Joanne Whalleyis eager to laugh at her past.

That doesn’t mean Kilmer and his character’s presence aren’t felt.

What can I say?

(Center): Sorsha (Joanne Whalley) in Lucasfilm’s WILLOW exclusively on Disney+. ©2022 Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All Rights Reserved.

Joanne Whalley as Sorsha in ‘Willow’ series.Lucasfilm

I was young."

“She kept saying to me, ‘This is my favorite thing I’ve ever had to say.’

I was intimidated to meet her, and then she’s just the loveliest.”

Kasdan says he was also eager to give Whalley more robust material to play with than the original film.

“We’re whole human beings.

Sorsha as an older person is still a combination of those things.

She’s still got a romantic side.”

Willowis now streaming on Disney+.