2. Casting Peter Mayhew required one main quality

Peter Mayhew had one single task to do at the auditioning for the role of Chewbacca: standing up. After remarking the 7 feet 3 inches of Mayhew, George Lucas concluded “I think we’ve found him.” And so it was.

At 71, the actor reprised the role of the iconic character in The Force Awakens and he pointed out that age in Wookies doesn’t matter, yet the size, that does matter.

“People will notice that he has more gray hairs than last time they saw him, but 30 years in Wookiee time isn’t the same as 30 years to humans.

“Chewbacca was 200 in the first Star Wars film and middle age starts at around 310 for Wookiees.

“His size isn’t intimidating because he’s on your side. Chewie doesn’t waste time talking, he just comes in and saves the day.”