Joonas Suotamo LIVE! Interview

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Joonas Suotamo LIVE! Interview

Livestreamed Star Wars Celebration LIVE! Interview
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J Joonas Suotamo
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Joonas Suotamo talks about the legacy of playing Chewbacca across four films. He reflects on learning the craft directly from Peter Mayhew, who advised him to treat Chewbacca as a practical-minded ship engineer. Suotamo describes the raw, real-world emotion behind filming Chewbacca’s reaction to Princess Leia’s passing in The Rise of Skywalker.