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James Gunn Decorates Christmas Tree with a Familiar Character


Christmas is just right around the corner and with it comes the expected holiday cheer, excitement, and preparation. And big-time directors are no exception, with James Gunn being a primary example. The Guardians of the Galaxy filmmaker took to Instagram to share a photo of his own tree via his Instagram Story, only his comes with a unique touch.

Unlike most trees topped with a star or an angel, the director went with a much-beloved character from his franchise: Groot. You may take a look at the now expired story via the screenshot below courtesy of the r/Marvel Studios subreddit page, which was created to discussing anything related to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. A small bauble of Rocket Raccoon may also be seen in the photo.

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Although Gunn is expected to once again helm Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, the exact place of the next installment of the franchise has yet to be plotted out in Marvel's upcoming Phase Four. Gun himself is also busy working on the DCEU's The Suicide Squad, which will star Margot Robbie, Viola Davis, Joel Kinnaman, and Jai Courtney. The film is expected to see the introduction of several new actors into the DCEU lineup. These include Idris Elba, Michael Rooker, Peter Capaldi, Nathan Fillion, John Cena, Sean Gunn, David Dastmalchian, Storm Reid, and Taika Waititi.

Marvel's Phase Four will kick off next May 1, 2020, with Black Widow, followed by The Falcon and The Winter Soldier in the Fall of 2020, and The Eternals on November 6, 2020.

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