The Guardians of the Galaxy will be tasked with shutting down Phase 4 of the MCU, says James Gunn

Among the projects preparing to say goodbye to Phase 4 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, which is the first in the multiverse saga, is the long-awaited ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ which should give him the closure, however. James Gunn It has other data because it will bring to Disney + what will be the epilogue of the story.

It should be remembered that the “She-Hulk” series and the movie “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” are not the only projects prepared for the second half of 2022, as the Marvel Studios release schedule also includes the debut of “Guardians of the Galaxy: Christmas Special’which according to director James Gunn is canon.

At the moment not much is known about this project of the Guardians of the Galaxywhich was last seen in the movie “Thor: Love and Thunder” and is expected to make a big comeback in movie number three scheduled for the following year, but first they will have a Christmas adventure in December 2022.

In the words written by James Gunn on his Twitter account, the Guardians of the Galaxy Christmas special, “It is the epilogue of Phase 4 (of the UCM)“Which makes it clear that although the end of the story will come in ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’, the truth is that there is still one last adventure to tell before ‘Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania’ begins. next facet.

James Gunn confesses that the Guardians Christmas special is very important

To tell the latest adventure of the Guardians of the Galaxy, a third volume will be presented at the cinema, which will close the story of this team of superheroes, but before they had already been seen together with Thor to tell a bit of his story after saving the universe in the great battle against Thanos, and before 2023 they will see each other again.

In response to questions from fans on social media, director James Gunn said the Guardians of the Galaxy Christmas special includes “lots of important informationSo it won’t be like the “I Am Groot” series that comes out of the canon and tells a story independent of the MCU timeline.

‘Guardians of the Galaxy: Christmas Special’ does not have a specific release date, but since it will be for the celebrations in December, it is expected to arrive in the last month of 2022, in addition to not interfering with the premiere of ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ scheduled for November 11, and we will have to continue to wait for the official announcement.