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Star Wars favourite Chewbacca is set to make a comeback in Star Wars VII.
Casting is currently underway for the highly anticipated Star Wars VII; which will see J.J. Abrams take over the director's chair.
Spotlight, a casting website, is looking for an actor who is 7 ft 3 inches tall - fuelling rumours that Chewbacca is making a return.
The advert read: "Male, 7 ft to 7.3 ft tall with a slim/thin build and upright posture. Not too worked out or too thick set especially in the shoulders. Broad facial features would be a bonus."
While the advert did not name the project it did list the producers involved
including J. J. Abrams, Kathleen Kennedy, Bryan Burk and Tommy Harper, who are all working on 'Star Wars VII'.
Peter Mayhew took on the much loved role of Chewbacca in the original trilogy, before the character made a comeback in Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith.
There are no actors officially on board the movie yet but the likes of Benedict Cumberbatch and Saoirse Ronan have been linked to the film.
Also Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher and Mark Hamill have also been linked to the film.
Filming on Star Wars VII is set to get underway next year for a 2015 release.
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