Chewbacca actor Joonas Suotamo has opened up about working on Solo: A Star Wars Story and hopes to work with Alden Ehrenreich’s Han Solo again.
“I do keep in touch with Alden every once in a while,” Suotamo told The Hollywood Reporter. “But I haven’t seen him since the premieres. Every now and then, we’ll message each other, and I hope he’s doing great. If we ever return to Solo, I can’t wait to work with him again.”
Suotamo continued to reveal the cast still had fun shooting Solo: A Star Wars Story despite the behind-the-scenes controversy and long shooting days.
“Absolutely. It was a long shoot, and there was some controversy. But, all that stuff happens outside of the film set. Actors don’t get involved with that. We were still having fun and shooting a film that we enjoyed. Visual effects supervisor Rob Bredow, who now runs ILM, took so many photos and made a book of behind-the-scenes photography. He really captured the process, and it was wonderful looking back and reminiscing about those scenes.”
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Although the future of the Star Wars films and TV shows is currently being kept under wraps, with exception to The Mandalorian and Obi-Wan series, Suotamo hopes the play Chewbacca again.
“I think Chewbacca — more than anyone — is never really gone. So, I’m really hoping. I wouldn’t say no to more Star Wars…”
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