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Screenshot: LucasfilmAnyone who watched Lucasfilm’s new Disney+ show Willow won’t be surprised by this next sentence. The behind-the-scenes documentary, Willow: Behind the Magic, is only half-serious, much like the show it’s based on. Willow’s cast and crew give viewers a sneak peek behind the scenes of the making of the show, while also weaving elaborate tales about star Warwick Davis’ narcissism, toxic on-set antics, and more. None of which is true, of course, and all of which is funny, but it gives the documentary a…

Image: Jason LaVeris (Getty Images)Marvel’s upcoming 2024 flick Captain America: New World Order is mostly comprised of MCU alums such as Anthony Mackie’s Sam Wilson and Tim Blake Nelson as the Leader. But it’s got a few notable newcomers sprinkled in, such as Harrison Ford’s Thaddeus Ross and Shira Haas as Sabra. The movie’s now gained another cast member.Per Deadline, Xosha Roquemore has been signed onto the movie in a role that’s said to be substantial. The 38-year-old actor made her feature film debut with as Jo Ann…

The finale of Willow is upon us.Image: LucasfilmIt’s all come down to this. The first season of Willow ends next week and after a very juicy cliffhanger this week, we have no idea what’s going to happen. But, thankfully, we talked to the people who do.Before the Disney+ series premiered, io9 was given the season’s first seven episodes to watch before conducting interviews with the cast and crew. And after seeing the end of episode seven, “Beyond the Shattered Sea,” and knowing no one would ever spoil anything, we asked…

Time to do some magic, Willow.Image: LucasfilmWhere Willow the movie ended, the fourth episode of the show began. Nockmaar. Castle of the evil Queen Bavmorda. The place where Willow, Sorsha, and Raziel saved Elora Danon and thought they’d put an end to evil. Well, evil is coming back in the person of a possessed young prince, and the castle is ready for it.Episode four of the Disney+ series Willow is called “The Whispers of Nockmaar” and it began with the group, now fully reunited, entering the abandoned castle for a big…

Well, that doesn’t look good. Image: LucasfilmElora Danan has been captured by servants of the Crone, an unspeakable evil that threatens to destroy the world. They mean to banish Elora’s soul for all eternity, completing the task the evil queen attempted in the original film. So it’s up to Willow and his friends to go after her. But first, how about a nice leisurely chat? Let’s talk about the uneven but ultimately crucial third episode of Willow, “The Battle of the Slaughtered Lamb.”Though the previous episode left us on…

Willow is back on Disney+Image: LucasfilmAt least they aren’t going to Sauron it. Willow, the Disney+ series that’s the long-awaited follow-up to the 1988 George Lucas/Ron Howard film, is finally here and during the first episode, a mystery emerged. One fans have been thinking about for decades. What happened to Elora Danan?Elora Danan, of course, is the baby from the first Willow: a young girl prophecized to defeat the evil Queen and who Willow and his friends swear to protect. A baby who, at the end of the movie, is…

Willow is back. Image: LucasfilmWillow returns on November 30 and a new clip shows you exactly how it happens.That’s when a brand new, eight-part series begins from Jon Kasdan—based on the 1988 film directed by Ron Howard and created by George Lucas—makes its Disney+ debut. In that film, we met a young man named Willow (Warwick Davis) who was tasked with protecting a baby named Elora that was fated to save the world. And he did, along with the help of the wild Madmartigan (Val Kilmer) and villain-turned-heroine Sorsha…

Screenshot: Dinsey+/LucasfilmIn one month, a new adventure begins in Willow, the continuation of George Lucas’ 1988 fantasy adventure film which starred Warwick Davis, Val Kilmer and Joanne Whalley. Davis returns to reprise his role as Willow Ufgood as he meets a new band of adventurers in the search of Elora Danan. Joining Lucasfilm’s fantasy world are Ellie Bamber, Ruby Cruz, Erin Kellyman (The Falcon and the Winter Soldier), Amer Chadha-Patel, and Tony Revolori (Spider-Man: No Way Home) who seek out Willow and pull…

Screenshot: Disney+/LucasfilmDuring the Lucasfilm presentation, actor Warwick Davis was on hand to present the trailer for the Willow series coming to Disney+. The actor reprises his role as Willow Ulfgood from the 1988 film. Joining him are a new ensemble of faces,which include Ellie Bamber, Ruby Cruz, Erin Kellyman (The Falcon and the Winter Soldier), Amer Chadha-Patel and Tony Revolori (Spider-Man: No Way Home).In the sequel series, Willow has become a hermit who gets called back into action by a young group of…

The Willow display at D23 Expo. Get a better look in this slideshow.Image: io9/Germain LussierWhen last we left the world of Willow, a would-be sorcerer helped defeat an evil queen and put her rightful heir on the path to the throne. Now, decades later, Willow returns, this time on Disney+, and the D23 Expo has several costumes from the show on display.There’s Willow Ufgood, of course, played by Warwick Davis. He was the simple farmer who saved the world in the first film and now has become a powerful sorcerer, which was…