The widow of Peter Mayhew, the 7-foot-2 Brit who famously originated the role of Chewbacca in the original Star Wars trilogy, has extended a warm welcome to The Book of Boba Fett‘s Carey Jones, who in Episode 2 of the Disney+ series made his first appearance as the gladiator-turned-bounty hunter Wookiee named Krrsantan.
“Warmest Wookiee welcome to Carey Jones who is playing fierce Black Krrsantan in the Book of Boba Fett,” Angie Mayhew said in a message relayed by The Peter Mayhew Foundation’s socials.
Finnish basketball player-turned-actor Joonas Suotamo took over as Chewbacca in Solo: A Star Wars Story, Star Wars: The Last Jedi (with Mayhew serving as a consultant) and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.
With a voice/growl created by Star Wars sound designer Ben Burtt, Peter Mayhew portrayed Han Solo’s loyal sidekick Chewie in all live-action franchise projects through 2015’s The Force Awakens, after which he retired.