According to The Hollywood Reporter, Peter Mayhew is set to reprise his role as Chewbacca for Star Wars: Episode VII. Many presumed he would be a part of the film after he had to cancel his scheduled appearance at Texas convention Comicpalooza “due to filming.” The convention takes place May 23-26.
It will be interesting to see how the shooting schedule for the films will affect the guest list for Star Wars Weekends at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Mark Hamil has been confirmed for one weekend, but no other guest announcements have been made at this time.
Star Wars: Episode VII is scheduled to be released 12/18/2015