Willow all you need to know: Release date, cast, plot, trailer

The trailer of Willow, a television series that continues the story of the 1988 Ron Howard movie of the same name, has been released at D23, the Disney fan event in Anaheim, California where the company revealed a number of new trailers of their upcoming projects. The series will star Warwick Davis in the leading role of Willow Ufgood. The 52-year-old portrayed the character in the original movie. Jonathan Kasdan and Wendy Mericle are the showrunners of Willow.

Have a look at the trailer right here:

The 1988 film deals with a farmer named Willow, who has to deliver a princess named Elora to the humans in order to protect her from Queen Bavmorda, who she is destined to defeat.

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While Davis will portray Willow once again, other members of the cast include Ellie Bamber, Erin Kellyman, Tony Revolori, and Cailee Spaeny. Christian Slater was announced as another member of the cast at D23.

Besides Willow, trailers of Snow White, Peter Pan and Wendy, Hocus Pocus 2, and Disenchanted were also released at the event. It was attended by personalities like Barry Jenkins, Gal Godot, and Rachel Zegler. Godot and Zegler will be teaming up for Snow White, where the Israeli actor is set to portray the Evil Queen while Zegler will be seen in the titular role.

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Another release at D23’s Day 1 was Mufasa: The Lion King. The film is set to be the prequel to Lion King, and will deal with the life of Mufasa, Simba’s father. 

Willow did not receive positive critical acclaim when it was first released. George Lucas, the executive producer of the film, created the Star Wars franchise but was unable to replicate the same success with the 1988 film. It remains to be seen whether the 2022 spinoff manages to win audiences over.