Actor who played Chewbacca shares Star Wars photo gold

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Peter Mayhew had a great view for the creation of Star Wars.

Yes, at 7 foot 3, the English actor has a great view of everything. But playing the wookiee Chewbacca in one of the most successful film franchises in history meant Mayhew had the behind-the-scenes access to George Lucas’ opus that would force good people to to Dark Side to acquire.

As a gift to this galaxy, Mayhew has been tweeting his images. Warm moments between the young cast, special effects in process, storyboards and more show up in this curation of the filming process.

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