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  • ‘Guardians 3,’ ‘Maestro’ Lead Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Awards Feature Competition

    ‘Guardians 3,’ ‘Maestro’ Lead Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Awards Feature Competition

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    The Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild (IATSE Local 706) has revealed the nominees for its annual MUAHS Awards, with Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 leading the feature competition with four nominations and Maestro close behind with three noms.

    Disney/Marvel’s Guardians 3 earned noms in the categories for contemporary makeup, period and/or character makeup, period hairstyling and/or character hairstyling and special makeup effects. Bradley Cooper’s Netflix Leonard Bernstein drama Maestro collected noms for period and/or character makeup, period hairstyling and/or character hair styling and special makeup effects.

    The MUAHS Guild’s feature nominees vary quite bit from this season’s Oscar shortlist for the category. In fact, Guardians 3 was already snubbed in the makeup and hairstyling Oscar race, failing to make the shortlist of 10 films that advanced to the upcoming branch bake-off.

    The films shortlisted for the makeup and hairstyling Oscar are Maestro; Poor Things, which has two MUAHS noms; Golda and Oppenheimer, which collected one Guild nom apiece; and Beau Is Afraid, Ferrari, Killers of the Flower Moon, The Last Voyage of the Demeter, Napoleon and Society of the Snow, all of which failed to earn a single Guild nom.

    Non-shortlisted movies that received two MUAHS noms apiece include Barbie, Candy Cane Lane, NYAD and Saltburn.

    Series that earned multiple Guild noms include Ahsoka, The Bear, The Crown, The Idol, The Last of Us and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. A tie in the nomination voting resulted in six noms in the category for TV special makeup effects, which went to Ahsoka, The Fall of the House of Usher, The Last of Us, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Star Trek: Picard and The Witcher.

    The MUAHS Awards have an uneven track record for predicting the eventual Academy Award winner for makeup and hairstyling. A year ago, The Whale won the category Oscar and one MUAHS Guild Award, for special makeup effects. In 2022, The Eyes of Tammy Faye won the Oscar but was shut out at the MUAHS Awards; and in 2021, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom collected the Academy Award and two Guild awards.

    The complete list of the 2024 MUAHS Guild Awards nominees follows.

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    Best Contemporary Make-up

    Candy Cane Lane

    Tym Shutchai Buacharern, Michele Lewis, Jennifer Zide-Essex, Yvettra Grantham

    Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

    Jane Galli, Personal

    The Haunted Mansion

    Kimberly Jones, Dionne Wynn, Bridgit Crider, Carla VanNessa Wallace

    NYAD

    Felicity Bowring, Ann Maree Hurley, Julie Hewett, Mahar Lessner

    Saltburn 

    Siân Miller, Laura Allen  

    Best Period and/or Character Makeup

    Barbie

    Ivana Primorac, Victoria Down, Maha Mimo

    Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3

    Alexei Dmitriew, Nicole Sortillon, Amos Samantha Ward, LuAndra Whitehurs

    Maestro

    Siann Grigg, Jackie Risotto, Elisa Tallerico, Nicky Pattison-Illum 

    Oppenheimer

    Luisa Abel, Jason Hamer, Kerrin Jackson, Jamie Loree Hess 

    Poor Things

    Nadia Stacey

    Best Special Makeup Effects 

    Golda

    Karen Thomas, Eva Susanna Johnson Theodosiou

    Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

    Alexei Dmitriew, Lindsay MacGowen, Shane Mahan, Scott Stoddard  

    Maestro

    Kazu Hiro, Sian Grigg, Duncan Jarman, Mike Mekash

    Poor Things

    Nadia Stacey, Mark Coulier

    Rebel Moon: Part One – A Child of Fire

    Ozzy Alvarez, Justin Raleigh, Kelsey Berk, Jonathan Shroyer 

    Best Contemporary Hair Styling

    Candy Cane Lane

    Yvette Shelton, Shian Banks, Stacey Morris, Maisha Oliver

    Joyride

    Jeannie Chow, Kim Lee

    NYAD

    Daniel Curet, Vanessa Columbo, Enzo Angileri, Darlene Brumfeld

    Pain Hustlers

    Michelle Johnson, Dennis Bailey

    Saltburn

    Siân Miller, Laura Allen

    Best Period Hair Styling and/or Character Hair Styling

    Barbie        

    Ivana Primorac, Marie Larkin, Clare Corsick

    Chevalier

    Roo Maurice, Francesco Pegoretti

    The Color Purple

    Lawrence Davis, Andrea Mona Bowman, Tym Wallace

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    Cassandra Lyn Russek, Stephanie Fenner, Peter Tothpal, Connie Criswell

    Maestro

    Kay Georgiou, Lori McCoy-Bell, Jameson Eaton, Amanda Duffy-Evans


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    Abbot Elementary

    Alisha L. Baijounas, Emilia Werynska, Jenn Bennett, Constance Foe

    The Bear

    Ignacia Soto-Aguilar, Nicole Rogers

    The Idol

    Kirsten Sage Coleman, Mandy Artusato, Jessie Bishop, Erin Blinn

    The Last of Us

    Connie Parker, Joanna Mireau, Joanne Preece, Danielle Hanson

    Poker Face

    Amy L. Forsythe, Heidi Pakdel-Payan, Rebecca Levine, Shannon Dollison

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    Ahsoka

    Alexei Dmitriew, Cristina Waltz, Alex Perrone, Cale Thomas

    The Crown

    Cate Hall, Emilie Yong-Mills, Debbie Ormrod, Stacey Holman,

    Daisy Jones & The Six

    Rebecca Wachtel, RJ McCasland, Sherri Simmons, Michele Tyminski Schoenbach

    Lessons in Chemistry

    Miho Suzuki Herpich, Martina Kohl

    The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

    Patricia Regan, Joseph A. Campayno, Claus Lulla, Michael Laudati

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    Ahsoka

    Alexei Dmitriew, Cristina Waltz, Ana Gabriela Quinonez, Ian Goodwin

    The Fall of the House of Usher

    Ozzy Alvarez, Justin Raleigh, Kelsey Berk, Harlow MacFarlane

    The Last of Us

    Barrie Gower, Paul Spateri, Sarah Gower, Paula Eden

    The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

    Mike Marino, Richard Redlefsen, Kevin Kirkpatrick

    Star Trek: Picard

    James MacKinnon, Hugo Villasenor, Bianca Appice, Vincent VanDyke

    The Witcher

    Mark Coulier, Deb Watson, Stephen Murphy, Josh Weston

    Best Contemporary Hair Styling

    The Bear

    Ally Vickers, Angela Brasington, Melanie Shaw 

    The Idol

    Christopher Fulton, Gloria Conrad,  Kamaura Eley, Kya Bilal

    The Morning Show

    Nicole Venables, Jennifer Petrovich, Janine Thompson, Lona Vigi

    Ted Lasso

    Nicola Austin

    You People

    Tinisha Boyd, Alyson Black-Barrie, Lisa Buford, Tracey Macky

    Best Period and/or Character Hair Styling

    The Crown 

    Cate Hall, Emilie Yong- Mills, Francesca Hissey, Oonagh Bagley

    The Gilded Age 

    Sean Flanigan, Christine Fennell-Harlan, Jonathan Sharpless, Aaron Kinchen 

    Lessons in Chemistry

    Teressa Hill, Carol Mitchell, Juan Nunez, Sharisse Fine

    The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

    Kimberley Spiteri, KeLeen Snowgren

    Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story

    Nic Collins, Giorgio Galliero

    TELEVISION SPECIAL, ONE HOUR OR MORE LIVE PROGRAM SERIES 

    Best Contemporary Makeup

    American Idol – Season 6

    Tonia Green, Gina Ghiglieri, Natalie Malchev, Michael Anthony

    Dancing with the Stars

    Julie Socash, Donna Bard, Lois Harriman, Sarah Woolf

    Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards

    Thad Nalitz, Alison Gladieux, Christina Jimenez, Kathy Santiago

    Saturday Night Live 

    Louie Zakarian, Amy Tagliamonti, Jason Milani, Young Bek

    The Voice

    Darcy Gilmore, Gina Ghiglieri, Kristene Bernard, Marylin Lee Spiege

    Best Period and/or Character Makeup 

    The Boulet Brothers’ Halfway to Halloween TV Special

    Swanthula Boulet, Dracmorda Boulet

    Dancing with the Stars

    Julie Socash, Brian Sipe, James MacKinnon, Tyson Fountaine

    Saturday Night Live

    Louie Zakarian, Amy Tagliamonti, Jason Milani, Joanna Pisani

    Best Special Makeup Effects

    Dancing with the Stars

    Brian Sipe, James MacKinnon, Cary Ayers, Julie Socash

    Saturday Night Live

    Louie Zakarian, Jason Milani, Bradon Grether, Tom Denier Jr.

    Best Contemporary Hair Styling 

    American Idol

    Dean Banowetz, Amber Maher, Kimi Messina, Lalisa Turner

    Dancing with the Stars

    Kimi Messina, Joe Matke, Amber Nicholle Maher, Marion Rogers

    The Voice

    Jerilynn Stephens, Darbie Wieczorek, Lalisa Turner, Suzette Boozer

    Kids’ Choice Awards 2023

    Jerilynn Stephens, Kimi Messina, Joe Matke, Suzette Boozer

    65th Annual Grammy Awards

    Brian Steven Banks

    Best Period and/or Character Hair Styling

    The Academy Awards 2023 

    Anthony Wilson, Jennifer Guerrero, Myo Lai, Florence Witherspoon

    Dancing with the Stars

    Kimi Messina, Dwayne Ross, Joe Matke, Brittany Spaulding

    Hannah Waddingham: Home for Christmas
    Debbie Dannell, Lewis Pallett, Lisa Houghton

    DAYTIME TELEVISIONGAME SHOW OR TALK SHOW

    Best Makeup

    The Big Nailed It Baking Challenge

    Moira Frazier, Denise Baker, Ryan Randall, LaLisa Turner

    The Bold and the Beautiful

    Christine Lai-Johnson, Hajja Barnes, Briana Garcia, Daniela Delgado 

    The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula

    Swanthula Boulet, Dracmorda Boulet

    The Kelly Clarkson Show

    Chanty LaGrana, Gloria Elias-Foeillet, Valente Frazier, Monica Boyd Lester

    The Young and the Restless

    Stacey Browning, Jamie Kelch, Robert Bolger, Riley Nightingall

    Best Hair Styling

    The Big Nailed It Baking Challenge

    Moira Frazier, Denise Baker, Ryan Randall, LaLisa Turner

    The Bold and the Beautiful

    Stephanie Paugh, Alexis Reyes, Danielle Dubinsky, Karlye Buff

    The Kelly Clarkson Show

    Roberto Ramos Corey Morris Tara Copeland, Adam Long

    Snake Oil

    Crystal Broedel, Karen Stein

    The Young and the Restless

    Lauren Mendoza, Justin Jackson, Michelle Corona, Diana Santana

    CHILDREN AND TEEN TELEVISION PROGRAMMING

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    American Born Chinese

    Jorjee Linda Douglass, Mara Rouse, Nicole Hawkyard, Ralis Kahn

    Danger Force

    Michael Johnston, Brad Look, Kevin Westmore, Orlando Marin

    Goosebumps

    Zabrina Wanjiru Matiru, Werner Pretorius, Krista Hann, Felix Fox

    Monster High 2

    Leah Ehman, Gila Bois, Kiara Desjarlais, Lindsay Pilkey

    The Santa Clauses

    Erica Preus, Howard Berger, Scott Stoddard, Eryn Krueger Mekash

    Best Hair Styling

    Danger Force

    Joe Matke, Danyell Weinberg Alexis Stafford

    Monster High 2

    Debra Frances Wiebe, Tammy Lim, Julie McHaffie, Sharon Markell

    One Piece

    Amanda Ross-McDonald, Vera Alimanova, Odette Rebok, Ermine Kirstein-Venter

    The Santa Clauses

    Anissa Emily Salazar, Nina Adado, Morgan Ferrando, Patricia Lansingh

    Saturdays

    Ruhamah Taylor, Brittany Powell, Kelvin Ingram Jr., Nadling Fletcher

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    American Horror Story: Delicate

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    Doja Cat – Demons

    Olha Tarnovetska, Catherine Paschen, Nicolas D. Gonzalez, Patrick Bradberry

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    American Horror Story: Delicate

    Joe Matke, Jeri Baker, Johnny Lomeli

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    Tinisha Boyd Nena Davis

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    Die Frau ohne Schatten Opera by Richard Strauss

    Jeanna Parham, Melanie Birch, Denise Gutierrez, Lisa Patnoe

    Don Giovanni

    Samantha Wiener, Brandi Strona, Nicole Rodrigues, Nathalie Eidt

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    Robyn-Marie Rebbe, Chloe Nil Acerol, Ashley Roller, Angelina Avallone

    Frida

    Samantha Wiener, Brandi Strona, Nicole Rodrigues, Kelso Millett

    MADCAP – San Francisco Ballet

    Maurisa Rondeau, Gerd Mairandres, Jordan Plath, Toby Mayer

    Best Hair Styling

    The Barber of Seville

    Y. Sharon Peng

    Bolero – San Francisco Ballet

    Thomas Richards-Keyes, Ksenia Antonoff, Melissa Kallstrom, Robert Mrazik

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    Robyn-Marie Rebbe, Chloe Nil Acerol, Elizabeth Printz, Thomas Augustine

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    Laura Caponera

    Marriage of Figaro

    Samantha Wiener, Danielle Richter, Jacki Noccerino, Morgan Sellars

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  • James Gunn Wins PETA's Person of the Year Award

    James Gunn Wins PETA's Person of the Year Award

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    James Gunn walks the red carpet with a live raccoon on his shoulder.

    Director James Gunn (Guardians of the Galaxy, The Suicide Squad) is PETA’s 2023 Person of the Year. The new DC Studios co-CEO was awarded by the animal rights activist group for his film Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.

    The third and final chapter in his GOTG series, Vol. 3 explores the origins of fan-favorite character Rocket Raccoon (Bradley Cooper), who suffered horrific abuse and experimentation at the hands of the High Evolutionary (Chukwudi Iwuji). It was a surprisingly dark and disturbing turn for the lighthearted and comedic franchise, offering a pointed indictment of animal cruelty.

    “For using impressive and stunningly well-crafted CGI animals to inspire tens of millions of moviegoers—who flocked to theaters to see Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3—to have compassion for the millions of animals killed by experimenters in laboratories, director James Gunn is PETA’s 2023 Person of the Year,” PETA said in a statement.

    PETA President Ingrid Newkirk added, “By telling the story of the millions of vulnerable animals abused in experiments, James Gunn has shown himself to be a true animal guardian, … PETA is delighted to honor him for encouraging exactly what the world needs: empathy for all living beings.”

    Gunn shared the announcement on his Instagram, writing that he was “honored and touched” to receive the award. Gunn, who has a rescue dog and a rescue cat, frequently promotes #AdoptDontShop which encourages people to adopt pets from shelters and non-profits instead of purchasing them.

    Gunn’s brother Sean, who plays Kraglin in the GOTG films, said in a YouTube interview with Phase Zero’s Liam Crowley,  “I’m not sure you could find a big movie, at least a big budget sort of tent pole movie, that is more or that is a greater advocate for animal rights.”

    (featured image: Anthony Harvey/Getty Images)

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  • The Guardians Say Goodbye in New ‘Vol. 3’ Trailer

    The Guardians Say Goodbye in New ‘Vol. 3’ Trailer

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    Boy, Marvel is really hitting this being the last Guardians of the Galaxy movie hard. So hard. Like, maybe-they’re-faking-everyone-out-hard.

    The latest teaser for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 arrived in a tweet that reads “On May 5, the Guardians say goodbye.” Then the actual trailer has Chris Pratt’s Star-Lord saying “Are you ready for one last ride?” while the narrator says “the Guardians say goodbye” and then Mantis jokes about Peter Quill dying, and Rocket says they need to give the galaxy “something to remember us by.” This isn’t subtle stuff! Is this a Marvel Cinematic Universe movie or a eulogy?

    At first, it seemed like maybe at least a couple of Guardians would die in this film. Maybe they still will. But it is kind of weird to sell a big fun summer blockbuster on the idea that you have to say goodbye to these beloved characters who are maybe gonna bite the big one. It’s not exactly the stuff escapism is made of.

    Take a look at the trailer below:

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    Here is Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’s official synopsis:

    In Marvel Studios’ “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” our beloved band of misfits are settling into life on Knowhere. But it isn’t long before their lives are upended by the echoes of Rocket’s turbulent past. Peter Quill, still reeling from the loss of Gamora, must rally his team around him on a dangerous mission to save Rocket’s life—a mission that, if not completed successfully, could quite possibly lead to the end of the Guardians as we know them.

    Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 is scheduled to open in theaters on May 5.

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  • Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 new teaser: The misfits come together one last time for a final ride

    Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 new teaser: The misfits come together one last time for a final ride

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    Marvel Studios’ Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 is just one month away from its release. Giving a shout-out to the film’s release, Marvel India’s official Instagram account released a new teaser of the film.

    Sharing a glimpse of the gang on their final face-off, they wrote, “Saat misfits, ek saath, ek akhri baar! #1MonthToGo.”

    The film follows our beloved misfits as they settle into their new lives on Knowhere. Their lives are soon upended by the echoes of Rocket’s turbulent past. Despite the loss of Gamora, Peter Quill must rally his team around him on a dangerous mission in order to save Rocket’s life, a mission that, if not completed successfully, could lead to the end of the Guardians as we know them.

    The film stars Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Karen Gillan, Pom Klementieff, featuring Vin Diesel as Groot and Bradley Cooper as Rocket, Sean Gunn, Chukwudi Iwuji, Will Poulter and Maria Bakalova.

    Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

    James Gunn is the director and wrote the screenplay. Kevin Feige produces with Louis D’Esposito, Victoria Alonso, Nikolas Korda, Sara Smith, and Simon Hatt serving as executive producers.

    Marvel Studios’ Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 releases on May 5 in English, Hindi, Tamil and Telugu.

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  • James Gunn Says Rocket’s Origin Story In ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3’ Is ‘Just Chilling’

    James Gunn Says Rocket’s Origin Story In ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3’ Is ‘Just Chilling’

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    The final “Guardians of the Galaxy” movie is going to get dark.

    In a new Rolling Stone article about the third film in the Marvel franchise, director James Gunn  shared that Rocket Raccoon’s origin story will finally be revealed.


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    The writer-director shared that among the ensemble of characters in the film Rocket, voiced by Bradley Cooper, is the one he relates to “a very core level.”

    “I was always a kid that didn’t quite belong in the group,” he said. “I was a punk rock kid, but I totally didn’t see everything the way [punks] saw it. Rocket had his own traumas early on. And the way he learned to deal with them was kind of being tougher than leather and mean and angry. And that came in response to the things that you learn happened to him in volume three.”

    Gunn also praised Cooper’s work on “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” and teased the darkness that’s in store for the character as his origins come to light.

    “This is the best he’s ever been,” he said of Cooper’s performance. “There’s some stuff in there that’s just chilling.”


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    Talking about other aspects of the film, Gunn shared how he was caught off guard by the ending of “Avengers: Endgame” in 2019, which saw Thor venturing off with the Guardians, a plot point that classed with the “Vol. 3” script he’d already written.

    “They chose to have that ending in editing,” he says. “And I didn’t think it was gonna be in there. ‘Endgame’ came out right after I decided to do ‘Guardians’ again. So I didn’t have much say in what was in ‘Endgame’, and then it came out and then I was like, ‘What the fuck am I gonna do?’”

    In the end, the day was saved by Taika Waititi’s “Thor: Love & Thunder”, which ran with the Thor/Guardians team-up and concluded that storyline.

    “To be completely honest, Thor was never going to be in this movie,” Gunn said. “Taika took a bullet for me. Because I was not going to have him in. I was just gonna start up and there’s no Thor.”

    “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” opens in theatres May 5.

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  • So What’s Going to Happen to Rocket in ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’?

    So What’s Going to Happen to Rocket in ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’?

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    Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3 is on the horizon, and it looks like we’re going to get plenty of the brash fan-favorite character Rocket Raccoon. But while more Rocket is always welcome in our lives, the shots we see of him in the trailer are a little disturbing. Is Rocket going to die in the new Guardians movie? Will any of us survive if he doesn’t make it? How are we going to deal with any more bad stuff happening to this little king?

    Here’s everything we know so far!

    The Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 trailer hints at Rocket’s death

    The trailer makes it clear that we’ll be getting a lot of Rocket in this movie. We see him as a baby in a cage, shrinking back in fear as a hand reaches in to grab him. We see him hugging an otter, who’s known as Lady Lylla in the comics.

    But then things seem to take a turn for Rocket. He tells Peter he’s “done running,” and then we see him lying on the ground, wounded. As he lies there, he says, “We’ll all fly away together one last time, into the forever, and beautiful sky.”

    Then we see him standing somewhere new, without any armor on, surrounded by white light.

    Rocket, no!! As our Rachel Leishman points out, one possible plot point in the movie could be Rocket falling in love with Lylla, but then sacrificing himself to save the rest of the team. However, other fans are speculating that he could have a close brush with death, but then ride off with Lylla into the interstellar sunset.

    What’s important to remember is that Marvel loves to use their trailers to throw us off the scent. They edit footage in misleading ways, and even include footage that isn’t in the actual movie. Remember when we were all freaking out because it looked like Thor might die in Thor: Love and Thunder? Maybe Marvel won’t throw our hearts out the airlock in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.

    What can we expect in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3?

    But then again, this is the last film in the Guardians series, so who knows what dramatic stuff could happen? The trailer is definitely hinting that someone won’t make it out alive. The movie comes out on May 5, 2023, so even if Rocket survives, get ready to ugly cry in the theater.

    (featured image: Marvel Entertainment)

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  • The ‘Guardians Holiday Special’ Is Totally Forgettable – And Surprisingly Important

    The ‘Guardians Holiday Special’ Is Totally Forgettable – And Surprisingly Important

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    The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special is about 45 minutes long, and feels like it was written in about that much time. It is a sweet, silly tribute to the spirit of Christmas starring a few oddball Marvel characters. That’s it. But curiously, this Holiday Special is not inconsequential. In its own tossed-off way, it is fairly important to the future of the Guardians of the Galaxy franchise. While it might not be very memorable, it is essential viewing for Marvel fans who want to be prepared for the upcoming Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.

    That’s because it makes some drastic changes to the status quo of a few of the characters, and even to the Guardians team as a whole. (I will do my best not to spoil how.) Some of these developments have already happened before the special even begins, with the Guardians back at Knowhere, the outpost in space constructed from the head of a dead Celestial that appeared in the first Guardians movie. With Christmas approaching, Peter “Star-Lord” Quill (Chris Pratt) continues to mourn the loss of Gamora, who died in Avengers: Infinity War. His teammates Drax (Dave Bautista) and Mantis (Pom Klementieff) decide to cheer him up by finding him the perfect Christmas present.

    Because Mantis and Drax are eccentric aliens, they decide that what Peter would really like for the holiday is Kevin Bacon (as himself), a “hero” of Earth that Star-Lord talks about a lot. And because Mantis and Drax are eccentric aliens with no concept of personhood, they seem to have no qualms about kidnapping this sentient being and giving him as a present to their good friend. And so they head to Earth in search of Kevin Bacon, with stops along the way at Grauman’s Chinese Theater and a Hollywood nightclub. (The other Guardians — Karen Gillan’s Nebula, Bradley Cooper’s Rocket, Vin Diesel’s Groot, and Sean Gunn’s Kraglin — appear briefly in what are essentially cameo roles.)

    Writer/director James Gunn does at least provide some big laughs, mostly by viewing Christmas customs through the Guardians’ warped and confused perspectives. And in the style of many TV Christmas specials through the years, there are a couple pleasant musical numbers, provided by the band the Old 97s. And … that’s about all this show has going for it. Bautista and Klementieff, who are the special’s true stars, seem to be having a lot of fun, but their performances are wildly over the top, to the point where they barely feel consistent with the previous Guardians movies. (Both scream at least 30 percent of their dialogue at full volume.)

    Clearly, no one took this thing very special, and the viewer shouldn’t either. And yet creeping around the edges of this very scant story, there are revelations about the Guardians that will surely pay off in major ways in Guardians Vol. 3. And if you don’t watch this Holiday Special, you’ll likely be a little confused when they get mentioned there. Frankly, their inclusion is kind of confusing here. Some changes to the team and the characters are dropped so matter-of-factly in dialogue, I wondered whether they were previously established in other Marvel movies and shows and I had forgotten about them until now.

    The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special is certainly not a disaster or an embarrassment like the infamous Star Wars Holiday Special that surely provided some of the quirky inspiration for this Marvel production. But it’s so slight that one senses very little time or effort went into it. And in fact, I just found an interview where James Gunn openly admits that he wrote the entire screenplay in “a few hours.” That does not surprise me at all.

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