Jon Favreautook to social media to share a picture of himself with Ron Howard andSolo: A Star Wars Storyco-writer Lawrence Kasdan, leading to a lot of questions as to why he was with them. Howard then retweeted the picture and answered why Favreau was hanging out. As it turns out, he wasn’t just hanging out, he was providing the voice for a “very cool and important” alien character. Jon Favreau is currently directing Disney’sLion Kingremake and took some time off to record his dialogue for theSolomovie.
Ron Howard retweeted the picture of himself with Jon Favreau and Lawrence Kasdan to announce that Favreau is joining theSoloproject to voice amystery alien character. Howard promises that the character is an important one, but that’s all we really know at this time. He had this to say.
“Wondering why we r all together? @Jon_Favreau is voicing a very cool & important alien character for #HanSolo Flattered & fortunate I could pull him away from his #LionKing directing duties.”
We’ve only just seen the trailer, so there’s still a lot aboutSolothat we don’t know yet. Jon Favreau’s “cool and important” alien character just adds another mystery to the movie.
Ron Howard was asked online if he would be voicing a character or doing any voiceover work like he does onArrested Development. Howard said, “Nope. Zero chance. But thanks for asking.” It’s kind of a bummer that the director won’t be utilizing his voice talents inSolo: A Star Wars Storysince he has such a distinct voice. However, a voiceover part would not have really worked out in aStar Warsmovie, so it’s good that we don’t have to worry about that.
TheSolo trailerwas just released, and we’ve learned quite a bit about the movie since then, though not much about the storyline is clear at this time. In addition to the Jon Favreau news, Lawrence and Jon Kasdan recently revealed that the movie is influenced by theCoen Brothers' cult classic The Big Lebowskias well as Michael Mann’sHeatand Clint Eastwood’sUnforgiven, which makes for a pretty intriguing story. It will be interesting to see how they are able to pull off all of those different influences into one cohesive movie.
Solo: A Star Wars Storywill hit theaters on May 25th and the excitement level is starting to rise after a troubled production hadStar Warsfansskepticalabout how the movie would come out. The new footage and pictures that have been shared show off a darker look, similar toRogue One, which is definitely a good thing. Add in some off-kilter comedy and it sounds likeSolowill be a left turn from what we’ve come to know in theStar Warsuniverse and it seems promising. You can check out the announcement of Jon Favreau’s involvement in theSolomovie below fromRon Howard’s Twitteraccount.
