STAR WARS AFICIONADO WEBSITE: BOB IGER

Image by Wesley Mann/ILM for FORTUNE magazine.

The EPISODE VII countdown clock is gaining speed as December 18th approaches. After a previous short break, AFICIONADO, now celebrating its landmark 2,000 site posting, resumes its news compilation links. And what better way to start than with that smashing FORTUNE magazine pic of DISNEY Head Honcho Bob Iger with the new/old Falcon, eh?!

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Cast and crew are in England, the heads of Disney are in and out of Pinewood Studios, so as for this great image of Disney Chariman Bob Iger with Chewbacca? Well, if its a costume character suit for publicity on May the Fourth Day, then its a helluva good one. Costume and make-up tests must surely be underway now for imminent filming, so I think we may well have our first glimpse of Peter Mayhew here, back as our beloved Chewbacca, for EPISODE VII. And I can't wait!

Image: via starwars on Instagram

5/5/2014: Now officially confirmed by LUCASFILM/STARWARS.COM as the first picture of Chewie from EPISODE VII.

6/5/2014: STARWARS.COM's official confirmation via Twitter and Facebook has now been removed. The EPISODE VII publicity mind games continue...