Peter Mayhew
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Peter William Mayhew was a British-American actor. He was best known for portraying Chewbacca in the Star Wars film series. He played the character in all of his live-action appearances from the 1977
Mayhew at the 2015 Florida Supercon
Mayhew at the 2008 Big Apple Con sitting in front of an image of Chewbacca
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
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Star Wars: The Force Awakens, also known as Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens, is a 2015 American epic space opera film produced, co-written, and directed by J. J. Abrams. The sequel to Retur
Peter Mayhew
…for portraying Chewbacca in the Star Wars film series. He played the character in all of his live-action appearances from the 1977 original to 2015's The Force Awakens before his retirement from the role. He also voiced the character in Star Wars: The Clone Wars and portrayed him in some television shows, including…
Theatrical release poster
From left to right: producer Kathleen Kennedy, writer and director J. J. Abrams, and writer Lawrence Kasdan speaking at the 2015 San Diego Comic-Con
The Rub' Al Khali desert in the United Arab Emirates was used as the filming location for the planet Jakku.
Bad Robot headquarters in Santa Monica, where Abrams supervised post-production of the film