Maya Rudolph helpfully recaps the MacGruber film with a song before Peacock series premiere
If you forgot what happened in the 2010 movie, she's got you covered
Excited for Peacock’s new MacGruber series, but not sure you’re quite up-to-date on what falls into the canon? Maya Rudolph is here to help. The actress, who played MacGruber’s first wife in the 2010 film, released a song and music video titled “The Greatest Man To Ever Walk Planet Earth” that hilariously recaps the events of the first movie.
In the video, Maya reprises her role as Casey, the first wife of MacGruber (Will Forte). “This is the story of the greatest man to ever walk the earth,” she says, before jumping into a rousing tune. She reminds viewers what happened to her character—she was killed by Dieter Von Cunth (Val Kilmer) just as she and MacGruber finished saying their vows.
From there, Casey continues to recount the events of the first film. MacGruber has a penchant for ripping out throats while doing “whatever it takes to keep the country safe.” Years after Casey’s death, Von Cunth hijacked a nuclear bomb and MacGruber assembled a team to take him down, but they “exploded in a van.”