Are We Getting a Guardians of the Galaxy Christmas Special?

While many directors have a presence on social media, few interact with their fans more frequently thanGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2directorJames Gunn. The filmmaker often holds court on Twitter, with Q&A sessions that sprout up at random, much to the delight of his fans. Earlier today, with just weeks left untilGuardians 2hits theaters, thesuperhero directorengaged in another Q&A session, where he dropped a very interesting tidbit, hinting that he has discussed making aGuardians of the Galaxyholiday special with Marvel Studios presidentKevin Feige.

While the holiday special format has been popular with TV shows likeDoctor Whoand most recently Netflix’sSense8, the most infamous movie-related special is theStar Wars Christmas Special, which was never released on home video and was only aired once on CBS in November 1978. During hisTwitter Q&A,James Gunnwas asked by a fan if he has ever considered making a holiday special with hisGuardians of the Galaxy characters, while asked by another fan about his potentialGuardiansspecial exceeding the “high bar” set by theStar Warsholiday special. Here’s whatJames Gunnhad to say below.

“Honestly? Yes. I talk about this all the time withKevin Feige. We both find the idea fun and funny. I LOVED the Star Wars Holiday special as a kid. It’d be fun to do one the way I remember it as opposed to the way it actually is.”

AGuardians of the GalaxyChristmas Special could be intriguing in a number of different ways. SincePeter Quillis the only member of the team who hails from Earth, a.k.a. “Terra” in both movies, it’s possible that he may be the only Guardian who is even aware of Christmas at all. Since Drax the Destsroyer (Dave Bautista), Gamora (Zoe Saldana),Rocket Raccoon(Bradley Cooper) and Baby Groot (Vin Diesel) all hail from different parts of the galaxy, it isn’t exactly clear if they celebrated Christmas in the past, or that they even know what it is in the first place. Perhaps the special could revolve around Peter Quill sharing his Christmas memories with his team, while trying to explain the spirit of this belovedEarth holiday.

Unfortunately,James Gunndidn’t divulge any details about his potentialGuardians of the Galaxyholiday special. It would certainly be interesting to see these Guardians, and other characters like Gamora’s sister Nebula (Karen Gillan), Peter Quill’s adoptive father Yondu (Michael Rooker), Peter’s real father Ego the Living Planet (Kurt Russell), Yondu’s old crew known asThe Ravagersand more. Still,James Gunnhas hinted that he may actually not return to the helm for the inevitableGuardians of the Galaxy 3. While we continue the countdown towardsGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2on May 5, take a look atJames Gunn’s tweets below, where he addresses the possibility of aGuardians of the Galaxyholiday special.