Many fans have speculated in the past that actor Kevin Bacon could appear in the Marvel Cinematic Universe at some point, specifically for an appearance in the Guardians of the Galaxy film franchise. Now, according to a new report, it seems that may just be the case.
According to Reddit user u/CassandraOracle, she spotted a film shoot for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 near her location. While she noticed that the area had been redecorated to look like a 1980s version of Beverly Hills, one that was dressed with Christmas decorations, and she noticed some interesting people as well. In particular, she noticed Gary Peebles, the stunt double for Dave Bautista aka Drax the Destroyer, and she also received word that Kevin Bacon was on the set.
Obviously, this information should be taken with a grain of salt, but here’s what she said:
They decorated a street in the Atlanta Country Club to look like a Beverly Hills neighborhood at Christmas.
It’s some sort of action scene at night. There were several banged up Beverly Hills police cars. One was upside down and had stunt seats to suspend the actors upside down in the car.
The time period is unclear. The Christmas decorations look vaguely retro (molded plastic Santa and large tinsel snowflakes), but the police cars are Crown Vics from the 1990s or 2000s.
Drax’s stunt double (Gary Peebles) was there. I just saw him hanging around; I don’t know what he’s doing in the scene.
The cast/crew badge said “Hot Christmas” in the style of the Hot Wheels logo.
Word on the set was Kevin Bacon is in the scene.
The Guardians of the Galaxy film franchise has become well-known for including such cameos, along with the MCU as a whole. As such, introducing Kevin Bacon to the world of Marvel isn’t exactly too surprising. Perhaps just the fact that it’s taken this long for it to happen. It’s also worth noting that the emphasis on Christmas could mean that this production was actually for the Disney Plus Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special, not Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3. Of course, we’ll just have to wait and see how this story develops.