This is… well, it’s not horrible news. Peter Mayhew is in his 70s, he’s playing Chewbacca in The Last Jedi, and probably will in the next one, too. And certainly Joonas Suotamo has been understudying for the role. But it’s still kind of sad to see how time marches on. Suotamo strikes the right note, here:
I'm ecstatic. It's official. And here is my statement to this terrific piece of news https://t.co/a1DPsNDb2P pic.twitter.com/r4EUZ2r17V
— Joonas Suotamo (@JoonasSuotamo) February 21, 2017
Jimmie describes it best, I think.
https://twitter.com/jimmiebjr/status/707358012353200128
…But I would pay good money to see an animated Calvin and Hobbes In Space movie that was, in fact, an animated Calvin and Hobbes In Space movie. No updating for a new generation. No edge. No darn CGI. Write it, draw it, voice it, put it on the screen. DONE. It’ll make all your money back, and more.
But I’ll go see the Han Solo / Chewbacca origin story, sure. Why not? The Force Awakens was pretty dang good.
So, completely out of the blue my wife asks me, “What’s your opinion of a Chewbacca costume
I of course reply, “Grooowhaaahnnnneahhh.”
She rolls her eyes, and informs me that this is about the Halloween costume for my firstborn.
So I respond, “You want to dress him up as Chewbacca?”
“No, I want to dress him up as Han Solo. It’ll be easier.”
“So, you plan to dress up as Chewbacca?”
“No, I thought that you could.”
“Why me?”
“Because I’m going to be very pregnant at that point.”
“Well, you could go as Ja[DANGER! DANGER, WILL ROBINSON! ALERT! ALERT! ALERT! EMERGENCY SPEECH CENTER OVERRIDE! EMERGENCY SPEECH CENTER OVERRIDE! THIS IS NO DRILL!] mumblemumblemumble.”
She snickers, waits for maximum effect, then goes on “I’d thought that I’d wear a long white dress, put up my hair in buns and go as Princess Leia…”
“Yes. Yes, that would be a very good idea.”
So, I guess I know what I’m being for Halloween.
Moe Lane
PS: Luckily, I had just steam-cleaned what will be the kid’s new room, so I had fumes to fall back on as an excuse.
