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‘Willow’ Disney Plus Series Adds Erin Kellyman, Cailee Spaeny, Ellie Bamber

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Joe Otterson TV ReporterErin Kellyman, Cailee Spaeny, and Ellie Bamber are negotiating to star in the “Willow” series at Disney Plus, Variety has confirmed with sources.The project was officially ordered to series at Disney Plus last month, with the film’s original star, Warwick Davis, set to return as well.

Jon M. Chu will direct the pilot and executive produce. Jonathan Kasdan and Wendy Mericle will serve as showrunners. Ron Howard, who directed the film, will return to executive produce.“Willow” the series hails from Lucasfilm and represents the company’s first non-“Star Wars” venture since 2015.

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