Star Wars: 10 Things You Didn't Know About Chewbacca

10. He Was Nearly Forced To Wear A Pair Of Lederhosen

Before he eventually debuted in A New Hope back in 1977, Chewbacca went through quite a few different looks in the development stage.

The great Ralph McQuarrie's early concept art showed off a version of the eventual Wookiee that resembled an unsettling lemur/ape hybrid, with those sketches eventually evolving into the less terrifying version of Chewie fans know and love today.

And it was after star Joseph Gordon-Levitt (who had a cameo in The Last Jedi) posted some of these early draft images on Twitter that Mark Hamill delivered a "FUN FACT" via a retweet that initially sounded too surreal to be true.

FUN FACT: Very early in the shooting of #SW studio execs expressed deep concern that Chewie didn't wear any pants & suggested he wear a pair of lederhosen. That they would focus on this amidst all the grotesque elements in the script made us laugh (& a bit worried)? #TrueStory https://t.co/BCNhWDrwdl

— Mark Hamill (@MarkHamill) April 22, 2021

According to the Luke Skywalker superstar, 20th Century Fox execs were a little concerned about Chewie's lack of pants while the team were in the early stages of shooting the first Star Wars. In fact, they were so bothered about a naked Wookiee onscreen that they even suggested throwing him into a pair of lederhosen!

So, a pair of family members being burned to a crisp was just fine. But a furry alien wandering around in only a bandolier was oddly a cause for concern?