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[OmegaSupreme]

In case you missed it with all the other crap being shown. The original film is a favorite of mine. I want it to be good but I'm not getting my hopes up.



I wonder if Val will get a cameo?

 

[jufonuk]

I thought the "you think".... was going to go "you know me"

I am hyped for this, looks like a great cast and hopefully walks the line like Dr who does where it is suitable for the whole family but can go terrifying, give the kids nightmares you know lol

 

[Jennings]

I'm looking forward to Willow Smith's cameo.

 

[Artoris]

 

[GloveSlap]

I wish Karl Pilkington was part of Willow's group in this, would have been hilarious.

 

[OmegaSupreme]

I'm kinda surprised he's not in it.

 

[Artoris]

I'm kinda surprised he's not in it.

I think he was trying to get monopoly for dwarf acting parts with woke stuff

 

[Durien]

I got excited for this then saw it is coming to Disney+ Is going to the movies an age of the past?

 

[Stitch]

I got excited for this then saw it is coming to Disney+ Is going to the movies an age of the past?

It's a tv series...

 

[bob_mugabe]

Who's black this time ?

 

[StreetsofBeige]

Wow. I watched Willow a long time ago and dont even remember what really happened. Trailer looks good.

 

[Durien]

It's a tv series...

Lol yes I know. I just see more and more series type shows coming out and less.movies coming out or movies releasing to bot the movies and subs at the same time.

 

[Husky]

Willow!

 

[DeafTourette]

Who's black this time ?

Did you watch the trailer? And why would it matter? The FRAK?!

 

[jason10mm]

It's like the goddammed Charlies Angels in here

We got the.....I'll reserve the word hottie lest they are underage...brunette, blonde, and redhead, an older dude, the damsel in distress is a beardless boy...I'm in!

Warwick looks really good, nice to be back in this world. Is Ron Howard directing?

 

[DeafTourette]

It's like the goddammed Charlies Angels in here

We got the.....I'll reserve the word hottie lest they are underage...brunette, blonde, and redhead, an older dude, the damsel in distress is a beardless boy...I'm in!

Warwick looks really good, nice to be back in this world. Is Ron Howard directing?

From Collider:

"The newly released trailer certainly points in that direction. The Willow series is helmed by Jonathan Kasdan, with Stephen Woolfenden set to direct the first two episodes. Ron Howard who directed the original film is also onboard as an executive producer."

 

[AJUMP23]

Looks fun.

 

[DetectiveBananas]

Always felt this fantasy world had more to offer in a follow up. Looking forward to this and hopefully Val Kilmer can make an appearance.

 

[Big Baller]

 

[sol_bad]

From Collider:

"The newly released trailer certainly points in that direction. The Willow series is helmed by Jonathan Kasdan, with Stephen Woolfenden set to direct the first two episodes. Ron Howard who directed the original film is also onboard as an executive producer."

Ron Howard is probably executive producer just by virtue of being the director of the original. He most likely has zero input on this series.

 

[BadBurger]

Come on, where's Elora Danan? I see the nicest tits in Westeros is unnamed but in eight episodes. So maybe?

 

[bitbydeath]

This looks really good so far, will have to rewatch the original before it arrives.

 

[ManaByte]

Always felt this fantasy world had more to offer in a follow up. Looking forward to this and hopefully Val Kilmer can make an appearance.

He's not in it. They cast Christian Slater as one of Madmartigan's friends as a replacement.

 

[Meicyn]

Missing my man Burglekutt. Every village has an asshole.

 

[JCK75]

It's looking amazing if I'm being honest.

 

[OmegaSupreme]

Will Vonkar be in it? Any of the little people from the original? I just looked up the Meegosh actor and saw that he passed on about 10 years ago.

 

[ManaByte]

Ron Howard is probably executive producer just by virtue of being the director of the original. He most likely has zero input on this series.

He’s the one who pitched it to Lucasfilm with Davis after he finished Solo.

 

[Dural]

Looks good, saw Willow at the theatre when I was 8 with a friend and have loved it ever since. Christian Slater could be good as a Mad Mardigan type character. Can't wait!

 

[sol_bad]

He’s the one who pitched it to Lucasfilm with Davis after he finished Solo.

I wonder why he didn't want to direct any of it then.

 

[ManaByte]

I wonder why he didn't want to direct any of it then.

I think if they did it as a movie he probably would’ve.

 

[sol_bad]

I think if they did it as a movie he probably would’ve.

Would have been nice to have him direct the first episode to kick things of, make it a 90 min episode so it's like a movie even.

 

[ManaByte]

Would have been nice to have him direct the first episode to kick things of, make it a 90 min episode so it's like a movie even.

He did all of the legwork to get it made before Disney even greenlit it though. He got the scripts started, location scouted Wales, etc all before Disney officially let them do it.

 

[Dural]

Would have been cool to see Bryce Dallas Howard direct an episode, she gave us some of the best Mandalorian/Book of Boba Fett episodes.

 

[jason10mm]

Would have been cool to see Bryce Dallas Howard direct an episode, she gave us some of the best Mandalorian/Book of Boba Fett episodes.

Do we know she hasn't? Do we have a full episode director list?

She does good work on mando, hard to say how much is her specifically versus their production machine though. I hope they stick with more physical stuff than the Globe or whatever that CGI dome thing is. Trailer is full of CGI though, so I'm not optimistic. HotD seems to lean heavily on physical sets (or they hide is REALLY well) and RoP, well, no one is gonna touch their CG budget Willow is going into a pool full of sharks, I hope they keep it light and family fun.

 

[Dural]

Do we know she hasn't? Do we have a full episode director list?

She does good work on mando, hard to say how much is her specifically versus their production machine though. I hope they stick with more physical stuff than the Globe or whatever that CGI dome thing is. Trailer is full of CGI though, so I'm not optimistic. HotD seems to lean heavily on physical sets (or they hide is REALLY well) and RoP, well, no one is gonna touch their CG budget Willow is going into a pool full of sharks, I hope they keep it light and family fun.

It's not on her IMDB profile, but you never know.

Light and family fun is what it needs to be, I'd hope they wouldn't go all serious with it. As long as they have some good physical sets I think it will be alright, it doesn't need the grandeur of the other two.

 

[ManaByte]

Do we know she hasn't? Do we have a full episode director list?

She does good work on mando, hard to say how much is her specifically versus their production machine though. I hope they stick with more physical stuff than the Globe or whatever that CGI dome thing is. Trailer is full of CGI though, so I'm not optimistic. HotD seems to lean heavily on physical sets (or they hide is REALLY well) and RoP, well, no one is gonna touch their CG budget Willow is going into a pool full of sharks, I hope they keep it light and family fun.

They filmed a lot on location in Wales (where they filmed the original).

 

[ManaByte]

Early word is that it isn’t great. Guess the embargo drops tomorrow.

 

[Rival]

Early word is that it isn’t great. Guess the embargo drops tomorrow.

Expect scores in the 5-6 range or lower.

 

[Mr Hyde]

Huge Willow fan. One of my favorite films. I'm cautious about this, it would break my fucking heart if Disney runs this IP in the mud. After Obi-Wan, which was awful on all accounts, I'm kinda nervous they will. But the trailer looks good and it seems to be a lot of fun call backs to the original movie. James Horner and Val Kilmer will be sorely missed though.

 

[OmegaSupreme]

Early word is that it isn’t great. Guess the embargo drops tomorrow.

How unsurprising.

 

[ManaByte]

Huge Willow fan. One of my favorite films. I'm cautious about this, it would break my fucking heart if Disney runs this IP in the mud. After Obi-Wan, which was awful on all accounts, I'm kinda nervous they will. But the trailer looks good and it seems to be a lot of fun call backs to the original movie. James Horner and Val Kilmer will be sorely missed though.

One reaction I’ve heard is that it’s just really dumb.

 

[AJUMP23]

One reaction I’ve heard is that it’s just really dumb.

Willow is really dumb....it is a lot of fun, but it is really dumb.

I love fantasy so I will enjoy a really dumb fantasy. And I enjoyed some parts of Rings of Power, and it was majorly dumb.

 

[ManaByte]

Willow is really dumb....it is a lot of fun, but it is really dumb.

I love fantasy so I will enjoy a really dumb fantasy. And I enjoyed some parts of Rings of Power, and it was majorly dumb.

It’s dumb to people who have waited 30+ years for a sequel to the original movie. Jury’s out if it is worse than Shadow Moon or not.

 

[jason10mm]

Willow is really dumb....it is a lot of fun, but it is really dumb.

I love fantasy so I will enjoy a really dumb fantasy. And I enjoyed some parts of Rings of Power, and it was majorly dumb.

This is bummer news if true.

Is it dumb but fun, exciting, adventuresome, and thrilling despite lacking some internal consistency and character logic?

Or is it dumb because it is pandering, ham fisted, agenda driven, nonsense that spits into the face of the original(which is a DUMB movie but fits my former category)?

 

[Mr Hyde]

Or is it dumb because it is pandering, ham fisted, agenda driven, nonsense that spits into the face of the original(which is a DUMB movie but fits my former category)?

If it's this I will never forgive Disney. But given Disney it probably is most likely this but I want to go in with an open mind but honestly, there are not many of these revivals of past hits that has worked. Cobra Kai is the only one I can think of that I've actually liked.

 

[Days like these...]

Looks good! Hype rising.

 

[lifa-cobex]

Is Batman in it?

 

[Irobot82]

Ugh, this looks awful.

 

[DetectiveBananas]

I was really hoping for a 7/10 experience with the series but that might be asking too much. Fingers still crossed

 

[ManaByte]