Peter Mayhew has been playing the role of Chewbacca since 1977, and now, he has passed the mantle to his successor, former basketball player and actor Joonas Suotamo. Now that the new Han Solo movie has started filming, the young actor has released this statement to Star Wars fans:
I'm ecstatic. It's official. And here is my statement to this terrific piece of news https://t.co/a1DPsNDb2P pic.twitter.com/r4EUZ2r17V
— Joonas Suotamo (@JoonasSuotamo) February 21, 2017
Welcome to the family, Joonas!
[Source: Joonas Suotamo on Twitter]