Wakabayashi says the pitch featured a Wookie girl who wanted to go on an adventure across the galaxy. And while the idea wasn’t approved for season one of Star Wars Visions , the studio is not ...

In its 1977 review, The Dallas Morning News called Chewbacca a "Wookie." Now, on the film's 40th anniversary, the long national nightmare has ended. On that note: We, too, have something to confess.