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Willow: Jonathan Kasdan Breaks Down Season 1 Finale, Teases Future
Earlier this week, fans of Lucasfilm, & Disney+ & Jonathan Kasdan's Warwick Davis (Willow Ufgood) & Joanne Whalley (Queen Sorsha)-starring Willow, would not be returning for a second season Well, it turns out that the door to more adventures isn't as closed as originally announced Releasing an extended statement on Twitter, Kasdan clarified (and EW was[...]
Willow: Jonathan Kasdan Breaks Down Season 1 Finale, Teases Future
Unfortunately, the technological and financial needs for such a project didn't mean the demands to expand the franchise universe until now with the Disney+ series from Jonathan Kasdan While Howard didn't direct the new series, he did offer creative notes to Kasdan during the filming of the first season He spoke with The Hollywood Reporter[...]
Willow: Jonathan Kasdan Breaks Down Season 1 Finale, Teases Future
When the legacy sequel series was announced for Disney+, his name was mysteriously absent from any of the episodes but does credit as an executive producer as Jonathan Kasdan acts as showrunner for the latest incarnation of the George Lucas franchise While Howard's had a hand at several projects as executive producer, he's focused his[...]
Willow: Jonathan Kasdan Breaks Down Season 1 Finale, Teases Future
Original director Ron Howard and showrunners & creator Jonathan Kasdan spoke with Entertainment Weekly about the unraveled twists and future of the Disney+ series The following contains major spoilers, obviously. (L-R): Jade (Erin Kellyman), Kit (Ruby Cruz), Willow Ufgood (Warwick Davis), Elora (Ellie Bamber), Boorman (Amar Chadha-Patel), and Airk (Dempsey Bryk) in Lucasfilm's WILLOW exclusively on[...]
Willow: Jon Kasdan On The Tone Of The Sequel Series
"Jack has been a great friend to 'Willow' all along, you know," showrunner Jonathan Kasdan told Decider "Between Joanne and Val, he basically is the child of the Willow franchise." Val Kilmer in Willow (1988) Image courtesy of Lucasfilm / MGM / Disney Val's battle with throat cancer, combined with his reluctance to film during the pandemic,[...]
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Jonathan Kasdan (Solo) and Wendy Mericle's (Arrow) upcoming Disney+ Willow series is reportedly in negotiations with Tony Revolori ("Spider-Man" film franchise) for a lead role in the upcoming sequel revival While Revolori's casting and details on his character haven't been confirmed, Deadline Hollywood reports that his character could be a character previously referred to as Boorman, "a[...]
A scene from Willow (Image: Disney)
Chu (Crazy Rich Asians, In the Heights) has been tapped to direct the pilot and also executive produce, with Jonathan Kasdan (Solo) and Wendy Mericle (Arrow) serving as showrunners. A scene from Willow (Image: Disney) "Growing up in the'80s, 'Willow' has had a profound effect on me," said Chu in a released statement "The story of the[...]
A scene from Willow (Image: Disney)
Back in January, the filmmaker confirmed that he and writer Jonathan Kasdan were having "really serious discussions" about a sequel series While no green light had been given at the time, Howard revealed that Warwick Davis would reprise his role Willow Ufgood if the project moved forward to series Unfortunately, since that time television productions[...]
“Indiana Jones 5”: Lucasfilm’s Kathleen Kennedy – “Only Harrison Ford Can Play Role”
Jonathan Kasdan, son of Lawrence Kasdan who co-write Raiders, is co-writing the fifth film of the franchise with David Koepp, who co-wrote Crystal Skull Spielberg expects to return. The first four films were distributed by Paramount globally With Disney's purchase of Lucasfilm, the company will split distribution with Paramount internationally Unlike Fox with Star Wars before[...]
A scene from Willow (Image: Disney)
But Kennedy wouldn't have the position – or career – she's had by just looking at the "now" – which is where Ron Howard's () Willow comes into play. Disney In an interview with the Los Angeles Times last month to discuss the future of the Star Wars franchise as well as the status of other projects, Kennedy[...]
Harrison Ford in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008). Image Credit: Paramount Pictures/Lucasfilm
There was even an updated release date announced in July of 2019, too. This may be due to a script rewrite, as reported by our friends over at MakingStarWars, who say a source has confirmed to them that Jonathan Kasdan's script is getting a rewrite by Dan Fogelman (Cars, This Is Us). According to MSW, Fogelman's script[...]