Christmas time! Well, sort of. It’s almost Christmas time in the MCU at least, because director James Gunn just officially released the trailer for his Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special, and we not only see Drax (Dave Bautista) wearing an ugly Christmas sweater, we also see Kevin Bacon playing the actor, Kevin Bacon.

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In the trailer, it’s close to Christmas time on Earth, and poor Peter Quill/Star-Lord (Chris Pratt) is down in the dumps because Gamora is gone. (The special takes place between Thor: Love and Thunder and the upcoming Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, if you want to set the special within the timeline of the MCU.)

Drax and Mantis (Pom Klementieff) want to cheer him up, and so they head to Earth, Los Angeles specifically, to get Peter the perfect gift for Christmas: the actor Kevin Bacon.

That’s right, Kevin Bacon in the MCU is himself — the actor Kevin Bacon. And just like the real-life actor (presumably), the MCU’s Kevin Bacon is kinda freaked out when Drax and Mantis show up at his house and want to spirit him away to their spaceship as a gift for their dear friend, Peter. If the trailer is any indication, however, Drax and Mantis will do more in Los Angeles than merely kidnap Kevin Bacon — they’ll also go clubbing, it seems, and take a walk on the Avenue of the Stars, just like any good tourist would.

We’ll get to see more of Drax and Mantis’ holiday cheer when The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special drops on Disney+ on November 25, 2022. It’s also the last installment of Phase 4 of the MCU, if that’s a thing you keep track of.

Happy holidays!

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Vanessa Armstrong is a writer with bylines at The LA Times, SYFY WIRE, StarTrek.com and other publications. She lives in Los Angeles with her dog Penny and her husband Jon, and she loves books more than most things. You can find more of her work on her website or follow her on Twitter @vfarmstrong.
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