relatively short amount of time" after Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. Reprising their MCU roles in the series are Mark Ruffalo as Bruce Banner / Hulk, Tim Roth as Emil Blonsky / Abomination, Benedict Wong as Wong, and Charlie Cox as Matt Murdock / Daredevil. Television specials Both specials in Phase Four were released on Disney+, and are marketed as "Marvel Studios Special Presentations". Werewolf by Night (2022) A secret group of monster hunters gather at Bloodstone Castle following the death of their leader and engage in a mysterious and deadly competition for a powerful relic, which will bring them face to face with a dangerous monster. By August 2021, Marvel Studios was developing a Halloween-themed television special for Disney+ that was reportedly centered on Werewolf by Night. Gael García Bernal was cast in the lead role for the special in November, starring as the Jack Russell version of the character. Filming began in late March 2022 at Trilith Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, with Michael Giacchino directing the special, and Heather Quinn and Peter Cameron co-writing the screenplay, and concluded by late April 2022. It was formally announced as Werewolf by Night in September 2022, and released on October 7, 2022. Werewolf by Night exists within the MCU but does not state "when, how or why". Giacchino has "a very specific idea" of how the special fits into the MCU that had not been discussed with Marvel Studios. The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special (2022) The Guardians of the Galaxy celebrate Christmas and set out to Earth to find Peter Quill the best present. In December 2020, Marvel Studios announced that James Gunn would write and direct a new television special featuring the Guardians of the Galaxy, with the main cast returning. Filming began by February 2022 at Trilith Studios in Atlanta, and concluded in late April 2022, during the production of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023). Shooting also occurred in Los Angeles. The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special was released on November 25, 2022. The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special is set "a fairly long time" after the Guardians parting ways with Thor as seen in Thor: Love and Thunder, and before the events of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. The Holiday Special allowed Gunn to introduce important elements to Vol. 3 that he then would not need to explain