I know I said I wasn't going to do anymore Star Wars Episode VII casting news until we had concrete info not rumors, but this is actually an official casting CALL that's gone out, not a casting rumor per se. (Loop hole bitch!)
Late last week Disney/Lucasfilm/Bad Robot posted the following open casting call:
"Wanted: Male, 7 ft to 7.3 ft tall with a slim/thin build and upright posture. Not too worked out or too 'thick set' especially in the shoulders. Broad facial features would be a bonus."
Now it doesn't take the intelligence of C3PO to figure out that this is a casting call for everyone's favorite Wookie, Chewbacca. I mean how could it not be? Of course the casting call was for an "Untitled Studio Feature" but when the call also falls under the domain of Disney, Lucasfilm, and J.J. Abrams' production company, it's pretty clear what movie this role is for.
I was actually a little taken aback by this news, as I figured that Peter Mayhew, who played Chewbacca in four previous Star Wars, films would return. Unfortunately, the sixty-nine year old recently had double knee surgery and I feel that Chewie's role in the upcoming film(s) may require a little more than just taking Yoda for a piggyback ride like he did in Revenge of the Sith. It would have been nice to have him back but a man's health is important.
Well whoever plays Chewbacca this is certainly encouraging news. I mean this has to mean that Han Solo will return right? To have Chewbacca without Han Solo is like having peanut butter without jelly.
Star Wars Episode VII releases sometime in 2015.
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