‘Star Wars’ Behind-the-Scenes Instagrams Reveal Chewbacca’s Origin
With Star Wars VII seemingly lost in a galaxy far, far away, the series’ producers are holding fans’ interest on what may be the final frontier: Instagram. In the months since Darth Vader posted his first selfie, the galactic franchise’s account has been posting a steady mix of iconic portraiture and behind-the-scenes glimpses at how all six of the existing movies were made.
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Among its hundreds of posts, several pictures stood out, such as ones showing the creation of Admiral Ackbar and others just showing some on-set fooling around, the likes of which Chewbacca actor Peter Mayhew shared on Twitter a while back. Here are some of the standouts (h/t Neatorama):
A test for the first movie’s opening crawl:
Harrison Ford smiling:
Sibling affection:
The makings of an admiral:
Jill-of-all-trades Carrie Fisher:
Silver sheeting that created the hyperspace-jump effect:
Darth Vader’s stunt double:
A giggling Queen Padme:
Warwick Davis and Jabba the Hutt:
Star Wars sound designer Ben Burtt petting the inspiration for Chewbacca and the namesake for Indiana Jones: George Lucas’ dog
Human after all:
Ben Burtt playing ewok sounds:
Another night at the cantina with ILM model maker Don Bies:
Gamorrean guard feet:
Kidding around with producer Gary Kurtz:
A genuine swatch of wampa hair:
Filming R2-D2 in the swamps of Dagobah:
The extras line for the final scene of A New Hope: