Disney+ 'Willow' Series finds new Director/Exec Producer in Jonathan Entwistle (The End of the F***ing World, I Am Not Okay With This)

[Schlorgan]

‘Willow’: Disney+ Series Finds Its Director With ‘I’m Not Okay With This’ Co-Creator (Exclusive)

The series returns Warwick Davis to the title role of Willow Ufgood, the heroic apprentice Nelwyn sorcerer of the original film.

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Willow, the Disney+ fantasy series based on the 1988 movie, has found a new director for its pilot.

Jonathan Entwistle, known for the well-regarded series The End of the F***ing World and I Am Not Okay With This, has been tapped to direct the pilot for the show that is set after the events of the film.

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Jon M. Chu (Crazy Rich Asians) was due to direct the pilot and executive produce but announced Jan. 11 that he was stepping away due to scheduling concerns and an upcoming baby due in the summer.

Entwistle is also exec producing and now joins executive producers and co-showrunners Jonathan Kasdan (Solo: A Star Wars Story) and Wendy Mericle (Arrow). Kasdan wrote the pilot.

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[Fat4all]

warwick davis is returning, right?

i feel like they've been trying to get this going for a while now

 

[Schlorgan]

warwick davis is returning, right?

i feel like they've been trying to get this going for a while now

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Yes and yes

 

[Joni]

Why aren't you okay with this?

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Bad joke, I'll let myself out.

I thought this project was further along, but if they are switching showrunners still now.

 

[Schlorgan]

Why aren't you okay with this?

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Bad joke, I'll let myself out.

I thought this project was further along, but if they are switching showrunners still now.

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It's written, but they lost John Chu. Entwhistle will take over Chu's EP position and direct the pilot.

 

[Joni]

It's written, but they lost John Chu who was going to direct the pilot.

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Yeah, just hoping he doesn't think about rewriting.

 

[sir_crocodile]

Why aren't you okay with this?

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Bad joke, I'll let myself out.

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You say that, but it was my assumption till I opened the thread lol

 

[iareharSon]

I mean neither of those shows are similar to Willow in tone or genre, but hopefully talent is talent regardless of what he's connected too - and he's a good fit.

 

[Morrigan]

Why aren't you okay with this?

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Legit thought the OP was dramatizing at first too xD

 

[Fat4all]

I mean neither of those shows are similar to Willow in tone or genre, but hopefully talent is talent regardless of what he's connected too - and he's a good fit.

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seems like a fun change of pace, to dip a toe into some dark fantasy instead of dark reality

 

[Joni]

You say that, but it was my assumption till I opened the thread lol

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Legit thought the OP was dramatizing at first too xD

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Luckily I knew The End of the F***ing World was a real thing.

 

[Alcoremortis]

lol I was like "wait, what's so bad about this guy?"

 

[kurahador]

Urghhh...this hurts. Still sad I'm Not Okay With This got cancelled due to covid.

 

[ZackieChan]

Was that the one with Elijah Wood as the wanna be badass and the woman from Heavenly Creatures(?)? Really enjoyed that. This will be totally different, but at least the director is competent! We could always have gotten Scott Buck or someone like that.

 

[GrrImAFridge]

Was that the one with Elijah Wood as the wanna be badass and the woman from Heavenly Creatures(?)? Really enjoyed that. This will be totally different, but at least the director is competent! We could always have gotten Scott Buck or someone like that.

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You're thinking of I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore.

 

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[Bradford]

reading this headline has made me question if reality has become completely untethered

i am so very down for a willow reboot by the goddamn end of the fucking world guy

 

[Messofanego]

I am okay with seeing this pilot, cause both those shows are bloody fantastic. I know nothing about Willow, I'm in here just because of Entwistle.

 

[ZackieChan]

You're thinking of I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore.

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Dammit. Guess I'll check out this guy's stuff, too 😁

 

[Fat4all]

I know nothing about Willow, I'm in here just because of Entwistle.

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it's a very traditional fantasy film, very Tolkien-like with prophecies and a journey and the like

lots of LP actors were in the cast, and the lead being LP gave it a pretty big impact at the time

 

[makonero]

I am okay with seeing this pilot, cause both those shows are bloody fantastic. I know nothing about Willow, I'm in here just because of Entwistle.

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I just watched it today and it's extremely derivative—you can pick out pieces of famous fantasy works they cribbed from pretty easily. But it's fun and has charm and Warwick is criminally underused even though he's ostensibly the main character.

I think it's a really fertile piece of work to spring new ideas from, and I'm super interested in where they take the new show.

 

[AuthenticM]

calm the f*** down, OP.

 

[TASTokyo]

Willow was one of my favourite movies as a kid. Will be very interested to see how a reboot is.

 

[Schlorgan]

calm the f*** down, OP.

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no