We spoke w/ Willow creator JonKasdan about the series, hanwaddingham's cameo, and how the tales of H.P. Lovecraft influenced the series.
There’s nothing audiences love more than a good fantasy adventure — just look at the popularity of shows like Rings of Power or House of the Dragon, which have more than their fill of sword-clanging, wand-wielding magic and adventure. But before all of those came Willow, the story of a small but mighty sorcerer who took on cosmic evil to save the life of a baby destined to rule the realm.
KASDAN: Well, it really was about ... I'm someone who came out of seeing the movie thinking, "Well, I expect one of these every three years. I'm supposed to get a Willow story every three years, and I'm supposed to see Elora at seven, and then at twelve, and then at fifteen," and all these things.
But one of my favorite things in the show is, and this was something that arose very late, but in the third episode when Elora stumbles upon the two woods-women in the woods and [one] says, "What's your name?" And she says, "It's Elora." And Hannah Waddingham does a great, "That's a lot of responsibility." And I loved this idea that it [was like] naming your son Kareem Abdul-Jabbar if you want him to play basketball. And it was just like, "Ugh.
She is absolutely the highlight of that episode. I remember I ran downstairs [to my family] as soon as it happened, and I was like, "You're not going to believe who showed up." KASDAN: There's a defiance and an independence, I hope, to all six of them that feels like it comes through in the end. And none of them are going to be sort of bound by their roles or their destinies, or anything but their own guiding heart. And that's the hope of the show.
It's funny that you mention Willow being scary because every time I show this movie to somebody, it's specifically the trolls crawling on the castle. Oh my God, it's the worst. And there was a laugh from the group, but they knew that everyone knew from the onset that one of the intentions was to create images that really stuck with you. And that's what I love about the movies that scared me when I was a kid. They're the ones that have remained in my consciousness.
Speaking of other '80s properties, I was very, very curious. I don't know what you have your hands in, but if you were given the opportunity to give new life to another film like you have with Willow, do you have any that you would like to? Because I would like to see what you could do with Labyrinth because that's my favorite movie.
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