Joonas Suotamo , 33, jumps for the third time furry Chewbacca role. Now he plays the character in the Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker in the movie, which decides the entire nine-piece Skywalker saga. The world premiere is 18. December.

the Story starts in 1977 when the first Star wars movie come to the premiere.

Suotamo has been involved in intergalactic battle in Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) -movie since, but he was still Chewbacca original actor Peter Mayhew ’s deputy.

Suotamo told Yle that the latest Star wars movie chewbacca have a significant role.

photo shoot was hectic. We did a lot of work, Suotamo said.

the movie was according to her special emotional charge, as all knew they were doing more than 40-year-old space adventure of the last part.

Suotamo can’t reveal where all of Chewbacca in the upcoming film will have.

the saga of two in the last part of the rebel alliance have outnumbered, and the upcoming film to explain how Chewbacca and partners to help the rebel alliance fight in the first order. It Suotamo tell.

Joonas Suotamo return to the Chewbacca role in the latest Star wars movie.2019 ILM and Lucasfilm LtdChewbacca is strong and it should be visible on the big screen

in December, premiered the film was shot, inter alia, the Wadi rum desert in Jordan. Red sand known as the desert is familiar to many in the movies, and it has been used especially to Mars therewith movies description day old. British film Lawrence of Arabia made it known already in the 1960s.

the Desert heat, Suotamo I had to wear a photo shoot wearing the shirt, which was built in the cold water system. The torso remained cool in the pipe flowing in the glass of ice water, thanks.

It was actually a rescue. There would otherwise be pretty hot.

the actor’s work Suotamo compare mimiikkaan.

– the Actor must bring with gestures and quick decisions out of it, what the scenes required.

Suotamon need to get through a mask out the character of their feelings, such as, for example, frustration or joy.

It is an interesting challenge Chewbacca in the presentation, Suotamo said.

Costume, he says, is “pretty permissive”, and it does not limit expression. Suotamo trying to get himself seemed to be picture heavy, because Chewbacca is a big and strong creature. It should be visible on the big screen.

in Size and strength due to their Chewbacca I often have to carry the other actors.

There has to be a pretty strong frame, Suotamo said.

He has already a good base. Suotamo is a former national level basketball player. The length he has 2 meters and 12 centimeters.

Star Wars: The Rise of the Skywalker -the movie was filmed in the Jordanian desert. Suotamo got to take a picture of his family, according to.2019 ILM and Lucasfilm Ltd.“I Am satisfied, when the director did not say anything”

Alias and Lost-tv-series creator J. J. Abrams returns in a new movie as a director of the Star wars saga a couple of. He came suotamon familiar to your already Star Wars: The Force Awakens -movie.

– Abrams trust me, but he also has a very strong vision of how a scene can work.

Suotamo praises abrams’s vision and ways to get it. Sometimes the instructor repair Suotamon acting.

I’m always really pleased when Abramsilla nothing to say about my work. I know that doing that something right.

Sometimes an american director makes Suotamon acting small repairs, but generally Chewbacca’s scenes can be Suotamon according to quite quickly finished.

I Like to say, that they can be in a jar on the first take.

Fans enough.Esa Syväkuru / YleHahmot the museum?

film making is a team effort, and the actor may spend long periods of time with each other habitation outside, such as in Wadi rum desert. It affects inter-personal relations. In jordan’s description of the group lingered for three weeks.

Suotamo praises of the latest Star wars movie actresses.

– All come though very well along with each other, Suotamo said.

Daisy Ridley and John Boyega are Suotamon according to his closest associates. Ridley is one of the main characters, and Boyega makes the movie page role.

And in addition Oscar Isaac . He also has a young son, a little older than we Thought, Suotamo said.

He’s got to take his family from Helsinki to the shoot in Jordan.

Now when the Skywalker saga ends, it is possible that the current characters to see more in the upcoming Star wars movies.

no One yet knows whether R2-D2, C-3PO and Chewbacca for good to the museum.

films present produced by Disney is only told that the Star wars remains undetermined break.

Suotamo can’t yet say what he do in the future.

He hoped to be able to perform on their own face. Suits outside.

– Should probably visit a lot of auditions and networking in Los Angeles, Suotamo said.

Still no results.

the Red sand of the well-known Wadi rum desert is familiar to many from back in the movies.2019 ILM and Lucasfilm Ltd.

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