YES! Re-canonizing Chewie’s family is something I’ve been wanting so badly.
Just wait until they find out Chewie will be female in the Star Wars reboot.
Did you know George Lucas’ original intention was for Han to have a Wookiee wife?
Screenwriter Lenny Ripps said:
What was interesting to me was that Lucas started talking about Star Wars as if it was a real world. He said things like “Well, you know Han Solo is married to a Wookiee. but we can’t say that.”
Ross Plesset of StarWars.com said:
As outrageous as Ripps’s recollection sounds, there is evidence supporting it. Pat Proft corroborates it and an early draft of the Star Wars script (January 28, 1975) has Han Solo living with a furry female creature who he kisses. Proft also remembers learning that Han was raised by Wookiees, which is verified on pages 46 & 131 of Laurent Bouzereau’s Star Wars: The Annotated Screenplays.