Posted: June 2, 2019 at 12:42 am TWG Source New \’Star Wars\’ Chewbacca Remembers Original Chewie Peter Mayhew: \”Giant Man With a Big Heart\” Joonas Suotamo, who took over the Wookiee role in 2015\’s \’The Force Awakens,\’ pays tribute to the late actor, who died May 2 at 74: \”He\’d been Chewbacca all his life.\” Leave a Reply Cancel replyYou must be logged in to post a comment.