Chewbacca Actor Peter Mayhew Hospitalized: Report

From left, Harrison Ford who played Han Solo, Anthony Daniels who played the robot C3P0, Carrie Fisher who played the princess, and Peter Mayhew who played the Wookie, Chewbacca, are shown during a break from the filming of a television special presentation in Los Angeles, Ca., Oct. 5, 1978. (AP Photo)

Chewbacca actor Peter Mayhew was hospitalized on Monday for pneumonia, according to a report.

Mayhew was forced to cancel a comic shop appearance over the weekend, according to TMZ.com.

His wife wrote on Reddit that Mayhew “will make a full recovery, and hope to be discharged within a few days. Doctors are incredibly happy with his improvements.”

He will appear in the next Star Wars trilogy that starts with “Star Wars: The Force Awakens.”