Chewbacca should stick to flying on the Millennium Falcon.
Peter Mayhew, the Star Wars actor who played the famous Wookiee was stopped by the Transportation Security Administration on June 3, the Associated Press reports.
Mayhew, who is over seven feet tall, was stopped by the TSA after his lightsaber replica walking cane was flagged for being "an unusual weight."
Mayhew tweeted "Giant man need giant cane" from his verified Twitter account when the incident happened June 3. He also posted photos showing a TSA agent holding the replica laser sword, which comes up to his chest.
Many subsequent media reports made it seem as though security officials buckled to pressure from Chewie's fans in allowing the actor to board the flight to Dallas with the cane, but officials say that characterization is inaccurate.
