More Cast Members Announced for ‘Willow’ Series Coming to Disney+
We’ve got some exciting casting news for Disney’s upcoming ‘Willow’ series! According to a piece in Variety, Erin Kellyman, Cailee Spaeny and Ellie Bamber are negotiating to star in the project which is heading to the Disney+ streaming network.
As of going to print, Disney has released an details regarding what roles all three actors are being considered for. However, we do know that the show will take place years after the original and will introduce new characters to the world originally established in the 1988 film.
Kellyman should look familiar to Lucasfilm fans. She also appeared in Solo: A Star Wars Story as Enfys Nest as well as the BBC miniseries Les Miserables.
Cailee Spaeny most recently starred in The Craft: Legacy as well as the FX/Hulu limited series Devs. Her next project, according to Variety is the upcoming Mares of Eastown on HBO. Other noteworthy projects include Pacific Rim: Uprising and Bad Times at El Royal.
That brings us to Ellie Bamber who starred alongside Kellyman in Les Miserables for the BBC. Her other work includes The Serpent,” “The Trial of Christine Keeler,” and “A Mother’s Son.”
As we previously reported here at MickeyBlog, Willow was officially ordered last month. We also know that the star of the original film Warwick Davis is slated to return.


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Jon M. Chu
‘Now You See Me 2’ film premiere, New York, America – 06 Jun 2016
We also previously announced that Jon M. Chu has signed on to direct the pilot and executive produce the series. . Jonathan Kasdan and Wendy Mericle will serve as showrunners. Ron Howard, who directed the film, will return to executive produce. Bob Dolman, writer of the original film, serves as consulting producer, with Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy on board as an executive producer alongside Michelle Rejwan. Howard’s Imagine Television is producing, with the company’s Roopesh Parekh and Hannah Friedman in place as co-executive producers. Julia Cooperman will produce.
This is a story that we’ll continue to follow closely here at MickeyBlog. Readers are encouraged to keep following along with us for further news an updates.
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Source: Variety, Feature Image: AP