Quiz 62K views, Live from the Red Carpet of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, #ForceFriday Triple Force Friday Global Reveal, Will Kylo Ren Be As Evil As Vader in Episode IX + Chewbacca Actor Interview, Red Carpet Interviews at the World Premiere of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Live from the Red Carpet of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey. Joonas Suotamo (born October 3, 1986 in Espoo, Uusimaa, Finland) is a Finnish actor and basketball player who was the body double for Peter Mayhew as Chewbacca in Star Wars: The Force Awakens.He replaced Peter Mayhew as Chewbacca in Star Wars: The Last Jedi and played the role again in Solo: A Star Wars Story.Peter Mayhew, however, was credited as Chewbacca consultant in The Last Jedi. Even the aliens were like puppeteering where it's more practical. Joonas Suotamo is Chewbacca in SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY. Performance is incredible. . So I'm wanting to, uh, to, uh, show a lot more Chewbacca. You're taking over for the incredible Peter Mayhew. Hardcore Star Wars fans will be satisfied with the story of how Han became Solo and wider audiences can enjoy keeping up with the hijinks and triumphs of Beckett's team of smuggling renegades. Joonas Suotamo, född 3 oktober 1986 i Esbo, är en finsk basketspelare och skådespelare.Han är känd för rollen Chewbacca, som han tog över efter Peter Mayhew i filmen Star Wars: The Force Awakens från 2015. Joonas Suotamo was born on October 3, 1986 in Espoo, Finland as Joonas Viljami Suotamo. Joonas Suotamo: I think we're just have to wait and see. I love the reactions people have to it and how kids take them. ++ Solo: A star wars story Regi Ron Howard, med Alden Ehrenreich, Joonas Suotamo, Woody Harrelson, Emilia Clarke, Donald Glover, Thandie Newton, Paul Bettany. But at the Solo: A Star Wars Story premiere on Thursday in Hollywood, it … It's something that I've always imagined in my head, but this played out a lot better on screen. Uh, yeah. Joonas Suotamo: Uh, I can't, I don't. You know, they, they had animatronic qualities to them. Now he will be reprising his role as Chewbacca in Solo: A Star Wars Story, which premieres on May 25, 2018. [7 In the newly released Solo: A Star Wars Story, audiences see how the friendship between Han Solo and his best friend for life, Chewbacca, is formed. A one-stop shop for all things video games. Joonas Suotamo is a Finnish actor and former professional basketball player. Joonas Suotamo: Yeah, I mean, uh, we started two months ago or two months before filming. The go-to source for comic book and superhero movie fans. Add our editors' Netflix movie and TV picks to your Watchlist, including "Bridgerton," David Fincher's Mank, and more. Solo: A Star Wars Story (Blu-ray): Ron Howard, Joonas Suotamo, Alden Ehrenreich, Emilia Clarke, Woody Harrelson: Amazon.com.au: Movies & TV Shows Solo - A Star Wars Story [DVD] [2018] Alden Ehrenreich (Actor), Joonas Suotamo (Actor), Ron Howard (Director) & 0 more Rated: Suitable for 12 years and over Format: DVD 4.5 out of 5 stars 13,485 ratings How 'Star Wars' Star Joonas Suotamo Crafted Chewbacca's Most Emotional Scene ... Joonas Suotamo with the Solo: A Star Wars Story team at Cannes. SR: Now, where would you want to see Chewbacca go personally next? Speaking of meeting Harrison Ford, Joonas described their first encounter (before filming The Force Awakens), chuckling, “It’s great. What do you want to see. Chewbacca actor Joonas Suotamo has proven his mastery of the Wookiee roar. The creature effects department is such a great place to just go wander and look at what they're doing because they're constantly adding new creatures to these movies and uh, I love it. Known for his extraordinary height, he served as a body double for Peter Mayhew in Star Wars: The Force Awakens. .well, first of all, are there any future installment, any plans for Chewbacca going forward? Can you talk to me about some of the challenges are, or even a lot of the stunts that you had to do a performing Chewbacca and this film? Solo: all the latest news for the next standalone Star Wars movie The novelization of Solo: A Star Wars Story adds new depth to the film Chewbacca actor Joonas Suotamo … I would say. We started stunt rehearsals and going through all the kinds of fighting, things that are moves that he could do and a lot of it made it into the film. He is known for his work on Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018), Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker (2019) and Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015). He's at least in this part of the movie's over 150 years old. Solo: A Star Wars Story holds its own in the company of its excellent companion Rogue One, but leaves the latter the superior film. In these kinds of anthology films? SR: Now with this film, I've noticed that it seemed like everything was more practical. Joonas Suotamo: Yeah and it's just great to see his strength, uh, in the battle and uh, and just bring it all together as a wholesome character. Joonas Suotamo is a Finnish actor and former professional basketball player. Whether he is playing a younger or older version of Chewbacca, Suotamo faces quite a few challenges wearing the suit. How does that help you as a performer? Joonas Suotamo is Chewbacca in SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY. Joonas Suotamo: It's so easy to fly the Millennium Falcon when you see what you're flying into, when the rocks are coming at you and you're just flying, flying, flying, and the rig moves and everything, everything, all the aliens. Solo: A Star Wars Story (or simply Solo) is a 2018 American space Western film centering on the Star Wars character Han Solo, also featuring his original trilogy co-protagonists Chewbacca and Lando Calrissian.Directed by Ron Howard, produced by Lucasfilm and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, it is the second Star Wars anthology film, following Rogue One (2016). I think I was so nervous that the first thing (I said) when I saw Harrison was, “Harrison, oh boy, I wasn’t even born when you guys made these films. All the latest gaming news, game reviews and trailers. – Unknown That quote sums up how Joonas Suotamo nabbed the role of Chewbacca on Star Wars. Joonas Suotamo Chewbacca (The Force Awakens, The Last Jedi, Solo: A Star Wars Story) Interview: November 2017 How did a basketball player from Finland become a Wookiee in a Galaxy Far Far Away? SR: So speaking of more adventures, Chewbacca is incredibly old. Now, in Solo: A Star Wars Story, Chewbacca shares the spotlight with Han Solo (Alden Ehrenreich) in the origin tale of their great friendship.Chewie sheds his … Suotamo then reprised the role in Star Wars: The Last Jedi, with Mayhew as a consultant. Joonas Suotamo grew up in Espoo, ... Joonas became Chewbacca in Star Wars: The Last Jedi and Solo: A Star Wars Story. Hairs have to be constantly be removed from the mouthpiece and eye areas. [3] [4] Han spelar också i Star Wars: The Last Jedi från 2017 och i Solo: A Star Wars story. 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Joonas Suotamo was born on October 3, 1986 in Espoo, Finland as Joonas Viljami Suotamo. He is known for his work on Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018), Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker (2019) and Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015). Joonas Suotamo: I want to bring those stories that we've heard about. [5] [6]Filmen hade biopremiär i USA den 25 maj 2018 och den 23 maj 2018 i Sverige. We interview Solo: A Star Wars Story star Joonas Suotamo about bringing life to Chewbacca and training for his role in the spinoff. I’m also quite fond of Solo. Joonas Suotamo was born on October 3, 1986 in Espoo, Finland as Joonas Viljami Suotamo. I wanna to give them a nod, but also I know that mystery is good, so maybe we shouldn't try to show all those, uh, legends and bring him to the screen, but rather introduce a deeper character behind Chewbacca and show him in more adventures. 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