Peter Mayhew's wife, Angie, posted an update on her husband's health on Reddit:

Hello all!

Thank you for all the well wishes, prayers, good vibes, and happy thoughts.

Peter is indeed in the hospital with pneumonia.

He will make a full recovery, and hope to be discharged within a few days.

Doctors are incredibly happy with his improvements.Sorry for the absence, we left our tablets at home, so we have been unable to post to reddit for a bit.

I'll make sure he pops in later in the day.

Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you!

Love,

Angie Mayhew

Mayhew, or rather Chewbacca, is confirmed to be in one of this year's most anticipated movies "Star Wars: The Force Awakens."  The newest Star Wars film is scheduled to hit the big screen on December 18.

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