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      Disney shuts down its expensive 'Star Wars' hotel, the Galactic Starcruiser. Here's what it was like onboard.

      Walt Disney World's immersive "Star Wars"-themed experience was beset by bad publicity, featured a big price tag and never lived up to the hype.

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      Emotional Peter Mayhew tribute tweet has fans in floods of tears

      The death of Peter Mayhew, the actor who played Chewbacca, has hit the world of Star Wars fandom hard.

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      Yahoo Movies UK

      'The Star Wars Holiday Special' at 40: How a landmark TV turkey was born

      Steve Binder, the director of the infamous Wookiee-fueled variety show, which aired only once, fondly looks back.

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      The Wrap

      ‘Star Wars’ Actor Peter Mayhew Recovering From Spinal Surgery: ‘It’s Been a Success’

      “Star Wars” actor Peter Mayhew has received spinal surgery to improve his “mobility” and is currently recovering from the procedure.

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      Did Chewie eat that porg? Who shot first? Important 'Star Wars' questions answered by 'Solo' cast

      Alden Ehrenreich and the cast of "Solo: A Star Wars Story" answer a series of burning questions.

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      'Solo' is loaded with 'Star Wars' Easter eggs and in-jokes. Here are the best. (SPOILERS!)

      Ron Howard's film mines distant corners of that galaxy far, far away for all sorts of fan-rewarding moments.

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      'Star Wars' shocker: Chewbacca's diva behavior revealed in behind-the-scenes video

      Ron Howard says "Solo" is Chewie's best role ever, and the Wookiee is definitely feeling it in this delightful video plugging new charitable initiative.

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      How 'Solo' rolls dice on a key piece of 'Star Wars' history

      Purists might be disappointed as film will canonize new version of gambling tournament that saw young Han winning the Millennium Falcon from Lando.

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      Finally, it's Chewbacca's time to shine in 'Solo: A Star Wars Story'

      It's time for Chewbacca to play a major Star Wars role, after being denied in the last few films.

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      Disney releases 'Solo: A Star Wars Story' synopsis and it seems pretty vanilla

      The Han Solo spin-off film is headed to cinemas this May but it looks like Disney has played it safe with the plot.

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      The bizarre story that killed the Star Wars Expanded Universe

      It's emerged which story sealed its fate, ensuring that it was scrapped from the Star Wars canon as it forged ahead with the new movies.

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      Star Wars: The Last Jedi Build-a-Bear line has a cuddly porg, Chewbacca, and more

      Star Wars: The Last Jedi Build-a-Bear line has a porg, Chewbacca, and more

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      Emilia Clarke and Chewbacca Celebrate on the ‘Han Solo’ Set with an Instagram Video — Watch

      The Mother of Dragons is headed to a galaxy far, far away.

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      Chewbacca gets a wookiee pal in Han Solo Star Wars spin-off

      Will Chewbacca get a wookiee girlfriend in the upcoming Han Solo movie?

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      Han Solo leaked set pictures feature Chewie and Woody Harrelson

      New Han Solo set photos confirm the return of Chewie... and give us a look at Woody Harrelson.

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      'Star Wars' Star Lupita Nyong'o Is Hopeful About a Chewbacca-Maz Kanata Romance

      What is the  single greatest romance in Star Wars? In The Force Awakens, when Han, Fin, Rey, and BB-8 meet up with Maz, she asks where her 'boyfriend' Chewbacca is. When Yahoo Movies asked Maz herself, Lupita NYong’o, if there was any hope for those two, she said this.

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      Mike P Williams

      Star Wars: A New Hope: Obi-Wan Kenobi SURVIVED In Original Script

      Legendary Chewbacca actor Peter Mayhew has shared part of the original script he owns from ‘Star Wars: A New Hope’, whereby Obi-Wan Kenobi survives his battle with Darth Vader. Mayhew (who’s also in ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ as the seven foot wookie) has been sharing pages from his original script on Twitter ever since February.

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      Tom Butler

      JJ Abrams: Chewbacca Snub Was Biggest Mistake of Star Wars: The Force Awakens

      What is Princess Leia’s beef with Chewbacca? First she snubbed him by not awarding him with a medal at the end of ‘Star Wars’ and then she snubbed him at the end of ‘The Force Awakens’ at his most fragile moment in the series yet. JJ Abrams has held his hands up and admitted the second, arguably more devastating, snub is his biggest regret about making ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’.

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      Chewbacca to Appear in New Han Solo Movie, Confirms Disney’s Bob Iger

      Disney chief Bob Iger talked Star Wars during his time at the Deutsche Bank 2016 Media, Internet & Telecom Conference on Tuesday, confirming that Chewbacca would appear in the new Han Solo standalone movie being directed by Phil Lord and Chris Miller. The next film in the Star Wars universe to hit theaters will be Gareth Edwards‘ Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, which is due on Dec. 18. “Rogue One … is about a band of rebels plotting to steal the plans to the Death Star,” the Disney boss said.

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      Marcus Errico

      Chewie Proves It: Han Shot First

      Peter Mayhew, the actor under the fur suit in the original Star Wars trilogy and The Force Awakens, has been taking to Twitter for the past few weeks to post his script for the 1977 film that launched the franchise. For years, it was clear to pretty much everyone in the galaxy that Han wasn’t going to be outrdrawn by a lizard-looking twerp, and that before Greedo could pull the trigger, Han shot first.

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      Mike P Williams

      Star Wars: The Force Awakens: Gruesome Chewbacca Scene Cut From Film

      Surprisingly, there was around 20 minutes of footage cut from J.J. Abrams’ ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’, including a rather grisly scene involving Chewbacca, if rumour is to be believed. Den of Geek reckon they’ve sufficient evidence to assume one of the deleted scenes is a violent one involving Chewbacca in the cantina on the planet of Takodana. After having her gun snatched by Plutt, Chewbacca defends her by grabbing and ripping his arms off, which is nice.

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      Orlando Parfitt

      Meet The New Chewbacca Actor In Star Wars: The Force Awakens

      ‘Star Wars’ fans will be delighted that Chewbacca, Han Solo’s faithful buddy, returns for a prominent role in ‘The Force Awakens’. It’s also heartening that the actor who played him in the original films, Peter Mayhew, is also back inside the costume this time around.

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      Ryan Leston

      Star Wars 7 Trailer Teases Major Character Death?

      ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ may have revealed its first casualty… as a major character’s death scene is potentially seen in the new trailer. There are plenty of blink-and-you’ll-miss-it moments during the full ‘Star Wars 7’ trailer… including our first look at Poe Dameron’s black X-Wing and even a nod to the classic ‘Star Wars’ character, Boba Fett. - Star Wars: Rogue One Script Re-Written?

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