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Dec 17, 2024
8:16:38pm

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Bill Walton claims Chewbacca was modeled after him after auditioning for 'Star Wars'

Basketball Hall of Famer and analyst Bill Walton says the 'Star Wars' character Chewbacca was modeled after him. An old quote from George Lucas suggests otherwise.

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/bill-walton-claims-chewbacca-modeled-215730939.html

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Besides humans (and now owls) are any other Star Wars species directly modeled

SalmonOfCapistrano

Dec 17, 7:45pm

RE: Besides humans (and now owls) are any other Star Wars species directly

vagabonder

Dec 17, 7:47pm

There were horse-like animals in Rise of Skywalker

KingDave

Dec 17, 7:47pm

Chadra-Fan from A new hope are just bats

Saregreat

Dec 17, 7:48pm

Amazed nobody has mentioned this yet

vagabonder

Dec 17, 7:51pm

Jabba is a slug, the wolf-man pirate is a wolf, the elephant kid is an elephant,

The Pope

Dec 17, 8:04pm

wolf man yeah, but the rest you mentioned aren't as overt

SalmonOfCapistrano

Dec 17, 8:06pm

TWO national treasures

Zooropa

Dec 17, 8:16pm

Banthas are close to a wolly mammoth.

JAGA97

Dec 17, 8:31pm

Admiral Ackbar modeled after squid. His people are even called Mon Calamari.

Bill Walton claims Chewbacca was modeled after him after auditioning for 'Star Wars'

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