Original Chewbacca actor Peter Mayhew posts exclusive behind-the-scenes set photos of Han Solo & more from 'Star Wars' trilogy filming on Twitter
Peter Mayhew portrayed the character of Chewbacca in the original Star Wars trilogy and has forever become an icon to fans all over the world. These days the actor has had his fair share of health issues due to his immense stature, but has kept his spirits up and those of his fans on the popular social media website, Twitter. His latest tweets involved a large collection of set photos from his days filming the original trilogy. Let's take a look at some of the photos the actor decided to share with us!
Though these are mostly just pictures tweeted to his followers, the actor added a bit of backstory to some with plenty of humor. Mayhew also teased a never-before-seen character that might show up in 2015's Episode VII! Though this is just conjecture at this point.
Check out a selection of Peter Mayhew's behind-the-scenes photos he shared on Twitter this week:
George was always going around set showing off his giant Star Destroyer. pic.twitter.com/jNWm8dDFRe
— Peter Mayhew (@TheWookieeRoars) January 10, 2014
"You are not Zazzle MoonBreaker" "I am not Zazzle MoonBreaker" "You like being behind the camera" "I like..." pic.twitter.com/yqHJVI30r1 — Peter Mayhew (@TheWookieeRoars) January 10, 2014
The lovely Koo Stark, who played Camie in Episode VI. Her scenes didn't make it to the final film. pic.twitter.com/vC8ilagrfK
— Peter Mayhew (@TheWookieeRoars) January 10, 2014
We all go a little crazy, sometimes. pic.twitter.com/TJpxRk9YaG — Peter Mayhew (@TheWookieeRoars) January 10, 2014
Another joyous moment on the set!! 0_o pic.twitter.com/rVAgMv6nXX
— Peter Mayhew (@TheWookieeRoars) January 10, 2014
The sign in the back says Zazzle was here... pic.twitter.com/mXBZaxw6Vn — Peter Mayhew (@TheWookieeRoars) January 10, 2014
The most luscious princess in the galaxy and an 11 year old Warwick Davis. I want to be an 11 year old Warwick Davis. pic.twitter.com/SVkdaoH1XV
— Peter Mayhew (@TheWookieeRoars) January 10, 2014
The glow monster from ROTJ that you never saw. Maybe it will return in episode VII? pic.twitter.com/C4qUI7LAwB — Peter Mayhew (@TheWookieeRoars) January 10, 2014