We pay tribute to Peter Mayhew, the actor who played Chewbacca from the first episode of the Star Wars – Star Wars saga, with a fun food gadget gallery to bring the legendary character to the kitchen
There are characters who pierce the screen without ever having shown their true faces. This is what happened with Peter Mayhew, the actor who played the wookie Chewbacca since the first episode of the saga Star Wars – Star Wars. The universe of George Lucas it would not be the same if he had not found in him the perfect interpreter of the good giant, who left us on April 30th at 74 years just near the Star Wars Day 2019, the famous MayTheFourthBeWithYou which nicely follows the English date of May 4 (here the limited edition of Luke Skywalker's milk). The incredible height of 218cm it was his ticket to the cinema, but it is the amazing skill in Peter Mayhew's interpretation that makes the furry mask of the inseparable friend of Han Solo.
5 curiosities about Chewbacca, aka Peter Mayhew
1 The exceptional height of Peter Mayhew is due to the Marfan syndrome, which unfortunately caused him many physical problems that have plagued him over the years.
2 Before choosing Peter Mayhew, George Lucas he had chosen the body builder David Prowse to impersonate Chewbacca, who then moved on to the character of Dart Fenner.
3 Peter Mayhew played Chewbacca in the original trilogy Star Wars (1977), The Empire Strikes Again (1980) e The Return of the Jedi (1983), the third chapter of the prequel Star Wars Episode III Revenge of the Sith (2005) and the first chapter of the trilogy sequel, Force Awakening (2015). In this last film, the actor is joined by Joonas Suotamo, which will definitely take its role in subsequent films.
4 In the Star Wars universe, Chewbacca is a Wookiee, originating from the arboreal planet Kashyyyk where it is spoken Shyriiwook, the language of the tree people.
5 The original voice of Chewbacca, or a mixture of grunts and trumpets, is produced by the sound engineer Ben Burtt who has mixed different animal sounds.
To pay tribute to the legendary figure of Chewbacca, we have put together a collection of food gadget worthy of any true fan of Star Wars – Star Wars. Who wouldn't want to cook cookies cut with them? molds reproducing the forms of the famous wookie wearing the apron with printed his fur or set the table with his own cloth? From the wooden spoon a cup up to coasters, browse the gallery to bring Chewbacca into the kitchen with you!
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