That’s right, you heard it right, folks, The Gilleand Brothers just announced that they will have their second Christmas Special in 5 years.
Their first Christmas Special was released in 2007, hosted by WTMG. The idea was simple, a recreation of their classic short films, shot as kids with a special holiday twist. There was also brand new short films for Extraordinary and The Matrix Revealed, also sporting the Christmas Spirit. The first film also introduced David Gilleand’s first ever Annual Holiday PSA, which he has been doing ever since.
In 2008, while being away from home at the time, filmed his own Christmas Special called “The Jolly Jolly Boo Boo Show – Christmas Special”. A throwback to the Jolly Jolly Boo Boo Show seen in the WTMG movie, this introduced old characters, new characters, and of course, had the 2nd Annual Holiday PSA.
2009 and 2010 had no real Christmas Specials other than David’s 3rd and 4th Christmas Special, but they are bringing the Christmas Spirit back to film with “The Gilleand Brother’s Christmas Special 2″
The concept is the same, although it is not hosted by WTMG, but The World According to Me. Years ago, the brothers had an idea to make The World According to Me into a motion picture, but never had the time or energy to do so. So the short films will act as commercials in an overall story centered on The World According to Me, and yes, it all centers around Christmas.
Some things you might want to expect from this feature coming soon, another Matrix Revealed Christmas Short, another Extraordinary Christmas short film, possibly another Stewart A. Pehd short film, even a Buck and Drake Christmas special. More shorts based off the original Gilleand Brother classic films not visited in the first Christmas special, a remake of one of the shorts in the last Christmas Special, and of course, David will have his 5th Annual Holiday PSA.
It should be fun, as the Gilleand Brothers rarely get to just cut back and have fun while filming, stepping out of the realm of seriousness. This Christmas Special is set to release on Christmas Day, 2011.












