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Chewbacca met the hobbits, but there was a problem

sudshr47 May 20, 2018

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Move over, Infinity War – there’s a new cinematic crossover in town.

Joonas Suotamo, a.k.a. Chewbacca from Solo: A Star Wars Story, recently spent some time with Sean Astin, Elijah Wood, and Billy Boyd, a.k.a. Sam, Frodo, and Pippin from Lord of the Rings.

There’s just one problem.

Finally met my heroes — The Hobbits from Lord of The Rings! pic.twitter.com/SHWxH3A0BQ

— Joonas Suotamo (@JoonasSuotamo) May 20, 2018

Suotamo isn’t actually Chewbacca-sized, and Astin, Wood, and Boyd aren’t actually hobbit-sized. But at 6’10”, Suotamo is certainly tall enough to make a photo opp with three guys around 5’6″ to 5’7″ seem like a serious challenge. Read more…

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