Solo: A Star Wars Story - 12 Rumours That Were Utter Bull

10. Chewbacca Meets His Future Wife

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The Rumour: With the trailers featuring a brief glimpse of Chewbacca warmly rubbing heads with a fellow Wookiee, many became convinced that this would in fact be Chewie's wife, Mallatobuck, who was first introduced to audiences in 1978's infamous Star Wars Holiday Special.

The Truth: No, this isn't Malla, and though we actually see a number of Wookiee slaves fleeing during the Kessel rebellion sequence, Malla isn't among them.

Though Malla was officially integrated into the new Star Wars canon back in 2015, it's pretty easy to understand why Lucasfilm is keeping her at arm's length from the mainline movies, given the silly infamy of her origins.

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