We’re not going to have to wait too long to find out if this element from the Star Wars Holiday Special makes it into the movie, as Solo: A Star Wars Story arrives in theaters on May 25.
While this certainly could be a moment of respect between two wookiees who consider themselves to be bros, many have speculated that this is actually Malla, Chewbacca’s wife from the Star Wars Holiday Special.
Then there’s the idea of bringing something from the Star Wars: Holiday Special into the canon.
Then the question becomes, where are they during the events of every other Star Wars movie that takes place after the events of Solo?