James Gunn Would Love A GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY Holiday Special; Confirms Drax is Gray

In addition to confirming Drax's color, James Gunn says he and Kevin Feige talk frequently about creating a Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special in the same vein as the Star Wars Holiday Special.

By MarkJulian - Apr 17, 2017 10:04 AM EST

Filed Under: Guardians of the Galaxy

Responding to a fan question on Twitter about the chances of a Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special airing on ABC, Vol. 2 director James Gunn revealed that he and Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige discuss this subject quite often.

Honestly? Yes. I talk about this all the time with Kevin Feige. We both find the idea fun and funny. https://t.co/mnNEIbrcqG
— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) April 14, 2017

Gunn further commented that he wouldn't commit to such a project unless it could meet the high standard set by the 1978 Star Wars Holiday Special, one of the very first Star Wars-spinoffs.

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. https://t.co/X0esNsZxNZ
— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) April 14, 2017

Gunn continued his usual Twitter engagement with fans, confirming that Drax is gray not green, despite how he might appear in certain lighting and the fact that he's green in the comics. If you were looking forward to Drax and Hulk having a moment in Avengers: Infinity War about being green-skinned, super strong bros, sorry to disappoint.

MCU Drax can look different under different color lights, but he is gray. https://t.co/IGGqsH9xTu
— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) April 15, 2017

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 hits theaters May 5.

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Antoin - 4/17/2017, 10:21 AM

I've got that guardians of the galaxy Christmas jumper :D

MrPositive - 4/17/2017, 10:21 AM

@Nomis

McGee - 4/17/2017, 10:26 AM

Nomis be like...

Urubrodi - 4/17/2017, 10:23 AM

Damn at first I thought he said Drax was gay. I was like WTF. Then I read it again... Plus I am all for a holiday special, a full on comedy thing, to piss haters off and make everybody else happy

McGee - 4/17/2017, 10:24 AM

Guys....I have something to say...

...I'm gray too.

Kurne - 4/17/2017, 10:24 AM

I knew Drax had to be gray.

SimplyAz - 4/17/2017, 10:25 AM

Read it as Drax being Gay.............!!!

Kurne - 4/17/2017, 10:30 AM

@SimplyAz - so gray.

Fogs - 4/17/2017, 11:02 AM

@SimplyAz - FAKE AND GRAY!

SimplyAz - 4/17/2017, 11:07 AM

@Fogs -

Yes, fake like Fogs.

Fogs - 4/17/2017, 11:15 AM

@SimplyAz - Nooooooooooo!

SimplyAz - 4/17/2017, 10:28 AM

When people talk about representation amongst characters on screen and how much of a difference it can make

From the Tumblr of Merryweather Blue:
"........I took my little brother (who falls on the autism spectrum) to see Guardians of the Galaxy and after this scene he lit up like a Christmas tree and screamed “He’s like me! He can’t do metaphors!” And for the rest of the film my brother stared at Drax in a state of rapture.

So for the last 6 days I have heard my brother repeatedly quote all of the Drax lines from the movie verbatim (one of his talents), begin studying vocabulary test words, and tell everyone he knows that people with autism can also be superheroes............"

DeadClunge - 4/17/2017, 10:30 AM

@SimplyAz - aawww

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