Chewbacca is a smuggler, pilot and fighter of the Wookiee race, one of the most popular heroes of the saga “”. Han Solo’s best friend and co-pilot of the legendary Millennium Falcon appears in all nine films that tell the story of the universe.
Chewbacca spoke English on set. Such a view will surprise the biggest fans of Star Wars
Peter Mayhew played the Wookiee in the original trilogy. The actor died on April 30, 2019 at the age of 74. He fit the role perfectly thanks to his height – he measured over 220 centimeters. The task was taken over from actor Joonas Suotamo, who is 10 centimeters shorter than his predecessor.
The Wookiee race, apart from height, is characterized primarily by lush hair all over the body and a special tongue, which has been repeatedly compared by internet jokers to the sound made by a chair when it is moved. Chewbacca growls and roars incomprehensibly throughout the film series, but as it turns out, on the set of the original trilogy, Peter Mayhew spoke lines in his own voice.
The sight of Chewbacca moving his lips without a whine and no English dialogue can confuse even the most faithful fans of the universe. A recording has been circulating on the web for years, where we see Mayhewa’s scene with Harrison Ford, in which they both say their lines in an understandable way for English-speaking viewers.
Adding Chewie’s roars in post-production seems like a sensible decision by the developers. The usual on-set dialogue made it easier for the actors to remember their own lines and react appropriately to Mayhew’s words. Because while in the movies, Han Solo perfectly understands his friend’s every growl, Harrison Ford would rather have a hard time with it.
Source: Gazeta
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