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Dec 17, 2024
8:16:38pm

Zooropa All-American

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

7:45pm

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

vagabonder

7:47pm

There were horse-like animals in Rise of Skywalker

KingDave

7:47pm

Chadra-Fan from A new hope are just bats

Saregreat

7:48pm

Amazed nobody has mentioned this yet

vagabonder

7:51pm

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

The Pope

8:04pm

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

SalmonOfCapistrano

8:06pm

TWO national treasures

Zooropa

8:16pm

Banthas are close to a wolly mammoth.

JAGA97

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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