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Chewbacca Gets His Own Book in October

Good news Chewie fans! He is getting his own book this October. I am excited for this one because Chewbacca has an amazing story to tell and I look forward to the take they have on it. We all know I can’t shut up about the end of the Expanded Universe (EU) and I was very standoffish at first when they started releasing Star Wars Books. Darth...

Chewbacca Settles the Han Solo Shot First Debate

A script for the original Star Wars was found by a librarian at the University of Brunswick.  The script proves that Han Solo (Harrison Ford) shot Greedo first.  Peter Mayhew, who played Chewbacca, posted his own version of the Star Wars script on his Facebook, and as you can see, it too collaborates that Han did indeed shoot first. A 1997...

Nerd Alert: Empire Strikes Back Original Dinner Scene Recreation — Han is So Drunk!

I’ve been lucky enough to be a guest on Nerd Alert a number of times, but this is my all-time, hands down favorite clip. To celebrate the end of 2014, I present to you, the recreation of the Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back dinner scene from the recently rediscovered original script from Leigh Brackett (The Big Sleep), who sadly...

Star Wars: The Force Awakens — A Behind-the-Scenes Thank You Video from Chewbacca, Abrams and More

The cast and crew of Star Wars: The Force Awakens wanted to thank you for all for your generous donations to UNICEF for their Force for Change initiative. They posted a video from Pinewood Studios in London, where Chewbacca, R2-D2 and director J.J. Abrams thanked donors for their generosity. Abrams said that after the initial $1 million, Force...