The 1988 film, directed by Ron Howard, was a cult hit when it first premiered, a fantasy adventure about an aspiring sorcerer named Willow (Warwick Davis) tasked with shepherding infant princess Elora Danan to safety alongside a ragtag group of fairies and warriors played by the likes of Val Kilmer, Joanne Whalley and Kevin Pollak.

The series' pilot will be directed by Jon M. Chu, who also serves as an executive producer with Ron Howard Kathleen Kennedy, Michelle Rejwan, Roopesh Parekh, Hannah Friedman, Jonathan Kasdan and Wendy Mericle, while Kasdan and Mericle will serve as showrunners. newsletter. If you’re not familiar with the film, allow me to summarize. Sometimes wishes do come true. Disney+ has officially greenlit a Willow sequel series. He’s returning as Willow Ufgood. Davis said in a statement, “So many fans have asked me over the years if Willow will make a return, and now I’m thrilled to tell them that he will indeed. He named his daughter Willow. If Willow Ufgood can represent the heroic potential in all of us, then he is a character I am extremely honored to reprise.”.

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Amy Ratcliffe is the Managing Editor for Nerdist and the author of The Jedi Mind, available for pre-order now. He’ll also serve as executive producer along with showrunners Jonathan Kasdan and Wendy Mericle. Jon M. Chu (Crazy Rich Asians, In the Heights) will direct the pilot. And if you haven’t watched Willow before, do yourself a favor and watch it as soon as possible because it’s delightful.

All rights reserved. Willow - Ron Howard's 1988 cult-hit dark fantasy adventure movie - has been confirmed to be getting a sequel series on Disney+, under the direction of … All of it. No word on whether Val Kilmer could return as Madmartigan, but hey, he and Davis seem to be pals so maybe…. It introduces all-new characters to the enchanted realm of fairy queens and two-headed Eborsisk monsters, and welcomes back its namesake hero, Willow Ufgood, performed once again by the unmatchable Warwick Davis. Superman & Lois Casts DeGrassi Alum in Villainous Role, Saturday Night Live Announces New Original Show After Presidential Election, Fear the Walking Dead Season 6: Western-Style Key Art Released, Agents of SHIELD’s Ming-Na Wen and Star Wars’ Mark Hamill Bond Over Insomnia Troubles, HBO Max: Every Movie and TV Show Arriving in November 2020, Tim Burton Addams Family Live-Action Show in Development With Smallville Producers, Funko's Scooby-Doo With Scooby Snacks Exclusive Pop Has Launched. So the fact that I get to work with my heroes from Kathleen Kennedy to Ron Howard is bigger than a dream come-true. Click away! So as a totally practical measure, she imprisoned pregnant women in the realm and killed their babies. Ron Howard, director of the original “Willow” film, returns as executive producer on the series with Bob Dolman, writer of the original film, serving as consulting producer. And don’t worry, Ron Howard, director of the Willow movie, has a stake in the new show too.

The original can already be streamed on Disney Plus, and this new series will join The Mandalorian as Lucasfilm’s second television spin-off on the platform. 1980s cult classic Willow is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, but fans of the fantasy film may have much more to get excited about.

Everything Coming to Netflix, Disney+, HBO Max, Hulu & … Now that the Skywalker Saga is wrapped, I’m curious to see what other classics the company might bring back if Willow succeeds. WILLOW Sequel TV Series Coming to Disney+, Alpha will be closing on March 31. So the fact that I get to work with my heroes from Kathleen Kennedy to Ron Howard is bigger than a dream come-true. Many have told me they grew up with Willow and that the film has influenced how they view heroism in our own world. Willow, a hapless farmer who wants to be a sorcerer, finds an orphaned baby. Kathleen Kennedy, Michelle Rejwan, Jon M. Chu, Jonathan Kasdan, Wendy Mericle, Ron Howard and Imagine Television will serve as executive producers, with Roopesh Parekh and Hannah Friedman as co-executive producers.
Follow her on Twitter and Instagram. Chu enthused in the release, “Growing up in the ’80s, Willow has had a profound effect on me. “Jon Chu's vision, coupled with the writing of Jon Kasdan and Wendy Mericle, is going to take Willow into new and exciting directions for the series. It’s a bucket-list moment for me. The pilot will be directed by Crazy Rich Asians’ John M. Chu. Jon Kasdan and Wendy Mericle have added such groundbreaking new characters and delightful surprises to this timeless story that I can’t wait for the world to come along on this epic journey with us.”, Chu directed the film adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda's musical “In the Heights,” which will be released in June 2021. The story of the bravest heroes in the least likely places allowed me, an Asian-American kid growing up in a Chinese restaurant looking to go to Hollywood, to believe in the power of our own will, determination and of course, inner magic. It introduces all-new characters to the enchanted realm of fairy queens and two-headed Eborsisk monsters, and welcomes back its namesake hero, Willow Ufgood, performed once again by the unmatchable Warwick Davis." “It’s creatively exciting to not only revisit the world and characters first conceived by George Lucas, Bob Dolman and myself but to see it take flight in such fresh, fun and cinematic ways through the imagination of Jon Kasdan and Team Willow,” says Howard.


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