Does Chewbacca's Wookie Family Return in Han Solo?

Ron Howard recently shared another photo from the set of theHan Solomovie that featuredChewbacca watching some playback monitors. When examined a little closer, one can clearly see two Wookies in an embrace leading many to speculate that there could very well be some Wookie love for Chewie in the upcoming movie. Since the still untitledHan Solomovie is an origin story of Han Solo, it would make perfect sense to get some backstory on his partner Chewie as well, but just how much of his story are we going to see?

Earlier this year it was announced thatChewbacca’s son Lumpywas now a part of the officialStar Warscanon due to his inclusion in the book Aftermath: Empire’s End. The novel written by Chuck Wendig sets up what happened in the years betweenReturn of the JediandThe Force Awakens, which in turn provides interludes of events happening in other galaxies. One particular interlude is set onKashyyykfollowing a young Wookie named Waroo who is trying to wipe out all remaining traces of the Empire by freeing child slaves from a labor camp. Waroo gets into some hot water and then his dad, Chewbacca comes to his aid. Waroo’s full name is Lumpawaroo, aka, Lumpy.

It would be pretty easy to assume that this footage was taken under the leadership of Phil Lord and Chris Miller and Howard is trying to gauge fan reaction to add the Wookie family, previously best known for the so-bad-it’s-goodStar Wars Holiday Specialfrom 1979 into the youngHan Solomovie. It’s not too far of a stretch considering that Lord and Miller were making youngHan Soloout to be anAce Ventura-like smart ass that they would drag Waroo, Malla, and Itchy into the equation. And it’s quite possible that Ron Howard was figuring out if he needed to include the footage at all by looking at fan reaction to the addition of the Wookie family into the already polarizing upcoming spin-off.

We have quite a wait before we find out the truth about the inclusion of the Wookie embrace, but it would be safe to assume that we’re looking at seeing Malla in the picture. Since Waroo and Malla are there they might as well drag in the grumpy Itchy as well, it would only be fair. Or maybe Ron Howard will drop the entire silly idea all together or it could get even deeper and explain the controversialmarriage between Han Solo and a Wookieback on Kashyyyk. Regardless, it’s going to be interesting to see how much of a role that the Wookies play in the untitledHan Solomovie. Examine the picture closer yourself below.