‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens': Peter Mayhew says Daisy Ridley is like Queen Amidala actress Natalie Portman

Original cast members Peter Mayhew (L), who portrayed "Chewbacca," and Harrison Ford, who portrayed Han Solo, attend a screening commemorating the 30th anniversary of "Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back" — Original cast members Peter Mayhew (L), who portrayed Chewbacca, and Harrison Ford, who portrayed Han Solo, attend a screening commemorating the 30th anniversary of "Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back" in Hollywood May 19, 2010. Reuters/Fred Prouser

Peter Mayhew recently talked about his fellow “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” cast members and mentioned how Daisy Ridley, who plays Rey, is like Natalie Portman. Mayhew, who plays the iconic character of Chewbacca, also described his experience seeing the second trailer of the film, especially the part where he is with Harrison Ford, who plays Han Solo, at the Millennium Falcon.

In an interview with Bmag’s Rohan Williams, Mayhew was asked to describe his co-stars especially newcomers Ridley and also John Boyega, who plays Finn. The 71-year-old said that Ridley is like Portman, who played Queen Amidala in the “Star Wars” prequels, because of how “solid” she is.

“Daisy… was a little bit solid. More like Natalie [Portman] on the other movies [the prequels]. But I think, once she gets to see everything going on, she’s going to enjoy it, because it’s going to relax her,” he said.

Mayhew further noted how Ridley's personality blossomed.

“So we watched her blossom, from a quiet young lady, into the girl who was there at Star Wars Celebration. She had blossomed; she was beautiful and full of personality. I think she’s got a lot of personality still to come out, and if the right movies come along, she will do very, very well,” Mayhew told Williams, adding that Ridley is going to be a famous actress someday.

In the same interview, Williams asked the actor about the nostalgic “Chewie we’re home” line in the second trailer of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens.” Mayhew recalled that everyone was crying during the Star Wars Celebration when movie director J.J. Abrams released the trailer for the 7,000 attendees. The parting line at the end of the preview reportedly got everyone teary-eyed, including Lucasfilm producer, Kathleen Kennedy. Meanwhile, Abrams shared that he enjoyed watching people’s reaction to the trailer.

According to the Business Insider, the hashtag #Chewiewerehome instantly trended on Twitter after the trailer was released. Fans also took to social media to share their reactions after watching the second preview for “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” which reportedly made die-hard fans emotional.