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09-04-05, 10:38 AM
Peter Mayhew, who returns to the Star Wars saga as the Wookiee Chewbacca in Episode III, told Sci Fi Wire that he will look slightly different from his incarnations in previous installments. "Chewie is younger in Episode III, so it meant they had to make a different costume, because Chewie is now lighter-colored," Mayhew said in an interview. "He's like a puppy that is one color and changes as he gets older."
Mayhew played the furry co-pilot in the original Star Wars trilogy and once again puts on the suit for the last prequel, Star Wars: Episode III—Revenge of the Sith. "The actual costume itself was no different, except we've got a 'cool suit' running through it now, so that's wonderful," Mayhew said. "But once I get the costume on, that character comes out. There are no two ways about it. Chewie is one of those characters that never said a line throughout the whole of the three movies, and this one just finishes that off nicely. Chewie is a rock star anyway. He's one of those characters that you either love him or hate him, and most people love him."
A frequent Star Wars convention guest around the world, Mayhew said that fans still ask about the legendarily bad '70s television program, Star Wars Holiday Special, that revolved around Chewbacca and his family. "No matter where it is, someone will come up and say, 'Holiday Special,'” Mayhew said with a laugh. "I usually blow it over and say it was something we did because we could do it. The mere fact that George [Lucas] doesn't like it is right, and for me it was just another job. Maybe if George had just put it out, probably all the fans would have forgotten about it. But George is the governor, and we do what George wants. If he wants to put us in a dashiki, it's up to him, and we will do whatever he wants and be glad of it!" Star Wars: Episode III opens on May 19.
SOURCE (http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire2005/index.php?category=0&id=30787)
Mayhew played the furry co-pilot in the original Star Wars trilogy and once again puts on the suit for the last prequel, Star Wars: Episode III—Revenge of the Sith. "The actual costume itself was no different, except we've got a 'cool suit' running through it now, so that's wonderful," Mayhew said. "But once I get the costume on, that character comes out. There are no two ways about it. Chewie is one of those characters that never said a line throughout the whole of the three movies, and this one just finishes that off nicely. Chewie is a rock star anyway. He's one of those characters that you either love him or hate him, and most people love him."
A frequent Star Wars convention guest around the world, Mayhew said that fans still ask about the legendarily bad '70s television program, Star Wars Holiday Special, that revolved around Chewbacca and his family. "No matter where it is, someone will come up and say, 'Holiday Special,'” Mayhew said with a laugh. "I usually blow it over and say it was something we did because we could do it. The mere fact that George [Lucas] doesn't like it is right, and for me it was just another job. Maybe if George had just put it out, probably all the fans would have forgotten about it. But George is the governor, and we do what George wants. If he wants to put us in a dashiki, it's up to him, and we will do whatever he wants and be glad of it!" Star Wars: Episode III opens on May 19.
SOURCE (http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire2005/index.php?category=0&id=30787)