Star Wars-Themed Things to Do This May 4
It’s been almost 13 years since a Star Wars movie was released in May, once the hotbed for box-office juggernauts and tentpoles. Now, films can survive all year long, which was made evident by Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ record-destroying box office in December 2015. However, this summer is …
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‘Star Wars’ lightsaber and ‘Ben Hur’ chariot to be auctioned
LOS ANGELES (AP) — More than 2,000 pieces of movie memorabilia including costumes and props used by James Dean and the lightsaber wielded by Obi-Wan Kenboi in “Star Wars” are headed to the auction block. The auction house Profiles in History announced Thursday that the items, which …
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Star Wars Day deals to take advantage of on May 4th
Friday, May 4th is Star Wars Day and you don’t have to venture to a galaxy far, far away to find Jedi bargains. Best Buy has lots of deals on their Star Wars gear — up to 40 percent off. Kohls is helping you look the part, too. Get two Star Wars tees for $20 online through Saturday. On the Hot Wheels site, …
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Ron Howard Helps ‘Star Wars’ Meet ‘Arrested Development’
The three-minute video contains all the dry wit Arrested Development fans have come to love about that aspect of the once Fox, now Netflix property. Solo: A Star Wars Story, starring Alden Ehrenreich, Donald Glover and Emilia Clarke, opens May 25. Arrested Development is returning to Netflix for a fifth …
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‘Star Wars’ Day 2018: How to celebrate May the 4th in Knoxville on Friday
Mark Hamill, left, Carrie Fisher, center, and Harrison Ford, right, are shown in a scene from the 1977 film “Star Wars.” Yoda and an Ewok, along with more than 60 original costumes from the first seven movies in the “Star Wars” saga are some of the highlights of the exhibition “Star Wars and the Power of …
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Here’s The Star Wars/Arrested Development Video You’ve Been Waiting For
Solo: A Star Wars Story director Ron Howard is the narrator of the cult comedy Arrested Development. So when he started doing voiceover for Star Wars promos, everyone wanted him to narrate Star Wars in the style of Arrested Development. Now he has–and it is wonderful. The Star Wars Show writers …
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Star Wars Memories
From a galaxy far, far away to the world’s imagination, tales of the Jedi and the Sith have reshaped modern culture. As the world marks Star Wars Day on May the Fourth, we asked Austin’s filmmakers, reviewers, writers, and artists about how Wookiees and Ewoks, toy spaceships and re-releases, shaped …
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How Aaron Judge, Star Wars are beefing up Yankees’ bottom line
The “Star Wars” theme doesn’t hurt, but Judge’s allure is also making seats to that game a hot commodity. The cheapest seat you can find on the Yankees’ website is $375. And StubHub has Pinstripe Passes for $65. Don’t know what those are? They used to be called Standing Room Only tickets.
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Tons of Star Wars products on sale Friday for “May the Force”
Star Wars fans have turned May 4 into a “May the Force” holiday, by binge watching the popular movie series, and getting dressed up like Chewbacca or Princess Leia. Shops are taking advantage of this unofficial holiday by offering deals, many of which are only available this weekend only. Here is a …
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Ron Howard’s Arrested Development Parody of Star Wars Puts a Hilarious Spin on A New Hope
It even has narration from Ron Howard. On today’s edition of The Star Wars Show, Solo: A Star Wars Story director Ron Howard stopped by for a very interesting interview about the upcoming film, which is even intercut with some new behind-the-scenes footage. However, he also added his voice to a …
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Is Lucasfilm Developing an Additional Animated Star Wars Series?
After four seasons, the animated series Star Wars Rebels came to a close earlier this year, leaving many fans curious about what the future held for the saga in the realm of animation. In April, Disney announced that the new series Star Wars Resistance would be making its debut, though a recent job …
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Star Wars: The love story between New Zealand and the Star Wars saga
For Star Wars fans around the world, May The 4th is day for love. That’s certainly true of New Zealand. Riffing on the mega franchise’s most famous line – “May the force be with you” – fans use the date to share memes, dress up and acknowledge the cultural impact of George Lucas and Disney’s long …
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Star Wars meets Arrested Development, and it’s about time
Arrested Development met Star Wars on Wednesday, and it was a galactically goofy good time. In a three-minute video from The Star Wars Show, Ron Howard, Arrested Development’s omniscient narrator, explains the plot of 1977’s Star Wars: A New Hope in that same pointed way that’s produced so …
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Ron Howard narrates Star Wars in Arrested Development mash-up
“Now the story of a family that wants to rule the galaxy and the one son who had no choice but to save it.” It’s the official Star Wars–Arrested Development mash-up as narrated by Ron Howard. We’ve seen fan-made compilations that merged these two brands, since Howard is both the official narrator of …
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Ron Howard narrates the story of ‘Star Wars: A New Hope’ in the style of Arrested Development
The channel’s producer Scott Bromley tweeted the new video, writing, “I wrote an Arrested Development Star Wars sketch for The Star Wars Show and then we got @RealRonHoward to narrate it. I’ve had a lot of career highlights but that was one of the books! Enjoy!” You can see the tweet and watch the …
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Ron Howard narrates ‘A New Hope’ in a brilliant Star Wars/Arrested Development mashup
Arrested Development producer and narrator Ron Howard also happens to be the director of upcoming Star Wars spinoff Solo, and on Wednesday the official Star Wars YouTube channel released a mashup you probably never expected to see. Howard narrated a supercut of Episode IV – A New Hope, …
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Star Wars Is Much Better When Ron Howard Narrates It Arrested Development-Style
That’s right. It’s Star Wars: A New Hope, narrated by Ron Howard in the style of Arrested Development. With Howard directing the upcoming Solo movie, it’s only natural that his uncanny talent as a narrator be used for Star Wars. On Arrested Development, Howard served as the show’s devout omniscient …
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Star Wars narrated by Ron Howard is perfect
It turns out that making a stand-alone Han Solo movie was a good idea after all, because now we have the above video of Ron Howard, director of Solo: A Star Wars Story, narrating Episode IV: A New Hope, Arrested Development-style. Howard is, of course, the narrator (and executive producer) of …
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‘Star Wars’ explained ‘Arrested Development’-style is the best thing ever
The Arrested Development-style Star Wars summary is, quite frankly, perfection. Howard, as narrator, punctures lies told by Leia and Obi-Wan, throws in a quick plug for Solo, and makes us realize how much Leia has in common with Maeby Fünke. It’s complete with equally well-timed AD flourishes and …
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4 ‘Star Wars’ parties for May the Fourth around Chicago
The first Friday of May is also the fourth day of the month, which makes it May the 4th, which makes it the unofficial, annual date to celebrate tales from a galaxy far, far away. This year, “Star Wars” fans have not only the release of “Solo: A Star Wars Story” to look forward to later this month, but also a …
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May the 4th Be With You: Here’s where to celebrate Stars Wars Day in Corpus Christi
Channel your inner Jedi this weekend and use the force to celebrate Star Wars Day. Corpus Christi and Rockport are hosting a few events in celebration of the galaxy far, far away. “May the 4th be with you” started as pun shared by fans in the late 70s and has become a full-fledged Star Wars holiday.
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Let Donald Glover Be Your Tour Guide Through Lando’s Millennium Falcon
May the Fourth might not be until Friday, but thanks to Donald Glover, Star Wars fans have an early reason to celebrate the galaxy far, far away. With the release of Solo: A Star Wars Story less than a month away, Lucasfilm dropped a new behind-the-scenes video on Wednesday featuring Glover giving a …
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Is Marvel the ‘Star Wars’ of Our Generation?
The Star Wars franchise rightly benefits from its long-standing cinematic history. The original film was released in 1977, and 41 years later, the series is still going strong with ambitious expansion plans in the works under Disney (which owns both Lucasfilm and Marvel and is just laughing at us as they sit …
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Star Wars rumors: Another Star Wars animated series in the works?
Another Star Wars animated series drop in the near future, with recent Star Wars rumors buzzing, thanks to a Lucasfilm website post. May the 4th (be with you) is approaching quickly, which means the arrival of brand-new Star Wars goodies, and the possibility of announcements on future content within a …
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Texas might have a favorite ‘Star Wars’ movie, and the news is not good
Reviews.org said: “We collected Google Trends data on each of the nine full-length Star Wars movies for the last 12 months to see which is the most-searched-for film in each state. Using a window of one year allowed us to minimize any recency bias, since ‘The Last Jedi’ was released only a few months …
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