Ahead of the release of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, the Herald was invited to the global media launch event in Los Angeles. Chris Reed had NZ-exclusive interviews with the cast and director.
In this video, Anthony Daniels, who has played C-3PO in all nine films in the Skywalker saga, explains why he's happy it's ending and Joonas Suotamo, who plays Chewbacca, talks about the death of the original Wookie, Peter Mayhew.
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