Jonathan Entwistle (“The End of the F—ing World”) has been set to direct the pilot for the series follow-up to Ron Howard’s 1988 fantasy feature “Willow”.
“Crazy Rich Asians” helmer Jon M. Chu was originally slated to direct the pilot and executive produce but had to step away due to scheduling issues and a pending newborn baby.
Entwistle is also executive producing alongside co-showrunners Jonathan Kasdan and Wendy Mericle Kasdan wrote the pilot. Kathleen Kennedy, Michelle Rejwan, Roopesh Parekh and Ron Howard also executive produce.
The series sees the return of Warwick Davis as Willow Ufgood and is joined Ellie Bamber and Cailee Spaeny. Production begins this spring in Wales.
Source: Heat Vision
