Kevin Bacon

The actor has gone from an MCU inside joke to co-starring in the upcoming film.

Bacon's connection to the MCU so far has been in name only. The Guardians land on Earth and plot to snatch "the legendary Kevin Bacon" as a gift for Star-Lord. [Kevin Bacon](https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/culture/story/kevin-bacon-touts-degrees-game-encourage-social-distancing-69673668) has gone from an inside joke in "Guardians of the Galaxy" to a bona fide Marvel Cinematic Universe co-star in the new [trailer](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYhFFQl4fLs) for "The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special."

Marvel is spreading a little festive cheer with the first trailer for the Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special.

[Avengers: Endgame](https://ew.com/creative-work/avengers-endgame/), with [Chris Pratt's](https://ew.com/person/chris-pratt/) Star-Lord still mourning the loss of Gamora ( [Zoe Saldaña](https://ew.com/person/zoe-saldana/)). [Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. The upcoming special will debut on Disney+ in November, and it follows everyone's favorite ragtag band of space weirdos as they cavort around the universe and try to spread a little Christmas cheer. The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special will debut on Disney+ on Nov. Gunn has said that he expects Vol. [James Gunn](https://ew.com/person/james-gunn/) has shared the first trailer for the [Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special,](https://ew.com/movies/james-gunn-teases-guardians-of-the-galaxy-holiday-special/) teasing our first look at [Marvel's](https://ew.com/marvel/) most festive project yet.

"The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special" premieres November 25 on Disney+ starring Chris Pratt, Dave Bautista, and Kevin Bacon.

The [trailer](https://www.indiewire.com/2022/07/guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-3-trailer-debuts-at-comic-con-1234743095/) for the film debuted at 2022 Comic-Con but has yet to be released to the public amid unfinished VFX effects. 3](https://www.indiewire.com/t/guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-3/)” has a few fresh faces: Will Poulter, Sylvester Stallone, and Chukwudi Iwuji join the cast. It is more difficult to explain how much I love these characters — that I see them as parts of myself & parts of those I love, & filming them, & writing their words, is a way of expressing that love.” [previously said](https://www.indiewire.com/2022/03/james-gunn-praises-guardians-of-the-galaxy-1234711582/), citing it’s an “epilogue” to Marvel’s Phase 4. And, yes, when I said the #GotGHolidaySpecial was going to debut my new favorite MCU character, that favorite character is Kevin Bacon.” It is somewhat simple to explain to others how much I love this cast & crew. You know, it’s out this Christmas.” When Star-Lord may have been the fish out of water in the celestial space, these extraterrestrials stick out in L.A. And it’s out pretty soon. [James Gunn](https://www.indiewire.com/t/james-gunn/) shared the teaser trailer, [tweeting](https://twitter.com/JamesGunn/status/1584970216085540865?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1584970216085540865%7Ctwgr%5Ec2991fa12327e11553d1428429c6bd96d109b2cf%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fvariety.com%2F2022%2Ftv%2Fnews%2Fguardians-of-the-galaxy-holiday-special-trailer-1235323885%2F), “Our holiday gift to you. [Dave Bautista](https://www.indiewire.com/t/dave-bautista/)) and Mantis (Pom Klementieff) travel to Hollywood to bring the “legendary Kevin Bacon” into outer space. [Kevin Bacon](https://www.indiewire.com/t/kevin-bacon/) joining the MCU.