Davis returns to the role Willow in a new series - a sequel set after the events of the 1988 film which bagged two Oscar nominations and kickstarted the actor's career
Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video playerWhen Warwick Davis made the 1988 film Willow, he was just 17 years old.
So perhaps in an era of remakes, reboots, and sequels it was inevitable that there was more of the fantasy story about an aspiring sorcerer to come, and it is now continuing thanks to a new TV series set years after the film."Prior to Willow I'd been seen in Return Of The Jedi, well not seen - hidden behind the furry mask of Wicket the ewok - so that was my on set experience and the film Labyrinth as well, so this for me was a real leap of faith," he said.
"So for me it was groundbreaking because I had to develop acting outside of a costume where you could see my face, because inside a furry suit, like I was as Wicket, you kind of tend to exaggerate everything to get your feelings across. And the film's success meant it wasn't just Davis who was keen to continue Willow's story - he says fans have clamoured for more for decades."The time I made the film Willow I was only 17, so felt that I was fairly inexperienced as an actor," Davis explained.
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