‘Willow’ Cancelled On Disney Plus Because It Abandoned What Made The Original Film Great [Update: Maybe Not?]

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Willow has been cancelled, which I find at once totally unsurprising and deeply depressing. Don’t get me wrong, the Disney Plus sequel series to the classic 1988 Ron Howard fantasy film was absolutely terrible. It stunk like troll dung. It remains one of the worst shows I’ve ever had the displeasure of watching.

But I wanted so badly for it to be good. More than The Rings Of Power or any of the Star Wars shows, I wanted a sequel to Willow that the Warwick Davis / Val Kilmer film deserved. When I first heard about the Disney Plus live-action series I was thrilled. I had no idea what crushing disappointment lay in wait, but I wish I’d prepared myself better. Steeled myself for what was to come.

I guess I wanted to believe. Warick Davis was onboard and optimistic. Ron Howard was

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