
Stories have long been told about him and his heroic deeds, and now for the first time ever we’re finally meeting this revered champion in the Marvel Cinematic Universe: say hello to Actor Kevin Bacon.
The long-time, legendary actor makes his MCU debut — as himself — in the latest Marvel Studios’ Special Presentation, The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special. In the special, Mantis decides that she wants to get Peter Quill the best present ever, and what’s better than getting Peter his favorite person in the galaxy? A plan is hatched to fly to Earth, find Kevin Bacon in Hollywood, and bring him back to Knowhere to celebrate the festive season. Peace of fruitcake, right?
For MCU fans, Peter’s admiration of the one and only Kevin Bacon is nothing new, as he’s been referenced before, most notably in the first Guardian of the Galaxy movie, where Peter calls Kevin Bacon, “a great hero” for saving the day through dance (something Peter than does to stop Ronan ten Accuser). Back in 2014 when the movie first came out, Bacon himself had no idea he was going to be name-dropped by Star-Lord.
“I went to Guardians opening weekend in the afternoon alone and had no idea what was coming,” Bacon recalls to Marvel.com. “If you can imagine sitting there and hearing Peter start to talk about you when you're already deeply entrenched in this movie — and not only that, it's one thing if it was a regular romantic comedy and somebody had made a passing reference, but when it's an actual other universe, it's a pretty out of body experience.”
Exiting the movie, Bacon called his wife and told her that she needed to see it herself. “I said, ‘There’s a little surprise in it, but I'm not going to tell you what it is.’ It's just one of those times when you go, boy, my life is pretty strange sometimes.”
@marvel Imagine walking into an MCU movie to find out YOU’RE the hero’s hero. #Marvel Studios’ Special Presentation: The #GuardiansOfTheGalaxy Holiday Special, starring @Kevin Bacon as #KevinBacon, is now streaming on @disneyplus ♬ original sound - Marvel Entertainment
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Stories have long been told about him and his heroic deeds, and now for the first time ever we’re finally meeting this revered champion in the Marvel Cinematic Universe: say hello to Actor Kevin Bacon.
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\r\nThe long-time, legendary actor makes his MCU debut — as himself — in the latest Marvel Studios’ Special Presentation, The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special. In the special, Mantis decides that she wants to get Peter Quill the best present ever, and what’s better than getting Peter his favorite person in the galaxy? A plan is hatched to fly to Earth, find Kevin Bacon in Hollywood, and bring him back to Knowhere to celebrate the festive season. Peace of fruitcake, right?
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\r\nFor MCU fans, Peter’s admiration of the one and only Kevin Bacon is nothing new, as he’s been referenced before, most notably in the first Guardian of the Galaxy movie, where Peter calls Kevin Bacon, “a great hero” for saving the day through dance (something Peter than does to stop Ronan ten Accuser). Back in 2014 when the movie first came out, Bacon himself had no idea he was going to be name-dropped by Star-Lord.
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\r\n“I went to Guardians opening weekend in the afternoon alone and had no idea what was coming,” Bacon recalls to Marvel.com. “If you can imagine sitting there and hearing Peter start to talk about you when you're already deeply entrenched in this movie — and not only that, it's one thing if it was a regular romantic comedy and somebody had made a passing reference, but when it's an actual other universe, it's a pretty out of body experience.”
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\r\nExiting the movie, Bacon called his wife and told her that she needed to see it herself. “I said, ‘There’s a little surprise in it, but I'm not going to tell you what it is.’ It's just one of those times when you go, boy, my life is pretty strange sometimes.”
\r\n\r\n@marvel Imagine walking into an MCU movie to find out YOU’RE the hero’s hero. #Marvel Studios’ Special Presentation: The #GuardiansOfTheGalaxy Holiday Special, starring @Kevin Bacon as #KevinBacon, is now streaming on @disneyplus ♬ original sound - Marvel Entertainment