Posted by Curto on October 22, 2007 at 03:00 PM CST
Unfortunately, I was called away for the beginning of the final panel during Star Wars Fan Days that featured Paul Weston (Nikto Vedain), Peter Mayhew (Chewbacca), Tim Rose (Admiral Ackbar, Salacious Crumb, Sy Snootles), and Mike Quinn (Nien Nunb, Jabba the Hutt), but I did catch the ending.
The four men talked a bit about their costumes during filming, and the challenges of acting in a Star Wars alien costume that took 4-6 hours to put on in some cases, or trying to see of out eyes that aren't your (such as Tim's Ackbar outfit).
Peter talked about the return of Chewbacca for Revenge of the Sith, and how having a real live wookiee is way better than CGI.
The most amusing story they shared with the audience was that Paul and Mike just realized the night before that they worked together on Jim Henson's The Great Muppet Caper: Paul was wearing a Fozzie Bear costume, driving through the streets of London, while Mike was next to him crouched down holding up Kermit and Gonzo, looking out the window. Since they were hired for the film, neither man knew it was actually the other until they were discussing it at the party Saturday night.
