As Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special debuts on Disney+, Kevin Bacon is now an official part of the MCU.
The Footloose actor was first named dropped in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.
1 and the long-running joke has finally paid off in the new feature.
Interestingly Bacon has always been a part of the grander Marvel universe with his previous casting in Fox’s X-Men: First Class.
In a new interview with Variety, director James Gunn explained why casting Bacon despite his previous appearance, was the right idea and discloses why he had to cut his action sequence from the holiday special.
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