A few weeks ago, Ron Howard revealed that he and Lucasfilm had quietly been talking about the possibilityWillow 2and now, the director has announced that the talks have become serious.Solo: A Star Wars Storyhas just hit theaters and is doing pretty well at the box office, and Howard has been doing a bunch of interviews to promote theStar Warsspin-off movie along with the rest of the cast. However, the director is about to get a lot more questions aboutWillow 2instead of theSolomovie.
Ron Howardtook to Twitter today to announce that he and Lucasfilm are having “serious discussions” aboutWillow 2. The whole topic came about whenWarwick Davisand Howard were talking about each other on the social media platform after Davis congratulated the director on hisSoloachievement. This online interaction quickly turned toWillow 2when one fan requested: “More Willow Please!” To which Howard said.
“We are seriously exploring it (Willow 2) with Lucasfilm folks. Fingers crossed.”
This is pretty big news, especially since the last time that Ron Howard discussedWillow 2, he noted that there had been a littlediscussion about the sequel. Now that Howard has blasted the news for all to hear via social media,Willow 2may be closer to becoming a reality than previously thought. When he talked about the sequel a few weeks ago, Ron Howard said that it would focus a lot onElora Danan. He explains.
“I don’t want to give away too much, but there is a little talk of Willow. We wouldn’t call itWillow 2, I think it would focus a lot on Elora Danan, although Willow would have to be significantly involved.”
Ron Howard has talked about the possibility ofWillow 2for many years now, but this seems to be the most serious that the director has taken the project. Disney and Lucasfilm are extremely happy with the work that he pulled off onSolo: A Star Wars Story, and if the movie ends up earning some good money at the box office this weekend,Willow 2will pretty much be confirmed. Let’s hope these serious talks develop into a screenwriter and a cast real soon.
For now, fans looking forward toWillow 2will have to cross their fingers, as Ron Howard put it. Though the firstWillowmovie was not a smash at the box office, it quickly gained cult status over the years and is now considered a classic film amongst certain groups. Even though Howard says that the focus ofWillow 2will be on Elora Danan, it would be pretty awesome to see whatVal Kilmer’s Madmartiganhas been up to all of these years. Plus, it would be great to see Warwick Davis starring in a Lucasfilm project again. You can check out the latest development aboutWillow 2below, courtesy ofRon Howard’s Twitteraccount.
