Ron Howardis ready to start promotingSolo, and has gotten a head start by narratingA New Hopein the style ofArrested Developmentand it’s awesome. WithSolohitting theaters in a few weeks and some newArrested Developmentepisodes coming soon, it’s the perfect time to utilize Howard and promote both projects. Though, this mashup puts the focus on the firstStar Warsmovie by using all of the same music and gags from the cult favorite TV series.
The beginning of the newStar WarsandArrested Developmentmashup begins exactly like an episode of the series, except instead of, “the story of a wealthy family who lost everything and the one son who had no choice but to keep them all together,” Ron Howard says it’s about a family “who wants to rule the galaxy, and the one son who had no choice but to save it.” Howard’s dry humor is perfect for the recap ofA New Hope, adding the trademark sarcasm ofArrested Developmentand bringing it into theStar Warsuniverse.
One of the major things that gets played up is the relationship between Luke and Leia in the newArrested Developmentmashup, who obviously didn’t know that they were brother and sister in the firstStar Warsmovie. The mashup successfully uses (or overuses) the Pete Rose sliding head first into second base, which was used every time George Michael’s infatuation with his cousin was brought up. TheStar Warselements fit surprisingly well into the cult series template, and then brought up to a new level when Ron Howard promotesSoloin the middle of the video.
Elsewhere, theStar WarsandArrested Developmentmashup highlights some untruths, like Obi-Wan mentioning that he had never seen the R2-D2 droid before and then flashing to the many times in the prequels where he calls the droid’s name many times. The video even pokes fun at Luke thinking that the Death Star is actually a small moon. The mashup definitely works best if you’re a fan of both of these franchises, because it’s really well done and plays with some pretty well-known aspects of each.
Solo: A Star Wars Storyis all set to hit theaters in just a few weeks, premiering for the first time onMay 10th at the Cannes Film Festivaland then two weeks later on the 25th in theaters all over the world.Star Warsfans have been curious about what Ron Howard has done with the movie after taking it over from Chris Miller and Phil Lord over the summer as well ashow Alden Ehrenreich will doas the young Han Solo. As withInfinity War, Disney has worked really hard at making an excellent and unique promotional campaign for the spin-off movie and this video is the proof. You can check out theStar WarsandArrested Developmentmashup below, courtesy of the Star Wars YouTube channel.
