Entertainment TV Peter Mayhew's Widow Gives Warm Welcome to Actor Playing Wookiee Character in 'The Book of Boba Fett' "You have some giant shoes to fill... Peter would have loved seeing a Wookiee truly unleashed," wrote Angie Mayhew By Joelle Goldstein Joelle Goldstein Twitter Joelle Goldstein is a TV Staff Editor for PEOPLE Digital. She has been with the brand for five years, beginning her time as a digital news writer, where she covered everything from entertainment news to crime stories and royal tours. Since then, she has worked as a writer-reporter on the Human Interest team and an associate editor on the TV team. In her current role, Joelle oversees all things TV and enjoys being able to say she has to watch The Kardashians, Dancing with the Stars and America's Got Talent for "work". Prior to joining PEOPLE, Joelle was employed at The Hollywood Reporter. She graduated from Ithaca College with a degree in Television-Radio (and an appearance in the NCAA Women's Volleyball Final Four!) People Editorial Guidelines Published on January 26, 2022 06:43 PM Share Tweet Pin Email The late Peter Mayhew with his wife Angie Mayhew. Photo: Earl Gibson III/Getty Images for Disney The Wookiee family is continuing to grow. On Wednesday, the wife of the late actor Peter Mayhew welcomed The Book of Boba Fett star Carey Jones "to the Wookiee family" in a sweet message on Twitter. "Warmest Wookiee welcome to Carey Jones who is playing fierce Black Krrsantan in the Book of Boba Fett," Angie tweeted from the official Peter Mayhew Foundation account. "You have some giant shoes to fill, welcome to the Wookiee family!" she continued. "Peter would have loved seeing a Wookiee truly unleashed!" Mandalorian Spinoff Book of Boba Fett First Look: Boba and Fennec 'Got a Lot of Ground to Cover' As fans know, Peter portrayed the role of legendary Wookiee warrior, Chewbacca, in George Lucas' original Star Wars trilogy, as well as Star Wars: Episode III — Revenge of the Sith. Peter returned to the role for 2015's The Force Awakens, and also consulted on 2017's The Last Jedi. On April 30, 2019, Peter died in his North Texas home with his wife and three children by his side. He was 74. At the time of his death, the Mayhew family said that Peter put "his heart and soul into the role of Chewbacca and it showed in every frame of the films from his knock-kneed running, firing his bowcaster from the hip, his bright blue eyes, down to each subtle movement of his head and mouth." "But to him, the Star Wars family meant so much more to him than a role in a film," the family added. RELATED VIDEO: Mandalorian Spinoff Book of Boba Fett First Look: Boba and Fennec 'Got a Lot of Ground to Cover' In December 2021, The Book of Boba Fett premiered on Disney+. The series, which is a spinoff of the platform's The Mandalorian, follows bounty hunters Boba Fett (Temuera Morrison) and Fennec Shand (Ming-Na Wen) as they move through the Galaxy's underworld and fight to take over Jabba the Hutt's former territory. Jones first appeared as Wookiee bounty hunter, Black Krrsantan, in the series' second episode, which was released on Disney+ on Jan. 5. So far, five episodes have aired on Disney+. The series, which was created by Jon Favreau, is expected to release another two episodes by Feb. 9.