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‘Willow’ Teaser Trailer: A New Fantasy Adventure Awaits On Disney+ November 30

May 26, 2022 3:10 pm

Move over, "Star Wars" series: there's another Lucasfilm property headed to Disney+ this fall. A sequel to Ron Howard's 1988 film "Willow" heads to the streamer right after Thanksgiving this year and sees the ...

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Lucasfilm To Focus Entirely On Legacy Franchises After ‘Children Of Blood & Bone’ Creative Issues

Charles Barfield

January 24, 2022 12:33 pm

News, Television

Lucasfilm in 2022 is a bit of a mystery. Sure, the company has a steady stream of “Star Wars” TV series coming out (as the studio tries to figure out where to take the film franchise), but what else is Kathlee...

The 70 Most Anticipated TV Shows & Mini-Series Of 2022

Brian Tallerico, Rodrigo Perez and Andrew Bundy

December 15, 2021 2:32 pm

Features, News, Television

At the risk of repeating ourselves, though we do encourage you to read our intro and list of the Best TV Shows & Mini-Series of 2021, there is a lot of television out there and it's only growing. And growi...

‘Willow’ TV Series Finds New Director In ‘The End Of The F***ing World’ Co-Creator

Rafael Motamayor

January 30, 2021 10:20 am

News, Television

The "Willow" TV series has found its new director. After Jon M. Chu left due to personal reasons, the co-creator and director of "End of the F***ing World" and "I Am Not Okay With This," Jonathan Entwistle, ha...

Tony Revolori Joins ‘Willow’ Series Coming To Disney+

Charles Barfield

January 27, 2021 11:36 am

News, Television

Disney’s penchant for grabbing existing IP from the shelf and dusting it off for a new audience is happening yet again with “Willow.” The 1988 film drew a cult following over the decades for its fun performanc...

Jon M. Chu Leaves ‘Willow’ TV Series Due To Scheduling Issues

Charles Barfield

January 11, 2021 2:45 pm

News, Television

One of the vast numbers of major projects Disney is working on for its streaming service, Disney+, is the long-awaited sequel series to the fantasy film, “Willow.” And fans of the film were especially excited ...

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Cailee Spaeny, Ellie Bamber & Erin Kellyman Join Warwick Davis In ‘Willow’ Series Coming To Disney+

Charles Barfield

November 30, 2020 1:44 pm

News, Television

It’s been a long time coming for the new Disney+ series, “Willow.” After being teased for years, last month, it was revealed that Jonathan Kasdan’s highly-anticipated streaming sequel series to the classic fan...

Jon M. Chu To Direct Disney+ ‘Willow’ Series Written By Jonathan Kasdan

Charles Barfield

October 20, 2020 2:36 pm

News, Television

We’ve been talking about a new “Willow” project for over two years now. What started as talk about a sequel film morphed into discussions about a TV series, but time after time, there was nothing confirmed. It...

‘Solo’ Writer Jonathan Kasdan Has Already Completed One Script For ‘Willow’ Streaming Series

Charles Barfield

December 16, 2019 3:18 pm

News, Television

Sure, Lucasfilm is probably best known for “Star Wars” and “Indiana Jones,” but the studio has been in the moviemaking business for a while now and has some other tricks up its sleeve. And in a new profile with...

Ron Howard Confirms “Discussions” Are Underway About Potential ‘Willow’ Series On Disney+

Charles Barfield

May 2, 2019 12:46 pm

News, Television

If you are like me, and are someone that grew up on all the crazy ‘80s sci-fi and fantasy films, then you probably have a deep fondness for 1988’s “Willow.” The film featured all the action and adventure you’d ...

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