Well, Wookiee here! New Chewbacca is unmasked at Last Jedi premiere as dashing Star Wars actor Joonas Suotamo arrives with pregnant partner Milla... and he's nearly 7ft tall
The role of iconic Wookie warrior was originally given to 7ft 3in actor Peter Mayhew in the late 1970s.
But there's a new face of Chewbacca, and that man is dashing Finnish basketball player Joonas Suotamo, 31.
The 6ft 9in actor walked the red carpet with gorgeous partner Milla Pohjasvaara on Tuesday night, as his second Star Wars film The Last Jedi premiered in London.
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Making his debut: Joonas Suotamo, the man behind Chewbacca in Star Wars: The Last Jedi, joined his other half Milla Pohjasvaara on the red carpet in London for the film premiere on Tuesday night
In the last film, The Force Awakens, Joonas shared the role with Mayhew, the 73-year-old original Chewbacca, for the more physically rigorous aspects.
For the eighth installment, Joonas took over the role entirely and therefore previewed his first full feature-length as Chewbacca on Tuesday.
And, while there was a Chewbacca on the red carpet, Joonas was spending a night off from the sweaty suit with his glamorous other half.
Joonas looked pleased as punch outside London's Royal Albert Hall, as he towered over his fiancee with an arm around her shoulder.
Taking a night out: Chewbacca was embodied by another actor outside the Royal Albert Hall, to allow Joonas a night off
His first part: Joonas played Chewbacca in The Force Awakens (pictured here alongside Harrison Ford) but shared the role with Peter Mayhew
Joining the team: The Last Jedi is Joonas' first film as the sole actor for Chewwie (here, during a set visit from Prince Harry and Prince William, with - left to right - actor Mark Hamill, director Rian Johnson, actor John Boyega and Daisy Ridley
Joonas previously revealed that he was invited to the London premiere of The Force Awakens with only 24 hours notice.
His part in the seventh installment was shrouded in secrecy and until recently, Joonas was still hoping he would have 'better luck' about his invitation to the premiere.
Before landing the role in Star Wars, Joonas was selling insurance but recently said he 'wasn't planning to go back' as a hint that his future with the franchise is secure.
He graduated in 2008 after playing power forward for his college basketball team.
Cute couple: Joonas and Milla are engaged to be married and expecting their first child together
Soon-to-be parents: Actor Joonas popped the question in August and the duo are expecting a boy in February 2018
Happy news: Milla and Joonas announced their engagement in August
Joonas and his partner Milla are expecting their first child, a baby boy, together next February.
Despite his hectic filming schedule, which wrapped at Pinewood Studios in October, Joonas proposed to Milla in August, on a day out in London's Notting Hill.
'Would I be his wife?' she wrote in a post about the ring on Instagram. 'He asked me today after making pancakes and caught me completely by surprise.
'I nearly swooned like maidens in old novels. Yes, I will. And such a pretty ring. I feel so happy'
Learning from the best: Joonas learned the best way to play Chewie from original actor Peter Mayhew (here earlier this week)
Standing down: The duo shared the role for The Force Awakens (here in December 2015) but Joonas has since stepped into the role full time
The original: Peter was chosen to play the Wookie warrior in the late 1970s, by director George Lucas
At the time of the seventh film, original actor Peter was recovering from a pair of knee replacements.
He says he learned a lot about the character from Mayhew himself, explaining: '[Peter] talked about the mindset of Chewie, how he’s loyal to his pilot — things that require underlining.
But basketball player Joonas - who used to play for Penn State - was warned that he was 'too skinny to be a Wookiee' by actor Peter,USA Today reports.
Peter was originally hired by Star Wars director George Lucas who at the time, was said to be searching for 'a tall actor who could fit the role of the hairy alien.'
He has starred in five Star Wars films, including the original trilogy Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, as well as Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith and Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
Moving ahead: At the time of the seventh film, original actor Peter was recovering from a pair of knee replacements
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