Guardians of the Galaxy holiday special trailer includes surprise cameo

Marvel Studios dropped the first trailer for 'The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special' on October 25.

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The special has been written and directed by Guardians filmmaker James Gunn.

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The special brings a close to Phase 4 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

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It stars Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldaña, Dave Bautista, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Karen Gillan, Pom Klementieff and Sean Gunn.

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In the trailer, the Guardians are seen looking for Kevin Bacon (the surprise cameo) as a holiday present for Star-Lord.

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Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige announced the holiday special in December 2020.

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'Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special' is scheduled to release on November 25.

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The first movie in the franchise grossed $773.3 million worldwide to become the highest-grossing superhero film in 2014.

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