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, has been tapped to direct the pilot episode of the upcoming Disney+ show.
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The Hollywood Reporter has the scoop on the “Willow” TV series, which is now moving ahead with Jonathan Entwistle as executive producer and director for the pilot. He’s joining co-showrunners and executive producers Wendy Mericle and Jonathan Kasdan, the latter of which also wrote the pilot. Recently, Entwistle signed up to direct the upcoming reboot of “Power Rangers,” which will include a feature film and various TV series.
“With its epic world of swords, sorcery and adventure, ‘Willow’ captivated and influenced so many,” Entwistle said in a statement. “I’m excited to be going on this journey and working with Jon and Wendy to create something that is both deeply rooted in that original film and also a fresh, funny and charming addition to the beloved story. To be able to play within the world so painstakingly crafted by Ron back in ’88 is a dream come true for me.”
The “Willow” TV series will continue the story told in the 1988 original film, and will see Warwick Davis return to the title role of Willow Ufgood, and will introduce “all-new characters to the enchanted realm of fairy queens and two-headed Eborsisk monsters.” The show is set to begin filming this spring in Wales.
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With the race to find the next “Game of Thrones” already begun, with an upcoming spin-off of the HBO show, as well as a “Lord of the Rings,” TV series at Amazon, a sequel to “Willow” seems like a no-brainer. Now, if only Netflix, or even Disney+ would bring back the vastly underseen “The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance.”