There has been a lot of Star Wars chatter recently with the long-awaited return of Ewan McGregor’s Obi Wan Kenobi, but believe it or not: A long time ago in a galaxy (not that far away), George Lucas attempted to recreate the success of Star Wars with another fantasy franchise and was even helped by director Ron Howard.
Willow, starring Warwick Davis as the titular wizard, was released as a feature film in 1988 but unfortunately, didn’t do quite as well at the box-office. Now, 34 years later, the story of Willow is being given another chance and a new Disney+ series is on the way. A trailer for the series was released on this week at the Star Wars: Celebration event in the US.
Welsh viewers, in particular, should feel a sense of ownership of the new series as it was filmed on location in our beloved country. Production took place at Dragon Studios near Llanharan. Wales found itself a big fan in the shape of lead actor, Warwick Davis, who was seen holidaying in Saundersfoot whilst filming the show. You can read more about that here.
